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From: edg@ingres.com (Ed Goldman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Best sports game ever
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.202923.610@ingres.Ingres.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 91 20:29:22 GMT
References: <44384@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <1991Feb14.233041.16597@ingres.Ingres.COM> <1991Feb15.053139.19489@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman)
Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501
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In article <1991Feb15.053139.19489@portia.Stanford.EDU> bard@jessica.stanford.edu (David Hopper) writes:
>In article <1991Feb14.233041.16597@ingres.Ingres.COM> edg@Ingres.COM (Ed Goldman) writes:
>>In article <44384@nigel.ee.udel.edu> AAW450@uriacc.uri.edu (brian) writes:
>[about how SpeedBall II is a fantastic game]
>>
>Could we get a brief synopsis of the game?  I have the first SpeedBall, and it
>is by far the best arcade game I own.  It sounds like exactly what you 
>described, though-- what makes number 2 different?
>
>Dave Hopper      |      /// The Amiga:      | The great strength of the total-
>                 | __  ///                  | itarian state is that it forces
>bard@jessica.    | \\\/// The Cybernetic    | those who fear it to imitate it.
>   Stanford.EDU  |  \XX/ Revolution is NOW! |               --Adolph Hitler

I've never played SB I, but here's what I know about II:

- Bigger play area than 1
- single player modes: Cup, Knockout, League, and Practice
- Player attributes which may be increased for cash: aggression, intelligence,
  attacking (tackling), power, stamina, throwing, speed, defence.
- Each of the attributes is represented by upgrades to your players' armour.
  Upgrades may be purchased between rounds, or picked on the playing field
  when a player runs over the appropriate icon.
- Star players (who have extermely high attributes) may be picked up on the
  market when available (Cup and League modes only) for cash.
- There's about 10-12 other playfield icons that affect gameplay and last for
  about 6 seconds when they appear and are run over.  (i.e. opposition can't
  move for 6 seconds, can't be tackled for 6 seconds, etc ...).  You get
  moeny by picking up coin icons on the field.
- There's several ways of getting points: goals, goal multipliers, lighting
  stars in certain areas, rebounding ball off of a bumper, knocking an
  opposing player out of the game.

If you liked the first one, I'm sure you'll love this one.

-edg-