<s>
Beach	B-Application
Head	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dictator	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
(	O
also	O
punctuated	O
as	O
Beach-Head	B-Application
II	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1985	B-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Beach	B-Application
Head	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Bruce	O
Carver	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Roger	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beach-Head	B-Application
II	O
features	O
the	O
player	O
pursuing	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Dictator	O
in	O
several	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
level	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
area	O
by	O
flying	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
with	O
the	O
prisoners	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
dictator	O
's	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one-player	O
mode	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
skill	O
levels	O
,	O
harder	O
modes	O
resulting	O
in	O
faster	O
movements	O
and	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
opponent	I-Application
using	O
better	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
notable	O
for	O
using	O
synthesized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
(	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Speech	O
Systems	O
,	O
then	O
of	O
Berkeley	O
,	O
California	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
for	O
its	O
deathly	O
scream	O
(	O
also	O
heard	O
in	O
Epyx	O
's	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
)	O
,	O
laughing	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
hit	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Medic	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Hey	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
reviewed	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
of	O
Beach	B-Application
Head	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
minigame	O
,	O
"	O
Attack	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
illogic	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
who	O
chooses	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Dictator	O
still	O
having	O
to	O
ferry	O
people	O
to	O
safety	O
in	O
"	O
Rescue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
summarized	O
Beach-Head	B-Application
II	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
head-to-head	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
computer	O
makes	O
a	O
powerful	O
solitaire	O
opponent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
gave	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
state-of-the-art	O
"	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
first-class	O
"	O
synthesized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
praised	O
Beach	B-Application
Head	I-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
"	O
varied	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
action	O
arcade	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
further	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
must	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
sister	O
magazine	O
,	O
Crash	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Beach	B-Application
Head	I-Application
II	I-Application
a	O
more	O
modest	O
74%	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
criticizing	O
it	O
as	O
'	O
lacking	O
replayability	O
 '	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
varied	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
further	O
criticized	O
Beach	B-Application
Head	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
while	O
its	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
crude	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
work	O
well	O
,	O
further	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
's	O
best	O
qualities	O
are	O
its	O
speech	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
missing	O
in	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
port	O
,	O
leaving	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
simple	O
and	O
boring	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
