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Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back

Available Platform: Commodore 64 - Alias: Cauldron 2

Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back is a horror platformer created by Palace Software and released for the Commodore 64 in 1986.

Year1986
GenrePlatformer
Rating4.5

86/100 based on 4 Editorial reviews. Add your vote

PublisherPalace Software
DeveloperRamJam Corporation
OS supportedWin7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+
Updated19 August 2019

Game Review

Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back is a horror platformer created by Palace Software and released for the Commodore 64 in 1986. The game was also ported to ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.

This brilliant adventure/platformer is the sequel to Cauldron, one of the most popular titles for the C64 at the time. The designer, Steve Brown, together with the coder Richard Leinfellner, decided to take inspiration from the first title and continue the plot, but change the gameplay drastically. The main character is now a magic pumpkin, that bounces on the screen like a ball. This unusual game mechanic was a brave move for the developers, considering that the hardware of the 8-bit computers didn't allow complex calculation. Still, in the end, it was a winning move.

Despite the difficulty level - relatively high - Cauldron II was a commercial success, just like the prequel.

Thanks to the sales of the two titles, Palace Software gave complete freedom to Steve Brown to create his next game: Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior, which will be released in 1987.

Review by: GN Team
Published: 15 April 2019 9:28 pm



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