Barbarian II is an arcade developed by Pandamonium Entertainment, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
What Barbarian II is
Barbarian II is an arcade game developed by Pandamonium Entertainment and released in 1991. It was published by Psygnosis. It is available on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Necron's back in town and he wants revenge. Only you - in the guise of Hegor the Barbarian - have the courage, strength and stupidity to face the challenge: It's time again to don your dented helmet, tie your sweaty breechcloth, sharpen your rusting sword and move your big feet in the direction of danger. Forests, caves, dungeons, castles and temples await your barbaric exploration, each is infested with deadly inhabitants and devious traps ready to terminate your lowbrow activities. Featuring 2,000 frames of sprite animation, 32 colors on screen, parallax scrolling, 6 levels of continuous arcade/adventure action, over 1 megabyte of fully animated sprites, 50 divergent enemies, Magic and…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Barbarian II launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
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When did Barbarian II come out?
Barbarian II was released on 31 December 1991 for Amiga and Atari ST/STE.
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