| Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax |
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| Aliases | Barbarian II |
| Release Date | 1988 |
| Original Publisher | Palace Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Solo |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £12.99 |
| Disk Price | £19.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Border Effects |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Other Platforms | Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, PC/DOS |
| Average mag. score | 72.29% (7 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 80.4% (71 votes) |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | |||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas | |||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1988) | ||
| #3 - Book Club Associates (UK) | |||
| * Release price: £8.95 | |||
| #4 - Kixx (UK) | (1990) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Authors/Contributors
| Steve Brown (UK) | - Game Design/Concept, Inlay/Poster Art | ||
| Paul Atkinson (UK) | at MC Lothlorien Ltd | - ? | |
| Lee Gibbons | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Authors according to SPOT/SPEX
| @ Icon Design <Icon Design Ltd (UK)> *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
Series "Barbarian"
| 1. | Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior | (1987) | by Palace Software (UK) | |
| 2. | Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax | (1988) | by Palace Software (UK) |
Compilations
| Demo version in | Sinclair User issue 77: Megatape 6 | (1988/Aug) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #77 - 1988/Aug | ||
| Full version in | Heroes | (1990) | by Domark Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Julian Rignall's All Time Top Ten | (1992/Mar/15) | by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Mega Mix | (1989) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | The Classic Collection | (1992) | by Hot-Shot Entertainments Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English | ||
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax128.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (???) | English | ||
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax(IBSA).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (Unspecified custom loader) | English | ||
| BarbarianII-TheDungeonOfDrax(Kixx).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English |
Additional File Downloads
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #13-1988/Oct | page 90 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 46 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 19 | - Review: 81% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #83-1990/Dec | page 53 | - Review: 71% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #186-1989/Mar | page 33 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| New Computer Express | issue #16-1989/Feb/25 | page 30 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Sinclair User | issue #81-1988/Dec | page 26 | - Review: 69% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #105-1990/Nov | page 60 | - Review: 88% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #9-1988/Aug | page 56 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 49 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 50 | - Review: 77% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #60-1990/Dec | page 84 | - Review: 60% |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #12-1988/Sep | page 6 | - Full-page ad | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 110 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #82-1988/Aug | page 23 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #83-1988/Sep | page 73 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #55-1988/Aug | page 83 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 50 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #59-1988/Dec | page 51 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #48-1988/Dec/8 special "week#2" | page 64 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #77-1988/Aug | page 28 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #78-1988/Sep | page 44 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #82-1989/Jan | page 52 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #83-1989/Feb | page 28 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #33-1988/Sep | page 45 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #34-1988/Oct | page 35 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #36-1988/Dec | page 14 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 19 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #81-1990/Oct | page 43 | - Review: 82% (Heroes) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 75 | - Review - Attack of the Compilations!: 79% (Mega Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #57-1990/Sep | page 50 | - Review: 78% (Heroes) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #122-1992/Jan | page 12 | - News/Note (Julian Rignall's All Time Top Ten) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #122-1992/Jan | page 27 | - Poster (Julian Rignall's All Time Top Ten) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #28-1990/Jan | page 59 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #29-1990/Feb | page 21 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #35-1990/Aug | page 49 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 130 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #99-1990/Feb | page 99 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #101-1990/Apr | page 56 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #104-1990/Jul | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #72-1990/Jan | page 68 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #73-1990/Feb | page 3 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #74-1990/Mar | page 3 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #93-1989/Dec | page 64 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #94-1990/Jan | page 116 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #95-1990/Feb | page 99 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #98-1990/Apr | page 3 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #102-1990/Aug | page 23 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #25-1989/Dec | page 100 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #27-1990/Feb | page 100 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #28-1990/Mar | page 3 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #49-1990/Jan | page 104 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #50-1990/Feb | page 3 | - Advert (Mega Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #51-1990/Mar | page 92 | - Full-page ad (Mega Mix) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #56-1990/Aug | page 33 | - Full-page ad (Heroes) |
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