Back to the Future II

Information

Genre

Arcade - Beat'em Up!

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Howie, Steve

Graphic Artist(s)

Pang, Andrew, Tomkins, Alan

Game design

[unknown]

Musician(s)

Whittaker, David

Sound FX

[unknown]

Year

1990

Publisher

Image Works

Distributor

Mirrorsoft

Developer

Images Software

Licensed from

Universal Pictures

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

Box/Instructions

English, French, German

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, 0.5MB

Number of Disks

1, Double Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 4.7/10 · Votes: 21 · Downloads: 4,745 · Hits: 11,612

Additional Comments

Screenshots (9)

Cover Art (3)

Ads (3)

Tips (2)

Trivia (3)

Origins

Based on 1989 movie by Universal Pictures.

Charts

Top UK charts position: 7 (12/1990, 1/1991)
Months on charts: 8 between 11/1990 - 2/1992

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (7/1990)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (5)

ST Format · September, 1990 · Rating: 62%

ST Action · August, 1990 · Rating: 64%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · September, 1990 · Rating: 67%

Atari ST User · September, 1990 · Rating: 65%

The Games Machine · September, 1990 · Rating: 75%