Falcon Patrol II

1984 video game

1984 video game

Falcon Patrol II

Publisher(s)| Virgin Games
Designer(s)| Steve Lee[1]
Platform(s)| Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release| 1984: C64
1985: Spectrum
Genre(s)| Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)| Single-player

Falcon Patrol II (also called Falcon Patrol 2 on the box) is a horizontally scrolling shooter for the Commodore 64 written by Steve Lee and published by Virgin Games in 1984.[1] A ZX Spectrum port was released in 1985. Falcon Patrol II is the sequel to the 1983 game Falcon Patrol.

## Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Falcon Patrol II is a scrolling shooter over a landscape resembling Egypt or the Middle East. The player controls a jet fighter and has to destroy a set number of enemy helicopters to clear a level. The helicopters come in three forms:[2]

1. Transport: unarmed helicopter that lays missile turrets and radar interference devices on the ground
2. Gunship: escorts the transport helicopters and shoots at the fighter
3. Solo: fast combat helicopter that goes right after the fighter.

The jet fighter has a finite supply of fuel[3] and ammunition, but both can be replenished by landing on a landing pad.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
2. ^ a b "TV Gamer Magazine (December 1984)". December 1984.
3. ^ "Personal Computer Games Issue13".

## External links

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* Falcon Patrol II at Lemon 64
* Falcon Patrol II at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
* Falcon Patrol II at C64 Wiki (German)
* Falcon Patrol II can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

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