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Double Dragon II: The Revenge 1989

Technos Japan · famicom, 3DS, NES, Wii, WiiU

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Technōs created once again a vastly different experience with Double Dragon II on the NES. The experience system was dropped, but the moveset still underwent a few changes. The elbow attack and turning jump kick are gone, but with the standard kick directed backwards they seemed a bit redundant anyway. There are two new ways to make enemies in a … Technōs created once again a vastly different experience with Double Dragon II on the NES. The experience system was dropped, but the moveset still underwent a few changes. The elbow attack and turning jump kick are gone, but with the standard kick directed backwards they seemed a bit redundant anyway. There are two new ways to make enemies in a grapple suffer, elbow smashes to the head, and a high kick to propel them away. In the brief time window when the Lee brothers are crouching after a jump or after getting knocked down, it’s possible to perform a rising uppercut or a knee jump attack. The timing for these isn’t easy, but they are the most powerful moves in the game.

On the NES, Double Dragon II is a much more innovative and unique sequel than in the arcade, but it marks also the time Double Dragon started its schizophrenic shifting between wildly different tones and gameplay styles. In a way it’s one of the best games to bear the Double Dragon name, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that Technōs had already started to loose a cohesive vision of what it meant to be Double Dragon, both in tone and in gameplay. Read more

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Details

Developers
Technos Japan
Publishers
Arc System Works, Technos Japan
Genres
Adventure, Arcade, Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes
Action
Franchises
Double Dragon
Series
Double Dragon
Also known as
Double Dragon II
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Released

  1. 1989
    • Dec 22 famicom · Japan
  2. 1990
    • Jan 1 NES · North America
  3. 2012
    • Mar 6 Wii · Japan
    • Jun 21 Wii · North America
    • Jul 19 Wii · Europe, Australia
  4. 2013
    • May 29 3DS · Japan
  5. 2014
    • Jun 12 3DS · North America
    • Aug 14 WiiU · North America
  6. 2016
    • Sep 14 WiiU · Japan

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