There are MANY cheap and frustrating deaths, but the game is relatively short (Takes me 20 mins to get to level 7), so it doesn’t take too long to get back to where you were and try again. You might be wondering “what sounds good about this?” Well, the game is training you, the difficulty curve does start ramping up, but you learn all the required skills as you go along. I died here 4 times, and have not made it back since. You start on an escalator, have to split second jump onto a reverse conveyor belt, and then leap onto a mini conveyor. And it is the devil! It is short, but the disappearing ledges are a BASTARD.įinally (well 2 more levels, but I’m too shit) level 7. Level 6, well level 6… This is the first true platforming section. Level 5 is much the same as 4, but with a little ledge jumping above instadeath lakes. (If you go to the platform below conveyor belt, you can easily jump…)
The level finally ends with this escalator jump, which was responsible for an awfully large amount of adolescent ragequits. This forces players to learn new tactics, and hone their skills. Level 4 introduces spiked ceilings, preventing you from spamming the twirly kick. But beware, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. Level 3 is short and sweet, you’re in the helicopter! As long as you don’t get sucked out the door, you’ll be OK. Level 2 introduces basic platforming, and a FREAKING helicopter shooting at you. Level 1 is just fighting, with a few ladders, and an instadeath drop to prepare you for later. In Double Dragon 2 there is ACTUAL variety. Golden Axe and Streets of Rage are usually held up as being the pinnacle of side scrolling beat ’em ups, but I honestly think this game is better than those two on the whole.įirstly, the variety in levels! People always mention the variety in a game, but this usually means you play in a “green level” an “underwater level” an “icy level”. There is a surprising amount of depth to this game, and it should be given a lot of credit. So, has father time been fair to it? Gameplay Just because I sucked at it as a child doesn’t mean it sucked. I couldn’t remember if it was a good game though. I was surprised about this one, as a kid it was a frustrating ballache, with many a tantrums thrown at its behest.