Alcatraz

aka: Hostages II
Moby ID: 1444
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A drug baron took over Alcatraz prison and now the player takes the role of a U.S. Navy Seal to break in and neutralize him. He has two hours to complete his objectives in three buildings and needs to survive two different playing styles: side-scrolling fighting on the streets and first-person shooting inside.

Outside, the goal is to reach the building in which the objectives have to be completed. Of course, the baron's thugs are not too pleased and try to kill the hero - so he has to shoot back with many different weapons, e.g. flamethrowers, machine guns, bombs, and other destructive or close combat weapons, which can be collected from dead enemies. Similarly to Hostage: Rescue Mission, he can also hide in the background in certain spots.

Once inside a building, the game switches to a first-person view, in which the player has to navigate a maze to reach his goal, e.g. recovering evidence. To his disposal are a radar and a rifle.

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Credits (DOS version)

11 People

Designed by
  • Infogrames & Ikos
Programmed by
Graphics by
Music by
Developed by
  • 221b
Converted by
  • Intellectual Software Consultants Limited

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Bans

Banned in Germany (probably because of the violence which could be inflicted even against innocent).

Cover

The man on the front box cover looks suspiciously a lot like actor Steve McQueen, who, by the way, was in a movie called The Great Escape (1963), in which he plays the role of a soldier breaking out from a prison. In all versions, he is holding a Vietnam-era Stoner weapons system.

Information also contributed by 88 49 and John David Karlgren.

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by MAT.

Atari ST added by Corn Popper. Amiga added by Neepie Lantern.

Additional contributors: Jaromir Krol, phlux, Patrick Bregger.

Game added May 16, 2000. Last modified February 14, 2024.