Police Quest II: The Vengeance 1988
Developed by Sierra On-Line
- Point-and-click, Adventure, Thriller, Drama
The second game released in the Police Quest franchise. It follows the adventures of Sonny Bonds after his recent promotion to the Homicide squad in the fictional town of Lytton, California in 1988.
Point-and-clickAdventureThrillerDramaMysterypolicescummvm compatiblePC-9800 Series, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC-9800 Series, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga
- Developer
- Sierra On-Line
- Publisher
- Sierra On-Line
- Released
- November 1, 1988
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view, Text
- Engine
- SCI
- Time to beat
- 8.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 11 ratings.
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