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BACK TO THE BEACH

BEACH-HEAD II: THE DICTATOR STRIKES BACK

f it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Flushed with the success of , Bruce Carver and his brother Roger created this follow-up two years later and used the same template to construct their sequel. Historical context is lent to the first game, placing it in World War II and this game in 1947, and now players could take on either the allies or dictator in another range of varied scenarios. Graphically superior and boasting great sound on the Commodore 64, scored an impressive 90% in issue four of .

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