The Neverending Story II: The Arcade Game
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The Neverending Story II is a platform game which is largely based on the movie. The concept is simple: you're Bastian, and are called forth once again by the Childlike Empress to save Fantasia, the Land of Dreams.
The game itself is indeed a platformer where you have to outrun giants (as in the movie) or push them over ledges. With every level you will be awarded with another advancement in the plot, usually a few pages written on a "book".
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Critics
Average score: 50% (based on 13 ratings)
Players
Average score: 2.5 out of 5 (based on 18 ratings with 2 reviews)
The game is even worse than the movie.
The Good
Not much; the music is OK and the book is a nice touch. I also really like the poster which is enclosed with the game.
The Bad
The controls are horrible; the graphics aren't very well drawn; the game is horribly slow and simply not rewarding.
The Bottom Line
A silly game I'm glad I didn't pay much for.
DOS · by Tomer Gabel (4538) · 1999
Why do games based on movies suck ?
The Good
Like every other game based on a movie, it's pretty cool to play the main character and experience his adventures...
The Bad
This game simply sucked... it's a badly made platform game with no purpose whatsoever...
The Bottom Line
Stay away !!!!!
DOS · by Daniel Albu (248) · 2003
Trivia
Developer's message
Programmer of the DOS version Ste Cork left the following message in one of the game's files: *Another Ste Cork Creation, but what a sod to write!
Don't work for LINEL, it's lousy money, flies everywhere, the whole place stinks of shit - human and cattle -, there's NOTHING to do but work, no TV or anything, no pubs, nowhere to go, no car - despite what he tells you, you're always hungry, 'phoning home costs you nearly all your wages, if you need medical treatment you're in trouble 'cos you're working there without a permit, your wages are late EVERY month.
I could go on but I've only got 640k ram after all.*
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A large poster is enclosed with the game.
Information also contributed by B.L. Stryker
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Game added by Tomer Gabel.
Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum added by Martin Smith.
Additional contributors: Alaka, Martin Smith, Picard, Paulus18950.
Game added December 5, 1999. Last modified April 21, 2024.