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Adventure Island II

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PlatformNESYear1991
PublisherHudson SoftDeveloperNow Production
RegionNALanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Platformer, Single Player
RelatedHudson's Adventure Island 
PlatformNES
Year1991
PublisherHudson Soft
DeveloperNow Production
RegionNA
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Platformer, Single Player
RelatedHudson's Adventure Island

Play as Master Higgins again as you save your girlfriend that's been kidnapped. There are eight islands with multiple stages per island and a boss battle at the end of each. You have the same upgrades found in eggs from the previous game such as an axe and a skateboard but you can also find dinosaur allies with unique attacks and movements including some with the ability to fly.
 
GoodBad
  • Shorter stages
  • Can save most upgrades between levels
  • More variety in stages
  • Dinosaurs are very different from each other
  • Dinosaurs offer not only attack but movement differences
  • Underwater stages that aren't annoying
  • Not as difficult but still very hard
  • Cannot save the skateboard between levels
  • Stages are still very similar
  • Jumping high requires momentum
  • Some awkward egg placement
  • One hit deaths
  • Constant life drain
  • No password or save
Good
  • Shorter stages
  • Can save most upgrades between levels
  • More variety in stages
  • Dinosaurs are very different from each other
  • Dinosaurs offer not only attack but movement differences
  • Underwater stages that aren't annoying
 
Bad
  • Not as difficult but still very hard
  • Cannot save the skateboard between levels
  • Stages are still very similar
  • Jumping high requires momentum
  • Some awkward egg placement
  • One hit deaths
  • Constant life drain
  • No password or save
 
7Adventure Island II is a big improvement over the previous game in the series. It's still very difficult and has some quirky physics but it's definitely a lot more enjoyable than the first game.

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