''Dynamite Dan II: Dr Blitzen and the Islands of Arcanum'' is a

platform game A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are charac ...

and the sequel to 1985's ''

Dynamite Dan ''Dynamite Dan'' is a platform game written by Rod Bowkett for the ZX Spectrum and published by Mirrorsoft in 1985. It was ported to the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and MSX. A sequel, '' Dynamite Dan 2'', was released the following year. Gamepla ...

''. It was written for the

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

by Rod Bowkett and published by

Mirrorsoft Mirrorsoft was a British video game publisher founded by Jim Mackonochie as a division of Mirror Group Newspapers. The company was active between 1983 and 1991, and shut down completely in early 1992. History In the early 1980s, Jim Mackono ...

. An

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sin ...

port was released the same year.

Reception

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'' gave a 93% review Readers chose it as the best platform game of the year. ''

Your Sinclair ''Your Sinclair'', or ''YS'' as it was commonly abbreviated, was a commercially published and printed British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum. It was in circulation between 1984 and 1993. History The ...

'' rated it 9 out of 10.''Dynamite Dan 2''
review from ''Your Sinclair'' issue 9, September 1986; retrieved from The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years Reviewers were impressed with the graphical and sound effect improvements over the original game, and the fun gameplay.

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* 1986 video games Amstrad CPC games Mirrorsoft games Platformers Single-player video games Video game sequels Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games {{platform-videogame-stub