Questron II a 1988 role-playing video game published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC compatibles, and Amiga. It is the sequel to 1984's Questron. The story and original design is credited to Quest Software (John and Charles Dougherty), while the programming and artwork is credited to Westwood Associates.[3][2]
| Questron II | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Quest Software[2] Westwood Associates[2] |
| Publisher(s) | Strategic Simulations |
| Designer(s) | Charles W. Dougherty[3] John Dougherty[3] |
| Programmer(s) | Ethan Grimes Barry Green |
| Artist(s) | Matthew Au |
| Composer(s) | Paul Mudra |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Amiga, IBM PC |
| Release | January 1988[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot
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The player's character has been sent back in time to defeat six Mad Sorcerers before they can create the Book of Magic featured in the original game.
Reception
editQuestron II outsold its predecessor by about 16,000 copies.[4] Scorpia described the game as very similar to, but not as good as, the original.[5][6][7] Questron II was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #138 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[8]
Phantasie I, Phantasie III, and Questron II were later re-released together, and reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #203 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the compilation 2 out of 5 stars.[9]
Reviews
editLegacy
editChuck and John Dougherty also created some similar games that were not direct sequels to Questron:
References
edit- ^ "Inside the Industry". Computer Game Forum. No. 2. Winter 1987. p. 5.
- ^ a b c "Questron II screenshot (version information 1.0, DOS)". MobyGames. Atari SA. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Questron II box cover art (spine/sides)". MobyGames. Atari SA. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Maher, Jimmy (2016-03-18). "Opening the Gold Box, Part 3: From Tabletop to Desktop". The Digital Antiquarian. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Scorpia (August 1988). "Questron II". Computer Gaming World. pp. 8–9, 50.
- ^ Scorpia (October 1991). "C*R*P*G*S / Computer Role-Playing Game Survey". Computer Gaming World. p. 16. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Scorpia (October 1993). "Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games". Computer Gaming World. pp. 34–50. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (October 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (138): 70–75.
- ^ Petersen, Sandy (March 1994). "Eye of the Monitor". Dragon (203): 59–62, 69.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 53". October 1988.
External links
edit- Questron II at MobyGames
- Questron II at Lemon 64
- Questron II at Atari Mania
- Questron II at Amiga Hall of Light
- Review in Antic
- Review in Info
- Review in RUN magazine