Dynamite Dan II: Dr Blitzen and the Islands of Arcanum is a platform game and the sequel to 1985's Dynamite Dan. It was written for the ZX Spectrum by Rod Bowkett and published by Mirrorsoft.[1] An Amstrad CPC port was released the same year.
| Dynamite Dan II | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Mirrorsoft |
| Designer(s) | Rod Bowkett[1] |
| Programmer(s) | ZX Spectrum Rod Bowkett Amstrad CPC Keith Goodyer[1] |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
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| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Crash | Crash Smash |
| Sinclair User | SU Classic |
| Your Sinclair | Megagame |
CRASH gave a 93% review[2] Readers chose it as the best platform game of the year.[3]
Your Sinclair rated it 9 out of 10.[4] Reviewers were impressed with the graphical and sound effect improvements over the original game, and the fun gameplay.
References
edit- ^ a b c Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ Dynamite Dan 2 review from CRASH issue 32, September 1986; retrieved from Crash Online
- ^ "CRASH 38 - Readers' Awards".
- ^ Dynamite Dan 2 Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine review from Your Sinclair issue 9, September 1986; retrieved from The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years
External links
edit- Dynamite Dan II at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
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