Thematically, Double Dragon II is pretty exciting. You fight inside that helicopter, as well as on a moving demolition machine.
Most notably, the ninja-type characters you fight just outside the helicopter are absolutely miserable assholes who hammer you mercilessly before leaping away from your feeble attacks. Williams and Rowper look right at home on the slightly darker 19XX streets Linda has a tight mohawk and a nastier chain-whip even Abobo updated his look by growing some Danny Trejo-style hair! There are also new surprises, especially in the form of boss characters. Carelessness is how friends kick each other right in the stupid face.Ĭhoo choo! or is it a bulldozer? Either way, it’s a frustrating place to die.Īll the same basic enemies are here from the prequel, with slight outfit makeovers and some slightly upgraded moves. While this may up your chances of victory, watch your friendly fire. Another cool part is that 2-player action isn’t limited to beating the shit out of each other with two giant palette-swapped versions of the same character two players can attack the Shadow Warriors cooperatively. Double Dragon II is far from all-bad once you get used to this control scheme, however, and once you do, it can even become oddly comfortable. As a small relief, you still do your jumpy-moves in whatever direction you’re facing. Since your front attacks are punches and your rear ones are kicks that make your feet look like sassy lady shoes, this means that exercising deliberate control over how you attack someone requires coordination between two sets of choices… one of which also governs your movement. The B button attacks to your left, and the A button attacks to your right. Normally, you’re used to a beat-em-up where you just control the direction of your attacks by, well, FACING A CERTAIN WAY, right? Maybe having one button or combo of buttons belt out a special backward strike to cover your ass in times of trouble? Well, luckily for you, Double Dragon II works completely differently.
This next part is really counter-intuitive and annoying. That’s where my praise for the mechanical aspects of the game stop cold. A ghastly two-man show for a one-man audience.
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