Police Quest 2: The Vengeance (Amiga)

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Description

Little time has passed since the events of Police Quest, when Sonny Bonds climbed the ranks of the Lytton police department and became the key element in the arrest of Jesse Bains, the notorious drug lord. After the trial, Sonny's application to the Homicide division was accepted and proposed to Marie, who had her prostitution charges dropped and started a new life away from the streets. Life was good - until Bains escaped, taking advantage of a low-security prison and an inexperienced correctional officer. Sonny is now in danger from a vengeful Bains and is saddled with his new chain-smoker partner Keith. Sonny goes to the field again to capture Bains, but things are about to get awfully personal...

Using Sierra's new SCI engine, the graphics are more vibrant than in the first game, but gameplay remains basically the same, with the player ordering Sonny to move to a place in the scene (either using the directional keys or the new mouse interface) and a parser interface to interact with the game world. Game sequences are more varied, and include a shooting range, an underwater search or searching the inside of an escape vehicle. The driving sequences are gone, and the player can relax while reading the chatter between Sonny and Keith as they move from location to location. The approach to the game, however, is radically different. While the first (for a large part) is based on street police work, this sequel is oriented into forensics field work such as collecting evidences that link Bains into the happenings of the game.

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Alternate Titles

• "PQ2" -- Common informal / abbreviated title
• "Police Quest II" -- In-game title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
• Gameplay feature: Scuba diving / Snorkeling
• Police Quest series
• Setting: Passenger Plane
• Theme: Law enforcement

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Critic Reviews

Your Amiga	Aug, 1990	88 out of 100	88
Amiga Action	Sep, 1990	84 out of 100	84
Power Play	Sep, 1990	79 out of 100	79
Amiga Joker	Sep, 1990	76 out of 100	76
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Oct, 1990	9 out of 12	75
Das Amiga Spielebuch	1990	8 out of 11	73
Zzap!	Sep, 1990	72 out of 100	72
Enchanted Realms	Jan, 1991	72 out of 100	72
Amiga Format	Sep, 1990	69 out of 100	69
Amiga Power	May, 1991		33

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Trivia

On the office computers, inside one of the folders are files that contain brief descriptions of all of the other Sierra games that were out at the time, such as Space Quest, King's Quest, etc.

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• Police Quest 2: The Vengeance Soundtrack (Police Quest 2: The Vengeance Soundtrack available for download (for free).)