Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back

Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back
Release	1987
Publisher	Mastertronic
Developer	Software Creations
Programmer	Mark Wilson & Steven Tatlock
Musician	Tim Follin
Artist	John Tatlock
Genre	Multigenre
Players	1
Controls
Language
Media
Compatability	464, 664, 6128 & Plus
Magazine Reviews	38% - AA 028 (Jan 88) 55% - CWTA 039 (Mar 88)
Information	Appeared on side A of the compilation Megaplay Volume 1

Agent XII is a three part game by Mastertronic. Each of the parts is a different type of game:

• the first is a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up;
• the second is a vertically scrolling platform game;
• the final part is an Arkanoid clone

Inlay Text

The mad professor has returned, seeking revenge after you foiled his plan to capture the President.

This time he is out to ruin the world economy. He has set up an underground base on the moon. From this hide out, he is planning to unleash his terrible Zit-Ray.

This hideous device causes everybody to break out in terrible terminal acne. The mad prof's plans that, with spending so much money on spot remover cream - which due to the terrible effects of the Zit-Ray will not work anyway - the economy will be in ruins, as no-one will have any money left for essentials.

Only you, the super sleuth, Agent X can foil the potty professor's perfect plan.

You must away to the Moon, fight your way past wacky Waglots, enter the sinister secret sub-surface stronghold and surprise the scientist in a single stupendous showdown for supremacy.

Destroy the dastardly device and free the faces from festering follicies.

The world relies on you!

Screenshots

Cheat Mode

Hints

By Jason Brooks (CWTA 039 - March 1988)

• Part One: Just keep blasting away. You must destroy the brain three times.
• Part Two: To get the access codes for the computers move into the spiked ball that will move across the screen. To access the computers move on to one and press the spacebar. It will either stay off-line or ask for a code. You must access three computers. After the third, take the fourth access code to the bottom computer.

Passwords

Level 2 = LOUDHAILER GOOSE
Level 3 = PITIFUL LOBSTERS

Multiface

POKE 5CDA,A7 for Infinite Energy

Pokes

By The Hairy Hacker (ACU Issue 039 - March 1988): Infinite Energy in Levels 1 & 3; and Infinite Lives in Level 2

By Jason Brookes (CWTA Issue 039 - March 1988): Infinite Energy in Levels 1 & 3; and Infinite Lives in Level 2

Trivia

• Although billed as a sequel to 'Agent X in the Brain Drain Caper', this game was not released for the CPC range and is available only on the ZX Spectrum (click here to view the game at World of Spectrum).
• On completion of the third level you're presented with a further password: SMALL CHANGE GOT RAINED ON. This doesn't seem to do anything, however, and it's possible that a fourth level may have been originally planned but not coded.
• Agent XII is also available on
  • Commodore 64
  • ZX Spectrum

Remakes

None

Resources

Cover

Manual

Media Scan

Reviews

By Gary Barrett (AA 028 - January 1988)

By Steve Lucas (CWTA 039 - March 1988)

Music

File:Agent X II.mp3
File:Agent X II (Level 2).mp3

Magazine References

Magazine	Issue	Date	Page	Reference Type
Amstrad Action	028	Jan 1988	54	Review (reproduced above)
Amstrad Action	029	Feb 1988	66	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	039	Mar 1988	31	Cheats (reproduced above)
Computing With the Amstrad	039	Mar 1988	26	Review (reproduced above)
Computing With the Amstrad	039	Mar 1988	44	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	047	Nov 1988	24	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Action	053	Feb 1990	78	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	079	Jul 1991	19	Cheats (reproduced above)
Amstrad Computer User	086	Feb 1992	46	Cheats (reproduced above)

Links

• Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back at CPC-Power
• CPC Game Reviews
• Agent X II: The Mad Prof's Back at the English-language Wikipedia
• Java CPC

Genesis 8Bit

• Video Games Museum
• Amstrad Abandonware
• Game maps