The lovely Marian was rescued from the clutches of the Black Warriors gang by Billy & Jimmy Lee in the first Double Dragon game, but now the gang has killed her in retaliation of their early defeat. The Dragons must now embark on a mission to avenge her death and defeat the Black Warriors for the second and final time.

The original arcade version of "Double Dragon II" was essentially an improved version of the first game. In addition to offering renewed audio and visuals, as well as new traps, moves and enemy characters, "Double Dragon II" discarded the conventional punch and kick buttons in favor of a direction-oriented attacking system similar to the original Technos beat-em-up Renegade.

The NES version offered new stages, new moves and illustrated cut-scenes, as well as a new final boss and a new ending. Unlike the first NES game, it offered 2-Player Co-Op gameplay with the option to turn off the friendly fire.

The Game Boy version of "Double Dragon II" is an English localization of a "Kunio-kun" game (the Japanese franchise which inspired "Renegade" and "River City Ransom" and has nothing to do with the arcade and NES versions.

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Alternate Titles

"Double Dragon II" -- Game Boy title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Double Dragon II	Game Boy	$2.70
	Double Dragon II: The Revenge	NES
	Double Dragon II: The Revenge
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Brawler Heaven	NES	ET2600 (16)
There is a good reason it was never released in the US.	Genesis	Majestic Lizard (655)
Some say “never second parts were good”; it’s completely right for Double Dragon.	DOS	Technocrat (176)

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The Press Says

NES Player	NES	2001	5 out of 5	100
Player One	NES	Nov, 1990	95 out of 100	95
The Video Game Critic	NES	Apr 28, 2003	A-	91
Defunct Games	Wii	Jun 22, 2012	B+	83
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Jan, 1990	83 out of 100	83
GameCola.net	NES	Jan 06, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
CU Amiga	Amiga	Dec, 1989	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	Genesis	Mar, 1992	38 out of 100	38
Mean Machines	Genesis	Apr, 1992	30 out of 100	30
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jun 14, 2007	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

Game Boy Version Origins

When Acclaim wanted a Game Boy version of Double Dragon II, Technos Japan simply took an already-made Kunio-kun game, Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun: Bangai Rantouhen and changed the graphics, music and storyline to accommodate Double Dragon's more realistic style.

DOS Version Source code

Disk 1 of the two disk 3.5" floppy DOS version without sound card support inadvertently includes a deleted file named DRGNSRC.LZH. This is an archive containing multiple .ASM assembly language files that comprise the game's source code. The file can be recovered by using an undelete utility.

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