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Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers

Hacker II is notably more difficult and involved than the first game. In Hacker II, the player is actually recruited based upon his (assumed) success with the activities in the original game. Once again, they…

31 December 1986

Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is an adventure developed by Activision, released 31 December 1986 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Apple IIGS.

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What Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is

Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers is an adventure game developed by Activision and released in 1986. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hacker II is notably more difficult and involved than the first game. In Hacker II, the player is actually recruited based upon his (assumed) success with the activities in the original game. Once again, they are tasked with controlling a robot, this time to infiltrate a secure facility in order to retrieve documents known only as "The Doomsday Papers" from a well guarded vault to ensure the security of the United States.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers come out?
Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers was released on 31 December 1986 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac and ZX Spectrum.

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