Summary
Some say “never second parts were good”; it’s completely right for Double Dragon.
The Good
Sincerely… nothing.
The Bad
Double Dragon is one of my all-time favourites, not only as Action game, but as game in general. In fact, I still play it sometimes. The Double Dragon series are somewhat like a rollercoaster: the first part upwards, and the second part suddenly goes downwards.
Double Dragon II, apart from some new enemies and moves, is a bad copy of the I. If you pay attention at the map, you’ll find that, despite efforts to hide the truth, it’s nearly the same. The main botch, however, are the recycled movements: depending on the direction you’re facing, you execute one move or another; the result is an awful and confusing gameplay. They wanted to do something different (and the intention is not bad), but they did something different and BAD. And for graphics and sound, nothing better than Double Dragon I.
The Bottom Line
Although very similar to the first part, DD II doesn’t live up the illustrious name of its big brother. A bad copy worth only playing until you finish it one time; then better left away as a curiosity.
