Shamus: Case II

Shamus: Case II
PublisherSynapse Software
DesignerCathryn Mataga
ProgrammersAtari 8-bit
Cathryn Mataga
Commodore 64
Joe Vierra
PlatformsAtari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1983: Atari
1984: C64
GenreAction
ModeSingle-player

Shamus: Case II is a 1983 video game for Atari 8-bit computers written by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software. Mataga also wrote the original Shamus and the scrolling shooter Zeppelin. A port to the Commodore 64 by Joe Vierra was released in 1984. Although ostensibly a sequel to Shamus, the gameplay is very different, combining aspects of platform games, maze games, and even Breakout. Case II was as well received as the original.