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

Brawler Heaven	NES	ET2600 (16)
There is a good reason it was never released in the US.	Genesis	Majestic Lizard (673)
Some say “never second parts were good”; it’s completely right for Double Dragon.	DOS	Technocrat (201)

Critic Reviews

OJGames	NES	Oct 02, 2007	88 out of 100	88
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Jan, 1990	83 out of 100	83
The Games Machine (UK)	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1990	82 out of 100	82
VideoGame	NES	Mar, 1991		80
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Feb, 1992	80 out of 100	80
Zzap!	Amiga	Jan, 1990	67 out of 100	67
Commodore Format	Commodore 64	Apr, 1992	66 out of 100	66
1UP!	Genesis	Dec 30, 2016	56 out of 100	56
Power Play	Genesis	Mar, 1992	38 out of 100	38
Mean Machines	Genesis	Apr, 1992	30 out of 100	30

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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.