Who Dares Wins II
Developer(s)Alligata
Publisher(s)Alligata
Tynesoft
Programmer(s)Steve Evans[1]
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 / 16, Plus/4, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Release
Genre(s)Run and gun
Mode(s)Single-player

Who Dares Wins II is a run and gun game developed and published by Alligata Software and released in late 1985 for the Commodore 64, as well as the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, MSX, and ZX Spectrum.

The game is a remake of the earlier Who Dares Wins, which was given an injunction after it was accused of being too similar to Commando;[3] Computer Gamer magazine had described Who Dares Wins as an "accurate reproduction" of Commando.[4]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot (Atari 8-bit)

The main character is a lone soldier sent into enemy territory, wielding a gun and five grenades.[5] The player must capture eight enemy outposts against massive opposition.[2] The player can blow up vehicles and rescue prisoners in each level.[6] If the player takes too long, the prisoners are executed by firing squad.[6]

Reception

Zzap!64 rated the game a 90/100, calling the game "fantastic" and the landscapes "incredible".[2] It revisited the game 7 years later and gave it a revised rating of 78/100, saying that "it just hasn't weathered the years too well", but that it was "still very playable".[5]

Dion Guy of Nintendo Life called the game something he wished was on the Nintendo Virtual Console, and "a lot of fun" despite not being extremely difficult.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. 1 2 3 "Who Dares Wins II". ZZap!64. No. 8 (December 1985). 14 November 1985. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Who Dares Wins II for Amstrad CPC (1986) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Who Dares Wins". Computer Gamer. No. 7. October 1985.
  5. 1 2 "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 084". archive.org. May 1992. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  6. 1 2 3 "Top 10 C64 games wanted on the Virtual Console". Nintendo Life. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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