Seeing Willy in a space suit near the end is worth the wait, though, so die-hard Willy fans would probably plough through this one patiently. Despite the bigger mansion, Jet Set Willy II lacks the charm of the original - probably due to the fact that most of the "new" locations (except the wacky "Final Frontier" towards the end of the game) are more or less the same as the old ones, and there is little in the way of new concepts in gameplay. As Willy, you cannot go to bed until you collect all the glasses for a second time. Jet Set Willy 2 (Software Projects, 1985) using Beethovens Fr Elise More interesting, perhaps, was the mingling of popular and classical songs in games. ![]() ![]() In the first game, Willy got a fortune with his. The plot is more or less the same: Willy has had another colossal party and (of course) Maria has gone on strike again. Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier is the remake of the second chapter of Miner Willys adventures. I wonder what the last owner was doing in his laboratory the night he disappeared, there were rumours of space adventures and extravagant holiday cruises, but rumours are rumours and the truth is yet to be discovered.This is the excellent PC remake of Jet Set Willy II, a good sequel to the classic Spectrum game that is unfortunately not as fun to play as the original The game is more or less the same as the predecessor (read my review of Jet Set Willy PC remake for detail), but with more of everything: Willy's mansion is much bigger than the original, and there are more objects and obstacles. Can you help Willy out of his dilemma? He hasn't explored his mansion properly yet and there are some very strange things going on in the further recesses of the house. But Maria won't let him into his room until ALL the discarded glasses and bottles have been cleared away. The Overview shows all the rooms at half size, with diagonal lines and a red floor to mimic the layout of the Cartography Room. When the last of the louts disappears down the drive in his Aston Martin, all Willy can think about is crashing out in his four-poster. Jet Set Willy II is a platform game for the ZX Spectrum, spread over many rooms. ![]() His housekeeper Maria, however, takes a very dim view of all his revelry, and finally after a particularly boisterous thrash she puts her foot down. ![]() He has a yacht, a cliff-top mansion, an Italian housekeeper and a French cook, and hundreds of new found friends who really know how to enjoy themselves a a party. Miner Willy, intrepid explorer and nouveau-riche socialite, has been reaping the benefits of his fortunate discovery in Surbiton.
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