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{{redirect|Alien Breed 2|the 2010 game|Alien Breed 2: Assault}}
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues
| image = Alien Breed II -The Horror Continues cover.jpg
| developer = [[Team17]]
| publisher = Team17
| designer =
| engine =
| released = 1993
| genre = [[Run and gun game|Run and gun]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| composer = [[Allister Brimble]]
| platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amiga CD32]]
}}
'''''Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues''''' is a [[run and gun game|run and gun video game]] released in 1993 by [[Team17]] for the [[Amiga]]. The sequel to ''[[Alien Breed (video game)|Alien Breed]]'', it was available in both [[Amiga Original chipset|OCS]]/[[Amiga Enhanced Chip Set|ECS]] and [[Advanced Graphics Architecture|AGA]] versions. The AGA version of the game was also included as an extra in the [[Amiga CD32]] version of ''[[Alien Breed: Tower Assault]]''.

The game engine for ''Alien Breed II'' was largely rewritten to allow smoother scrolling between screens (the code for which was carried over to another Team17 project, ''[[Superfrog]]'', a 2D platform game). The graphics were also vastly improved, as were the size and number of levels (there are 17 in ''AB-II'' compared to 6 in ''Alien Breed'' and 12 in ''Alien Breed Special Edition 92''). The difficulty curve for ''AB-II'' is also steeper than that of its predecessor.

''Alien Breed II'' is the only game in the series that gives players the option of choosing between four characters, each with their own specific strengths and weaknesses.

Abandoned (you cannot buy it).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Abandonware games on GamesNostalgia |url=https://gamesnostalgia.com/games/abandonware |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=GamesNostalgia |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception == 

{{ video game reviews

| AMAction = 91%<ref name=AMA>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga Action|issue=52|title=Alien Breed II|pages=34–5|date=December 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/amiga-action-52/page/34}}</ref>

| AmComputing = 92%<ref name=ACM>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga Computing|issue=69|title=Alien Breed II|last=Maddock|first=Jonathan|date=January 1994|pages=138–9|url=https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-069/page/n137}}</ref>

| AmForce = 88%<ref name=AMForce>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga Force|issue=14|date=January 1994|title=Alien Breed II|pages=40–41|url=https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Force_Issue_14_1994-01_Impact_Magazines_GB/page/n39/mode/2up}}</ref>

| AmFormat = 80%<ref name=AMFormat>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga Format|issue=54|date=December 1993|pages=104–105|last=Bradley|first=Stephen|title=Alen Breed 2|url=https://amr.abime.net/review_2916|accessdate=30 January 2024}}</ref>

| AmPower = 81%<ref name=AMP>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga Power|title=Alien Breed 2|date=December 1993|issue=32|url=https://amr.abime.net/review_1417|accessdate=30 January 2024}}</ref>

| AmUI = 91%<ref name=AMUI>{{cite magazine|magazine=Amiga User International|volume=8|issue=1|date=January 1994|title=A Breed Apart|pages=76|url=https://amr.abime.net/review_7622|accessdate=30 January 2024}}</ref>

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''Alien Breed'' 2 received positive reviews from critics upon release. ''Amiga Computing Magazine'' praising the game as a "classic" due to its enhancements upon the original game.<ref name=ACM/> ''Amiga Action'' similarly described the game as "addictive" and a "quantum leap from its predecessors", although noting the game was highly difficult.<ref name=AMA/> 

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Team17}}
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==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/game/16108}}

[[Category:1993 video games]]
[[Category:Alien Breed]]
[[Category:Amiga 1200 games]]
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[[Category:Amiga games]]
[[Category:Amiga-only games]]
[[Category:Cooperative video games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Run and gun games]]
[[Category:Science fiction video games]]
[[Category:Video game sequels]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games scored by Allister Brimble]]
[[Category:Video games set in the 23rd century]]


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