Snack Attack II is a Pac-Man-inspired maze game released as a self-booting disk for IBM PC compatibles. It was written by Dan Illowsky and Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic in 1982.[1] The game is a sequel to the Apple II game Snack Attack published by Datamost.
| Snack Attack II | |
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 Box for Snack Attack II | |
| Developer(s) | Dan Illowsky Michael Abrash |
| Publisher(s) | Funtastic |
| Platform(s) | IBM PC |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Arcade |
Reception edit
Richard Cook for PC World said "Snack Attack II is a simple but polished program; no problems interfere with serious gumdrop gobbling. This game's improvements over Pac Man – the speedup of the mouth after it gobbles an apple, the safety boxes, the skill levels, and the different mazes – give it an edge over its famous predecessor."[2]
Will Fastie for Creative Computing said "as far as I'm concerned, it's the best arcade-style game currently available for the IBM PC. The game is Snack Attack II. It's a Pac-Man clone. It's addictive and tough. It's well-built. It's fun."[3]
Corey Sandler for PC Magazine said "Snack Attack II looks like, sounds like, plays like – and if you really want to anthropomorphize its hero – tastes like old friend Pac-Man. Only it's been subtly improved."[4]
References edit
- ^ "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". dadgum.com.
- ^ "PC World" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Creative Computing (better Scan) 1983 02". February 1, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "PC Mag 1983-02". February 4, 1983 – via Internet Archive.