Snack Attack II

Snack Attack II
Developer(s)	Dan Illowsky Michael Abrash
Publisher(s)	Funtastic
Platform(s)	IBM PC
Release	1982
Genre(s)	Action

Snack Attack II is a Pac-Man-inspired maze video game released as a self-booting disk for IBM PC compatibles. It was written by Dan Illowsky and Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic in 1982.[1] The game is a sequel to the Apple II game Snack Attack published by Datamost.

Reception

Richard Cook for PC World said "Snack Attack II is a simple but polished program; no problems interfere with serious gumdrop gobbling. This game's improvements over Pac Man – the speedup of the mouth after it gobbles an apple, the safety boxes, the skill levels, and the different mazes – give it an edge over its famous predecessor."[2]

Will Fastie for Creative Computing said "as far as I'm concerned, it's the best arcade-style game currently available for the IBM PC. The game is Snack Attack II. It's a Pac-Man clone. It's addictive and tough. It's well-built. It's fun."[3]

Corey Sandler for PC Magazine said "Snack Attack II looks like, sounds like, plays like – and if you really want to anthropomorphize its hero – tastes like old friend Pac-Man. Only it's been subtly improved."[4]

References

1. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". dadgum.com.
2. "PC World" – via Internet Archive.
3. "Creative Computing (better Scan) 1983 02". February 1, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
4. "PC Mag 1983-02". February 4, 1983 – via Internet Archive.