Competent conversion
of popular arcade scrolly beat 'em up.
JOSH
D wrote: A Naxat conversion of Technos' brilliant and popular Double Dragon
II. Not quite up to par with Naxat's ports of Technos' other games, but then
again it's not a straight up port. Naxat has re-done some things specific to
this version. There's an anime intro with some hefty story that was told very
simply in the NES version as text, and it's fairly well done, although it's
nothing superb. Nice redbook audio and familiar tracks abound, with heavy-hitting
sound effects a far cry from the NES and Arcade versions. The graphics are completely
original, although they don't look the best. The backgrounds look good, taking
set pieces from both the NES and Arcade versions, but the sprites look...well...funky
and animate strangely. Gameplay is identical to the NES version, with some retouched
hit detection and timing, amounting to what is the easiest version to pull off
moves but sometimes the most frustrating in terms of who-hit-what nit picking.
The baddies are a lot smarter and tougher over the NES version as well, although
not nearly as cheap as the Arcade version. 4/5 stars, and well worth the 2-player
co-op play, as baddies can grab hold of you from behind while another pummels
you to doom in this version. 4/5
