Unlike the NES version, there's no sudden happy ending where she is miraculously brought back to life.
#DOUBLE DRAGON 2 NES ENDING THEME COVER MANUALS#
Canon Immigrant: If the manuals for the console versions are to be believed, the double stick fighter who serves as the Mission 3 boss is none other than Chin Taimei, the shirtless Chinese fighter from the first NES game.The ending battle with the shadow brothers implies that Billy and Jimmy have come to terms with her death and can move on. Bittersweet Ending: The Black Warriors are done, but Marian is still dead.Boss Rush: Mission 4 features twin clones of the previous bosses (Burnov, Abore, and Chin) before the battle against Willy.(This remake also came out shortly after the better-received Double Dragon Neon, which didn't help matters.) An unrelated Game Boy sequel was released in 1991 simply titled Double Dragon II, it was actually a Kunio-kun game with the graphics and music changed for the Western release. There was also a full-on 3D "remake" for the Xbox 360, titled Double Dragon II: Wanders of the Dragons, by Korean developer Baruson Creative-which was universally panned by critics for its poor gameplay and cheap visuals.
#DOUBLE DRAGON 2 NES ENDING THEME COVER PC#
Two other console versions of Double Dragon II were also made, but were released only in Japan: a Mega Drive version (closer to the arcade game, but with severely downgraded visuals and smaller character sprites) and a PC Engine Super CD-ROM2 version (closer to the NES game but with improved visuals, a new soundtrack, and anime-style cutscenes). The level designs were much more elaborate than the arcade version (with nine missions instead of the arcade's four), and a new final boss replaced Machine Gun Willy as the main antagonist. Technos had more experience with the NES hardware this time around-a result of working on several titles since the original Double Dragon, including the cult classic River City Ransom-so it was able to retain co-op multiplayer and toss in the option to disable "friendly fire" damage. The basic premise remained the same, but this time the story was told through comic book-esque interludes between stages. The NES version, released in the end of 1989 and published by Acclaim in the West, was much like its NES predecessor: more of an adaptation of its arcade counterpart than a direct port. The game was a modest success in the arcades, but didn't have the same longevity as its predecessor due to its Mission-Pack Sequel nature. The difficulty was also increased significantly, with health refills between stages being less generous and the elbow attack from the first game getting completely nerfed. The control scheme was changed (it replaced the original's punch/kick setup with direction-based attack buttons), the graphics were redrawn (backgrounds were entirely new and almost every returning character had a new design), and each stage now has a new end-boss.
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The game itself was an upgraded version of the original. With their beloved now gone, Billy and Jimmy set off to defeat the Black Warriors, this time for good. The Black Warriors, humiliated by their defeat at the hands of the Lee brothers, retaliate by murdering Marian. decided to follow it up with a sequel: Double Dragon II: The Revenge, released for the arcades in 1988 (only a year after the first entry). After the success of the original Double Dragon in arcades and on the NES, Technos Japan Corp.