In contrast to the arcade's bittersweet ending, the NES version features a happier ending in which Marian is brought back to life after the final opponent is defeated. Notably, the ninth and final mission is a battle against the Mysterious Warrior, a character introduced in the NES version who serves as the new final boss. Most of the enemy characters from the arcade version are featured in the NES version as well, while a few were replaced by new ones.
The level designs are also completely different, with the NES version featuring nine missions instead of just four. While the premise is the same as the arcade version, the game now features story sequences before each stage which serves to advance the plot. The final mission is only available on the hardest difficulty setting. There are also three difficulty settings, which also determine the length of the game in the English version. In Mode A, Billy and Jimmy cannot attack one another, whereas in Mode B, they can hit and damage each other. There are two different 2-Players Mode, A and B. Unlike the first NES game, the game can now be played cooperatively with a second player. Much like the first game, the NES version of Double Dragon II features many drastic differences from the original arcade game. An English localization was published by Acclaim Entertainment, which was released on January 1990 in North America and later in the PAL region. The NES version retained the two-player co-op feature that was missing in the first NES game.The Nintendo Entertainment System version of Double Dragon II: The Revenge was produced by Technōs Japan and released in Japan on December 23, 1989. Home versions Nintendo Entertainment System Main article: Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES) If two players reach the end together, then both will get to face their own clone for the final battle.
After defeating Willy (the final boss from the original game) in the fourth stage, the player will confront a double of their own character for the game's final battle. Each stage has its own boss character with his own leitmotif theme. Like in the original game, the arcade version of Double Dragon II is divided in four missions: a heliport, a lumber storehouse, a wheat field, and the new enemy's hideout. The steel bats and dynamite sticks, for example, were replaced by shovels and grenades. The weapons that can be used by the player have also been redrawn and modified from the previous game. A few new moves are added as well, including a " Hurricane Kick".Īlmost all of the returning enemy characters from the first game were given makeovers and new moves which they can use against the player.
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Pressing the attack button of the player's current direction will do a standard series of punches, while pressing the opposite attack button will perform a back kick. The biggest change in the game's controls are in the replacement of the original's punch and kick buttons with two directional-based attack buttons (Left Attack and Right Attack), similar to Renegade.
The arcade version of the game is essentially an improved version of the original title. Once again, the player assumes the role of brothers Billy Lee and Jimmy Lee, who are now tasked with the duty of avenging Marian's death.
The arcade version of Double Dragon II: The Revenge begins with Marian, the heroine from the original Double Dragon, being shot to death by the leader of the Black Warriors.