Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge
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| Developer(s) | Sierra |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra |
| Designer(s) | Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy |
| Engine | AGI |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release date | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Media | 3.5" Floppy Disk or 5.25" Floppy Disk |
| System requirements | 8088/8086 CPU, 256KB RAM, CGA, EGA, Hercules, or Tandy/PCjr Graphics, PC speaker or Tandy/PCjr Sound Card |
| Input methods | Keyboard or Joystick |
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge was released on November 14, 1987 and it was the sequel to Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter; this game once again used Sierra's AGI.
Space Quest II was listed number four in Sierra's Top 5 Bestsellers. Therefore it can be assumed Space Quest II sold over 100,000 copies, thus earning the coveted SPA (Software Publishers Association) Gold Medal. [1]
[edit] Plot
A comic is included in the manual to explain to the player what events have occurred since Space Quest I, when Roger became Hero of Xenon. The player also learns of the villain, Sludge Vohaul who was behind the original Sarien attack of the Arcada, and how he was driven mad.
Roger, despite his newfound status as hero, is transferred to the Xenon Orbital Station 4 and promoted to Head (and only) Janitor. All is quiet until he is abducted by Sludge Vohaul.
As Roger is being transported to the Labion labour mines as punishment for thwarting Sludge's original plan, the prison ship crash-lands in a nearby jungle upon the planet. Our hero manages to escape his pursuers and the dangers of the Labion jungle and soon reaches Sludge's asteroid base. Once again, it is up to Roger alone to stop Vohaul's evil plan: to eradicate sentient life from Xenon by launching millions of cloned insurance salesmen at the planet!
In the end, before blowing up Vohaul's asteroid and saving the world, Roger is left in cryo sleep inside a capsule floating in space. What happens to him is seen in the sequel, Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon.
[edit] Remake
Infamous Adventures announced that they were remaking Space Quest II in the style of past VGA remakes. Although many people were unsure whether or not it was serious after announcing it on April Fool's Day and having a past record of twisted humour, screenshots and a demo were released accompanying the announcement and has been claimed by IA it is far from a prank.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Luke Jenson (2007-04-01). Infamous Adventures giving Wilco a facelift!. Adventure Gamers.
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