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Snack Attack II cover

1982 · Arcade · Maze

Snack Attack II

Another Pac-Man clone

Released
1982
Platforms
Apple IIMS-DOS
Genres
ArcadeMaze
Developers
—
Publishers
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Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionSurvival
Languages
English

About

Snack Attack II is a Pac-Man-inspired maze video 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. The game is a sequel to the Apple II game Snack Attack published by Datamost.

Keywords

  • maze
  • pixel art
  • high score
  • collectibles
  • non-humanoid protagonist
  • non-player character
  • single-screen level
  • real-time combat
  • cga graphics
  • wraparound world
  • temporary invincibility
  • no dialogue

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

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."

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.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
MS-DOS31 December 1982North America

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