''Boulder Dash II'' is a 2D

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- puzzle video game designed by

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and released in 1985 by

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. It is the first sequel to the original '' Boulder Dash''.

Release

''Boulder Dash II'' was published under several titles; ''Rockford's Riot'' on the MSX, ''Rockford's Revenge'' on the Commodore 64. The second release in Japan was titled ''Champion Boulder Dash'', but it is not a port of the western game. ''Super Boulder Dash'' (1986 – Apple II, C64, MS-DOS) was a compilation of ''Boulder Dash'' and ''Boulder Dash II'' published by

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Reception

Paul Rixon for '' Page 6'' said that "the majority of Atarians will already have the ''Boulderdash'' duo in their collections, but if it's missing from yours then you ought to make amends as soon as possible". J. Mark Hunter for ''The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review'' said: "It's good. That's undeniable. It is one of my personal favourites due to its teasing action and glittering end results. The diamonds we all wish could be our best fried". ''

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'' said that "despite the extra complexities, it doesn't seem any harder overall – indeed, experienced ''Boulder Dash'' players may be able to plough straight through level one at virtually the first attempt. The higher levels are another matter". ''

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'' said: "I expected ''Rockford's Riot'' to be a step forward from ''Boulder Dash'', but it's really just a step sideways. Admittedly, there a few new features, but for all intents and purposes ''Rockfords Riot'' is a souped-up ''Boulder Dash''". Clare Edgeley for ''

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'' said that "''Rockford's Riot'' is packaged – in a ludicrous vertical box crowned by a luminous disc – with ''Boulder Dash'', so you can see exactly how similar both games are". Craig Grannell for the 2012 ''Sinclair ZX Spectrum And Commodore 64 Book'' wrote that "''Rockford's Revenge'' provided gamer with a new set of Liepa-designed caves, but little else".

Reviews

* ''64'er'' (German)

References

{{Boulder Dash series 1985 video games Atari 8-bit computer games Boulder Dash Commodore 64 games First Star Software games MSX games Rocks-and-diamonds games Video games developed in Canada Video game sequels ZX Spectrum games