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Who Dares Wins II

Eight invaded townships must be brought back under your control in this Commando-style shoot 'em up, which progresses vertically using a flick-screen system. You are armed with a rifle (activated by a short…

31 December 1985

Who Dares Wins II is a shooter, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore 16.

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What Who Dares Wins II is

Who Dares Wins II was released in 1985. It was published by Alligata. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Eight invaded townships must be brought back under your control in this Commando-style shoot 'em up, which progresses vertically using a flick-screen system. You are armed with a rifle (activated by a short tap of the fire button) and five grenades (used via a longer press), and must not only kill off the enemy forces, but also rescue your comrades who have been tied to trees along the way. You begin at the bottom of the first screen and slowly make your way upwards; enemies pop up from all sides, walking around and shooting, and you have to dodge their shots while trying to shoot them yourself. The foes make good use of the decoy opportunities of the terrain, and you must do the same to…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Who Dares Wins II launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Who Dares Wins II come out?
Who Dares Wins II was released on 31 December 1985 for Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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