Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues
Developer(s)Team17
Publisher(s)Team17
Composer(s)Allister Brimble
Platform(s)Amiga, Amiga CD32
Release1993
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues is a run and gun video game, the sequel to Alien Breed. It was released in 1993 by Team17 for the Amiga, available in both OCS/ECS and AGA versions. The AGA version of the game was also included as an extra in the Amiga CD32 version of Alien Breed: Tower Assault.

The game engine for Alien Breed II was largely rewritten to allow smoother scrolling between screens (the code for which was carried over to another Team17 project, Superfrog, a 2D platform game). The graphics were also vastly improved, as were the size and number of levels (there are 17 in AB-II compared to 6 in Alien Breed and 12 in Alien Breed Special Edition 92). The difficulty curve for AB-II is also steeper than that of its predecessor.

Alien Breed II is the only game in the series that gives players the option of choosing between four characters, each with their own specific strengths and weaknesses.

Reception

Alien Breed 2 received positive reviews from critics upon release. Amiga Computing Magazine praising the game as a "classic" due to its enhancements upon the original game.[2] Amiga Action similarly described the game as "addictive" and a "quantum leap from its predecessors", although noting the game was highly difficult.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alien Breed II". Amiga Action. No. 52. December 1993. pp. 34–5.
  2. ^ a b Maddock, Jonathan (January 1994). "Alien Breed II". Amiga Computing. No. 69. pp. 138–9.
  3. ^ "Alien Breed II". Amiga Force. No. 14. January 1994. pp. 40–41.
  4. ^ Bradley, Stephen (December 1993). "Alen Breed 2". Amiga Format. No. 54. pp. 104–105. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Alien Breed 2". Amiga Power. No. 32. December 1993. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "A Breed Apart". Amiga User International. Vol. 8, no. 1. January 1994. p. 76. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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