DuckTales 2
Scrooge McDuck searches for his father's lost treasure.
DuckTales 2 is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System, with a Game Boy port released the same year in Japan and North America. Based on the Disney animated TV series, it follows Scrooge McDuck on a global treasure hunt. The game was later included in The Disney Afternoon Collection compilation for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in April 2017.
Quick Facts
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Designer
- Ichirou Mihara
- Producer
- Tokuro Fujiwara
- Artist
- Keiji Inafune
- Composer
- Minae Fujii; Akihiro Akamatsu
- Genre
- Platformer
- Modes
- Single-player
- Series
- DuckTales
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Gameplay
DuckTales 2 retains the non-linear structure of its predecessor, letting players complete levels in any order. The controls are similar, though the cane jump is easier to execute. Scrooge can use his cane to pull levers, fire cannons, and cross gaps with springy flowers. New mechanics include hanging from hooks and riding rafts across water. Unlike the first game, completed levels can be revisited to gather more money and items. Gyro Gearloose provides cane upgrades that unlock hidden areas. After finishing a level, a store sells recovery items and extra lives using collected money. Each stage contains a hidden map piece in a treasure chest; collecting all five opens an optional sixth level containing the lost treasure of McDuck.
Plot
The game begins when Huey brings Scrooge McDuck a torn piece of a treasure map drawn by Scrooge's father, Fergus McDuck. Inspired to find the hidden treasure, Scrooge sets out to recover the missing pieces, unaware that his rival Flintheart Glomgold also seeks the lost treasure. Scrooge travels to Niagara Falls, a pirate ship in the Bermuda Triangle, Mu, Egypt, and Scotland, each area guarded by a boss. After clearing all five stages, Webby is kidnapped by Glomgold and held on the pirate ship. Scrooge surrenders the treasures, but the villain is revealed to be a shapeshifting robot called the D-1000. After defeating it, Glomgold sinks the ship. Scrooge and Webby escape, but the treasures are lost, though Launchpad recovers them. If the lost treasure was found, Scrooge reveals he hid it under his hat. If the player has no money left, a bad ending shows Glomgold finding the treasure and being named the greatest adventurer.
Reception
DuckTales 2 had a limited production run and a late release in June 1993, near the end of the NES's life cycle, resulting in lower sales than its predecessor and making it a collector's rarity. The console version was generally well-received; Nintendo Power praised its play control and graphics but noted it was more of the same. GamePro agreed it delivered more of the same, calling it fun but too short, while recommending it to new players. The Game Boy version was criticized by Electronic Gaming Monthly for so-so graphics and OK control, not matching Capcom's handheld Mega Man titles. GamePro, however, considered it a faithful port with sharp graphics, innovative gameplay, and an engrossing storyline.
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