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. 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). Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.After the success of the original Double Dragon in arcades and on the NES, Technos Japan Corp. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.Using a badly configured (or badly written) browser add-on for blocking content.Running a "scraper" or "downloader" program that either does not identify itself or uses fake headers to elude detection.Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine.There is no official GameFAQs app, and we do not support nor have any contact with the makers of these unofficial apps. Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic. Some unofficial phone apps appear to be using GameFAQs as a back-end, but they do not behave like a real web browser does.Using GameFAQs regularly with these browsers can cause temporary and even permanent IP blocks due to these additional requests. If you are using Maxthon or Brave as a browser, or have installed the Ghostery add-on, you should know that these programs send extra traffic to our servers for every page on the site that you browse.The most common causes of this issue are: Your IP address has been temporarily blocked due to a large number of HTTP requests.