James Pond 2
James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod | |
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Amiga AGA, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, Sega Genesis, C64, Acorn Archimedes, MS-DOS, Game Gear, Game Boy, GBA, PlayStation, Master System, SNES, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Switch | |
Release | 1991
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Platform game | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod, also known as Super James Pond on
James Pond 2 was originally released on the Amiga, Atari ST and Sega Genesis in 1991 by three different publishers. It was next ported to Amiga AGA, Amiga CD32, Game Gear, Commodore 64, Master System, PC, Acorn Archimedes, Game Boy and SNES. It was later redeveloped and released as a budget title for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, as a download on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network store,[4] and the Nintendo Switch.
Gameplay
James Pond starts outside
James Pond's body armor enables him to extend his body vertically to incredible lengths and grab hold of the ceiling or platforms above him. This allows him to travel along with the ceiling and drop down on the top of an unsuspecting enemy, or to get to otherwise inaccessible areas. James Pond can also pick up items that provide points. Power-ups include extra lives and wings that grant James the ability to fly. From time to time, James Pond may enter vehicles, namely cars, planes, or flying bathtubs.
Plot
The game takes place immediately after its predecessor. Although Acme Oil Company has been destroyed by James Pond, his arch enemy Dr. Maybe survived and has retreated to the North Pole where he has taken over Santa's workshop. Dr. Maybe is holding Santa's workers hostage (in most versions of the game they are penguins, in some, they are elves), and has turned many of Santa's helpers into his own twisted and dangerous assistants. James Pond is recruited to infiltrate Santa's grotto, free the captive penguins, retrieve the stolen toys for the children of the world, and defeat Dr. Maybe once and for all. This time, however, due to the greater risks involved in this mission, James Pond is given a robotic suit and the code name "RoboCod" (a play on RoboCop). This suit gives Pond superhuman strength and agility as well as enabling him to stretch his midsection almost indefinitely and reach otherwise impossibly high areas.
Product placement
In the original UK version of the game, the penguins featured as in-game
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation versions
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James Pond: Codename Robocod was released for the
Reception
UK magazine
Mega placed the game at number 20 in their Top Mega Drive Games of All Time.[12]
References
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- ^ "James Pond: Codename Robocod". GameSpot.
- ^ "James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod (1991) Trivia". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "James Pond: Robocod - PlayStation 3 - GameSpy". uk.ps3.gamespy.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ Malcolm-Smith, Sally (24 October 1993). "Computer fans find advertising is all in the game". The Sunday Telegraph. No. 1691. p. 7.
- EMAP, issue 1, Jan 1992
- EMAP, pp. 62–67
- ^ "Review Crew: Super James Pond". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 51. EGM Media, LLC. October 1993. p. 36.
- ^ "Review Crew: James Pond II". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 54. EGM Media, LLC. January 1994. p. 52.
- ^ "Mega Library". Mega Action (1): 65. June 1993. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on October 20, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- Future Publishing, Oct 1992