Beach-Head II (1985)

Beach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by U.S. Gold Ltd and developed by David J. Anderson, Ian Morrison, and Alan Laird, with the load screen created by F. David Thorpe.

This arcade shoot-em-up features multi-genre gameplay and supports up to two players. Technical specifications include the use of border effects. Players can control the action using a Kempston joystick, Interface 2, or fully redefineable keys.

The original cassette version was priced at £7.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the title was also released for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 platforms.

The game holds an average magazine score of 69%. It received a Your Sinclair Megagame award in 1986, and currently maintains a weighted user score of 7.62.

The game was well-known during the cassette era in the Soviet Union. Users frequently shared cracked versions of the title, which were released by various international crackers including V.Vasilevskij and Wymiana Programow.