Super Cars II
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| Developer(s) | Magnetic Fields |
| Publisher(s) | Gremlin Graphics |
| Composer(s) | Barry Leitch |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
| Release | 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Super Cars II is a 1991 top-view racing game developed by Magnetic Fields, and published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. The game was available for the Amiga and then the Atari ST. It is the sequel to the 1990 game Super Cars. The game was released for DOS as Super Cars International in 1996.
An Alfa Romeo SZ appears in the title graphics.
Gameplay
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Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| ACE | 812/1000 (AMI)[1] |
| Amiga Action | 93%[2] |
| Amiga User International | 77%[3] |
| Computer and Video Games | 91% (AMI)[4] |
| Games-X |  (AMI)[5] |
| Raze | 85% (AMI)[6] |
| Zero | 88% (AMI)[7] |
| Amiga Joker | 87%[8] |
| The One | 91% (AMI)[9] |
Super Cars II received generally favorable reviews upon release. Carsten Borgmeier wrote in Amiga Joker magazine, "Super Cars II is the stuff computer runabouts dream of!"[8]
Top Gear ranked Super Cars II No. 48 of the 50 greatest driving games for its career mode, which it said had not been surpassed since.[10] Digital Spy listed the game as one of the 30 greatest Amiga games, citing its introduction of split-screen multiplayer and its combination of "plug-and-play simplicity with smooth handling and a palpable sense of speed".[11] Den of Geek considered it to be one of the most underappreciated games for Atari ST.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Merrett, Steve (May 1991). "Screentest – Super Cars II". ACE. No. 44. p. 67. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Review: Supercars 2". Amiga Action. No. 20. May 1991. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Horgan, Tony (June 1991). "Review: Supercars II". Amiga User International. Vol. 5, no. 6. p. 73. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Swan, Robert; Leadbetter, Richard (June 1991). "Review: Super Cars II". Computer + Video Games. No. 115. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Alex (March 1991). "Disk of the week – Supercars II". Games-X. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Boardman, Julian (June 1991). "Reviews – Super Cars 2". Raze. No. 8. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Wilson, David (May 1991). "Review: Super Cars II". Zero. No. 19. p. 51. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b Borgmeier, Carsten (May 1991). "Test: Super Cars II". Amiga Joker. No. 5. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Presley, Paul (April 1991). "Review: Supercars 2". The One. No. 31. pp. 76–77. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "The top 50 best ever driving games: 50-41". Top Gear. December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Langshaw, Mark (2 January 2017). "The 30 best Amiga games that defined Commodore's classic computer". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Hayward, David (6 July 2015). "Top 50 Underappreciated Atari ST Games". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Super Cars II at Atari Mania
- Super Cars II at Amiga Hall of Light
- Super Cars II at MobyGames