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You play Pitfall Harry searching for the Raj diamond, his niece
Rhonda, and a variety of treasures somewhere in the Andes. Poisonous frogs, eels,
scorpions, bats and other hazards get in the way. Pitfall II is the sequel to
Pitfall, the original platform game which was a huge hit on the Atari but never
made it to the PC until this game. Gameplay has remained pretty much the same,
with each screen presenting a side view of obstacles to get past, and potentially
treasures to collect. The landscape is more maze like, with a variety of paths
and dead ends to search. Along the way there are checkpoints the player will
encounter. When the player dies, Pitfall Harry will be sent back to the most
recently crossed checkpoint. In 2004, a superb fanmade remake by Frank Abbing &
David Crane was made that takes the original frantic jump 'n run action, but
propels it to a whole new level by increasing the "adventure" part of "arcade
adventure" by a considerable margin. |