Double Dragon 2
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Game Title:Double Dragon 2
System:Nintendo NES
Players:1-2 Players
Genre:Platform/Beat em'up
Developer(s):Acclaim
Release Date(s):1988
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Double Dragon 2 The Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up produced by Technōs Japan originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988. It is the sequel to Double Dragon, released during the previous year. A home version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1989 which differs drastically from the original arcade game.
The basis that Billy and Jimmy Lee going on a mission to avenge Marian's death is the same, the main antagonist was changed from Machine Gun Willy to a new enemy known only as the "Mysterious Warrior", a rival martial artist who challenges the Lee brothers with his own supernatural fighting style. Unlike the first NES game, Double Dragon II can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The game offers an "A mode" where both players can't harm each other and a "B mode" that allows friendly fire, this mode can make for interesting gaming with friends.
The structure of the game is completely different. While the first stage resembles the one from the arcade version, the level designs deviates completely from Mission 2 and onward, with scenes set in a variety of new interesting locations such as the interior of a moving helicopter, an undersea base and a series of trap rooms. There are a total of nine stages in this NES version. The enemy characters are roughly based on the ones featured in the arcade version, but some of them carry different weapons or have new fighting techniques, such as Rowper's ability to throw boomerangs at the brothers. Besides the final boss, the other enemy characters that are introduced in this version are the "right-hand men" that serve as recurring sub-bosses from Mission 2 and onward, also the ninjas that appear at the end of Mission 2 and later on in Mission 8. The game retains the directional-based combat system from the arcade version. Unlike the first NES game, the player has full access to Billy or Jimmy's entire repertoire of moves from the beginning. In addition to the Cyclone Spin Kick introduced in the arcade version, two additional special moves were added to the player's set of techniques, the Hyper Uppercut and the Flying Knee Kick. These two moves are performed while your character is crouching, which is only possible after landing from a jump or recovering from a fall, which is very effective when fighting the end of level bosses. And the Verdict is...
Just like the first installment of Double Dragon on the NES, this one is awesome!. Even better than the previous, as it has everything and more!. Not quite like the original released on arcade format, but to be honest who cares!. This one has its own charm, compelling story-line, fantastic new level formats and a whole array of beat' em moves to keep you playing!. Simply awesome! 5* |