ACE 2: The Ultimate Head to Head Conflict
Release Date  1987
Original Publisher  Cascade Games Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Language  English
Genre  Game: Simulation
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Original Price  £8.95
Features  AY Sound
Controls  Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Average mag. score  51.00% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  75% (18 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Encore (UK)(1987)
     #2 - Gamebusters (UK)(1987)
     * Release price: £2.99
     #3 - Zafiro Software Division (Spain)(1987)
     #4 - MCM Software S.A. (Spain)(1989)
     #5 - Z Cobra (Spain)

Authors/Contributors
     Keith Jackson (UK)at ComTec - ?
     Mark Fisher (UK)at ComTec - ?
     Paul Laidlaw (UK)at ComTec - ?
     Damon Redmond (UK)at ComTec - ?
     John Cassells (UK)at ComTec - ?
     Tony Roberts (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Remarks
     128k version price £9.95

Series "ACE"
     1. ACE(1986)by Cascade Games Ltd (UK)
     2. ACE 2: The Ultimate Head to Head Conflict(1987)by Cascade Games Ltd (UK)
     3. ACE 2088(1989)by Cascade Games Ltd (UK)

Compilations
     Full version inAce + Ace 2(1990)by Encore (UK)
     Full version inSupreme Challenge(1988)by Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict48.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(None)English
ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict128.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(???)English
 ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.dsk.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English
ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(Encore).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(Gamebusters).tzx.zip#2ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(ZafiroSoftwareDivision).tzx.zip#3ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(None)English
 ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(MCMSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#4ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K(Unspecified custom loader)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.gif2,952OriginalRunning screen
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.jpg404,627OriginalInlay - Front
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict_Back.jpg260,234OriginalInlay - Back
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.txt2,356OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(MULTI-LANG).pdf1,538,355OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.jpg141,541OriginalScanned instructionsEnglish
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict.jpg142,158OriginalAdvertisement
     ACE 2 The Ultimate Head to Head Conflict (1987)(Cascade Games).pok82OriginalPOK pokes file
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(GameBusters).jpg201,042#2Inlay - Front
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(MCMSoftwareS.A.).jpg103,477#4Inlay - Front
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(ZCobra).jpg69,449#5Inlay - Front
     ACE2-TheUltimateHeadToHeadConflict(ZCobra).zip188,701#5InstructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #2-1987/Novpage 56- Review - not a Spectrum article
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #5-1988/Febpage 67- Review: 530/1000
     Crashissue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"page 14- Review: 62%
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 90- Review: 4/10
     The Games Machineissue #1-1987/Octpage 77- Review - not a Spectrum article
     Your Sinclairissue #26-1988/Febpage 30- Review: 5/10
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 83- Review: 5/10

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #70-1987/Augpage 12- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #80-1988/Junpage 104- Tips
     Sinclair Userissue #67-1987/Octpage 103- Preview

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #1-1987/Octpage 42- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #71-1987/Seppage 29- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #72-1987/Octpage 103- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #74-1987/Decpage 130- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #75-1988/Janpage 28- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #45-1987/Octpage 47- Full-page ad
     Crashissue v.1 #47-1987/Decpage 98- Advert
     Crashissue v.1 #48-1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"page 42- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #32-1987/Aug/14 special "week#2"page 9- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #67-1987/Octpage 60- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #69-1987/Decpage 112- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #70-1988/Janpage 30- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #23-1987/Novpage 53- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #25-1988/Janpage 49- Full-page ad

Related Magazine Reviews
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #16-1989/Janpage 118- Review (Supreme Challenge)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #87-1989/Janpage 114- Review: 95% (Supreme Challenge)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #108-1990/Novpage 70- Review: 87% (Ace + Ace 2)
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 83- Review: 9/10 (Supreme Challenge)

Related Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #16-1989/Janpage 116- Feature - We Wish You A ... Cheapy Christmas (Supreme Challenge)
     Crashissue v.1 #60-1989/Janpage 92- Feature - Collectable Consumables (Supreme Challenge)
     New Computer Expressissue #3-1988/Nov/26page 47- News/Note - Supreme compilation (Supreme Challenge)

Related Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #14-1988/Novpage 88- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #84-1988/Octpage 84- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #85-1988/Novpage 119- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #37-1988/Sep/22 special "week#4"page 2- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     Sinclair Userissue #80-1988/Novpage 107- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     The Games Machineissue #12-1988/Novpage 88- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     Your Sinclairissue #34-1988/Octpage 24- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     Your Sinclairissue #35-1988/Novpage 70- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)
     Your Sinclairissue #45-1989/Seppage 36- Full-page ad (Supreme Challenge)

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