Saboteur II: Avenging Angel
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| Publisher(s) | Durell Software |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, DOS, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum |
| Release | Template:Vgy |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Saboteur II, also known as Saboteur II: Avenging Angel is a video game released in Template:Vgy for the Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. It is a sequel to the 1985 video game Saboteur.
The player takes control of a female ninja, a sister of the deceased hero from the original Saboteur, who must break into a high-security compound to alter the course of a nuclear missile.
Story
The dictator’s new command centre and office complex is being built on top of a mountain filled with underground tunnels and caverns. An armoury building is on the top left of the mountain, and a missile silo is on the top right. The central top area is still being developed. There is only one way out of the mountain, which is the long entrance tunnel on the bottom left, sometimes protected by an electrified perimeter fence. This site covers over 700 computer screens.[1]
Gameplay
The player must drop into the building from a glider and, while watching out for pumas and android guards, search through the command centre for boxes of supplies. Some boxes contain one of 14 pieces of punched tape, which must be collected. When all the tape has been collected, it must be taken to the computer terminal. Once this has been achieved, the player mustmake their way to the bottom centre of the underground caves, and escape using the motorcycle which can be found there.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Your Sinclair | 9/10, [3] 80° (re-release)[4] |
| CRASH | 83%[2] |
Reviews were positive, with Your Sinclair rating it at 9/10,[3] and CRASH giving it 83%.[2]
Phil South from Your Sinclair said that the game was "... a fine sequel, but possibly more important, it's a fine game in its own right. Saboteur was an original twist on an old platform riff, so that makes Sab II a double twist with a backflip and a lager chaser!"[3] while CRASH compared the game to its predecessor and decided that "Playability has increased greatly with keyboard response being improved."[2]
When the game was re-released by Encore in 1989, Your Sinclair gave it 80% and declared that "if it doesn't perhaps hold up too well now, it's still an entertaining enough chase-and-kick 'em up with the novelty of a female hero."[4]
References
External links
- Saboteur II at MobyGames
- Saboteur II at SpectrumComputing.co.uk