California Games II

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California Games 2
California Games 2 Cover.jpg
Developer(s) Epyx
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Master System, Super NES
Release1990: MS-DOS
1992: Amiga, Atari ST, SNES
1993: Master System
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

California Games II is a sports video game released by Epyx for MS-DOS in 1990. Versions were published for the Amiga, Atari ST, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, then the Master System in 1993. This game is a sequel to California Games . An Atari Lynx version was announced and previewed in several magazines but was never released.

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Gameplay

The included sports events are:

The object of the game is to score as many points as possible by performing stunts and surviving the event. Each event has different play mechanics and physics as well.

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