Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues
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Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues is the sequel to Alien Breed
, a Science Fiction
-themed top-down shooter largely inspired by the Alien
films. It was released in 1993 by Team17 for the Amiga, available in both OCS/ECS and AGA
versions. This is the first title Team17 had developed to take advantage of Commodore's then new AGA Chipset.
The AGA version of the game was also included as an extra in the Amiga CD32
version of Alien Breed: Tower Assault
.
, a 2D Platformer game). The graphics were also vastly improved, as were the size and number of levels (there are 17 in AB-II compared to 6 in Alien Breed
and 12 in Alien Breed Special Edition 92
). The difficulty curve for AB-II is also steeper than that of its predecessor.
AB-II is also notable as being the only game in the series that gives players the option of choosing between four characters, each with their own specific strengths and weaknesses. The facial captures for the two human characters are quite recognizable — one of them is quite clearly Scott Bakula
while the other bears a striking resemblance to Ted Danson
.
Alien Breed
Alien Breed is the first in a series of science fiction computer games played in the form of a top-down shooter for one or two players. It was released in 1991 by Team17 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS.-Gameplay:...
, a Science Fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
-themed top-down shooter largely inspired by the Alien
Alien (film)
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which...
films. It was released in 1993 by Team17 for the Amiga, available in both OCS/ECS and AGA
Advanced Graphics Architecture
Advanced Graphics Architecture is the third generation Amiga graphic chip set, first used in the Amiga 4000 in 1992. AGA was codenamed the Pandora chipset by Commodore International internally....
versions. This is the first title Team17 had developed to take advantage of Commodore's then new AGA Chipset.
The AGA version of the game was also included as an extra in the Amiga CD32
Amiga CD32
The Amiga CD32, styled "CD32" , was the first 32-bit CD-ROM based video game console released in western Europe, Australia, Canada and Brazil. It was first announced at the Science Museum in London, United Kingdom on 16 July 1993, and was released in September of the same year...
version of Alien Breed: Tower Assault
Alien Breed: Tower Assault
Alien Breed: Tower Assault is the third game in the Alien Breed franchise, a series of science fiction-themed top-down shooters. It was released in 1994 by Team17 for the Amiga, PC and CD32, and is the last 2D game in the series....
.
Game improvements
The game engine for Alien Breed II was largely rewritten to allow smoother scrolling between screens (the code for which was carried over to another Team17 project, SuperfrogSuperfrog
Superfrog is a 2D Platform game developed for the Amiga by Team17 Software in 1993, then converted for the PC by Bubball Systems in 1994. The Amiga version was popular enough to spawn an Amiga CD32 version, which could also be played on some Amiga computers fitted with a CD drive.- Story :The...
, a 2D Platformer game). The graphics were also vastly improved, as were the size and number of levels (there are 17 in AB-II compared to 6 in Alien Breed
Alien Breed
Alien Breed is the first in a series of science fiction computer games played in the form of a top-down shooter for one or two players. It was released in 1991 by Team17 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS.-Gameplay:...
and 12 in Alien Breed Special Edition 92
Alien Breed
Alien Breed is the first in a series of science fiction computer games played in the form of a top-down shooter for one or two players. It was released in 1991 by Team17 for the Commodore Amiga and later in 1993 by MicroLeague for MS-DOS.-Gameplay:...
). The difficulty curve for AB-II is also steeper than that of its predecessor.
AB-II is also notable as being the only game in the series that gives players the option of choosing between four characters, each with their own specific strengths and weaknesses. The facial captures for the two human characters are quite recognizable — one of them is quite clearly Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1991 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He also had a prominent role as Captain Jonathan...
while the other bears a striking resemblance to Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close...
.