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Review Date: May 11, 2021
Release Date: September 27, 1991
Platform: NES
Publisher: Irem
Genre: Beat ‘Em Up
Anecdotes: I know my readers, and I asked both of them what they knew about Kung Fu 2. Neither even knew this sequel existed. Heck, I didn’t even know it existed until I saw a longplay of it on YouTube.
Description: Jonny is out to take a closer look at the drug problem corrupting his area. He has to battle through various area in order to reach the kingpin himself.
Positives:
-Outside of one detail, the game remains very faithful to the original. The name change from Thomas to Jonny is lampshaded instead of ignored. Jonny can do all of the same moves as were available in the first game and the controls are identical. There are even new moves, but I never used them.
-Although there’s new scenery, the game avoids Double Dragon’s control problems by keeping the game two-dimensional. Jonny can’t move up or down, so that frees up those buttons to allow Jonny to jump or duck. It also allows crouching punches or kicks, and, like the first game, the crouching kick is very useful against bosses.
Negatives:
-I played easy mode and I beat this game in less than 20 minutes without a single game over. I also didn’t use any savestates, rewinds, or walkthroughs. I have never played this game before. I can’t remember a game I played start to finish for the first time and never saw a game over. Easy was an understatement.
-What happened to Sylvia? Nowhere in the game is she ever mentioned.
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Final Opinion: The game was a lot of fun to play, but it’s way too short for a 1991 game. I expect to be playing at least an hour.
Grade: B