Return Fire 2

Return Fire 2 is a computer game developed by Silent Software and published for Microsoft Windows by Ripcord Games in 1998. It was initially announced for the aborted Panasonic M2 console.[2] Towards the end of development it was announced that it would instead be released for the PC and PlayStation,[3] but ultimately only the PC version was released. It is a sequel to Return Fire.

Return Fire 2
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Developer(s)Silent Software, Inc.
Publisher(s)Ripcord Games
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: September 21, 1998[1]
Genre(s)Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The game simulates a vehicle-based capture the flag competition.

Upon starting the game players are directed to their in game bunker. There, they can view the battleground with a radar and access a limited supply of vehicles: tanks, armored support vehicles (ASVs), helicopters, jets, jeeps and PT boats. The vehicles have a limited supply of fuel and ammo, and the player can only control one vehicle at a time.

The objective is to enter the enemy's base, capture their flag and bring it back to the player's base. The flag is always located in a 'flag tower', which must be destroyed before the flag can be picked up. There may be more than one enemy flag tower, but only one of them contains the flag. Although the flag may be discovered using any vehicle it can only be carried by the jeep, which is the weakest vehicle in the game. Thus, the player must destroy the enemy flag's defenses using stronger vehicles before attempting to take it.

The game retains the classical soundtrack of its predecessor, with each vehicle having its own 'theme' which is heard when the player is using that vehicle.[4]

Reception

The game received favorable to average reviews.

Notes
  1. GamePro gave the game three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, sound, and overall fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control.

References
  1. IGN staff (September 16, 1998). "News Briefs". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 13, 2000. Retrieved April 3, 2021. Return Fire 2 from Ripcord Games has gone gold and should be hitting stores on the 21st.
  2. "3DO's M2 prepares for its debut". Next Generation. No. 10. Imagine Media. October 1995. pp. 14–15. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. "In the Studio". Next Generation. No. 36. Imagine Media. December 1997. p. 24. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. Gregson, Chris (October 9, 1998). "Return Fire 2 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 5, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
  5. Falk, Hugh (November 17, 1998). "Return Fire 2". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  6. D'Aprile, Jason (December 7, 1998). "Return Fire 2". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. May, Scott A. (January 1999). "Third Time's a Charm (Return Fire 2 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 174. Ziff Davis. pp. 322, 324. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. Bergren, Paul (January 1999). "Return Fire II [sic]". Game Informer. No. 69. FuncoLand. p. 62.
  9. Dan Elektro (December 1998). "Return Fire 2". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 112. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  10. "Return Fire 2". GameStar (in German). Webedia. November 1998.
  11. Baggatta, Patrick (November 2, 1998). "Return Fire 2". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  12. O'Connor, Frank (November 1998). "Return Fire 2". PC Accelerator. No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 95. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  13. Poole, Stephen (December 1998). "Return Fire 2". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 12. Imagine Media. pp. 195–96. Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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