Double Dragon II: The Revenge

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Description

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.

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Alternate Titles

• "Arcade Archives: Double Dragon II - The Revenge" -- PS4 title
• "ダブルドラゴンⅡ ザ・リベンジ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Arcade Archives series
• Double Dragon series

User Reviews

There is a good reason it was never released in the US.	Genesis	Majestic Lizard (676)
Some say “never second parts were good”; it’s completely right for Double Dragon.	DOS	Technocrat (201)

Critic Reviews

Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1992	82 out of 100	82
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1992	77 out of 100	77
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Dec, 1989	720 out of 1000	72
Commodore User	Arcade	Feb, 1989	7 out of 10	70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Genesis	Sep 23, 2005	7 out of 10	70
Zzap!	Amiga	Jan, 1990	67 out of 100	67
Retro Archives	Amstrad CPC	Dec 03, 2018	11.5 out of 20	58
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Oct, 1991	38 out of 100	38
Mean Machines	Genesis	Apr, 1992	30 out of 100	30
Your Sinclair	Arcade	May, 1989	Unscored	Unscored

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Topic	# Posts	Last Post
This entry should be split.	1	BrandeX (73) Jul 27, 2014

Trivia

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.