- Saboteur II
Infobox VG
title = Saboteur II
developer =
publisher =Durell Software
designer =
engine =
version =
released = vgy|1987
genre =Action-adventure
modes =Single player
ratings = N/A
media =Compact Cassette ,Floppy disk
requirements =
input = Keyboard,Joystick
platforms =Amstrad CPC ,DOS ,Commodore 64 andZX Spectrum "Saboteur II: Avenging Angel" is a
video game released in vgy|1987 for the Sinclair Spectrum,Amstrad CPC andCommodore 64 . It is a sequel to the 1985 video game "Saboteur".Story
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 .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.Citation|title=Saboteur II Inlay|publisher=Durell Software ]Gameplay
The player must drop into the building from a
glider and, while watching out forpuma s andandroid guards, search through the command centre for boxes of supplies. Some boxes contain one of 14 pieces ofpunched tape , which must be collected. When all the tape has been collected, it must be taken to thecomputer terminal . Once this has been achieved, the player mustmake their way to the bottom centre of the underground caves, and escape using themotorcycle which can be found there.Citation|title=Saboteur II Review|newspaper=CRASH|date=June 1987] Citation|title=Saboteur II Review|newspaper=Your Sinclair |first=Phil|last=South|date=May 1987]Reception
VG Reviews
rev1 = "Your Sinclair "
rev1Score = 9/10, 80° (re-release)Citation|title=Saboteur II Re-release Review|newspaper=Your Sinclair |last=Berkmann|first=Marcus|date=September 1989]
rev2 = "CRASH"
rev2Score = 83%Reviews were positive, with "
Your Sinclair " rating it at 9/10, and "CRASH" giving it 83%.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!" while "CRASH" compared the game to its predecessor and decided that "Playability has increased greatly with keyboard response being improved."
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."
References
External links
*moby game|id=/saboteur-ii|name="Saboteur II"
*WoS game|id=0004295|name=Saboteur II
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