King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch

a.k.a. キングコング2 怒りのメガトンパンチ

created and published by Konami in 1986-12-18, running on Nintendo Entertainment System

type: action/reflex
series: King Kong
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player

languages: eng jpn

3.2/5

Personal review

This game is based on the 1986 movie "King Kong Lives", which was also known as "King Kong 2" in Japan. Your goal is to rescue a lovely giant pink female gorilla at the end of nine levels. First you have to find eight keys throughout the levels, each guarded by a boss monster. The game plays similar to the overworld of The Legend of Zelda or Nazo no Murasame-Joe, but lacks any RPG or adventure elements. Throughout the levels you can destroy many ground objects in the hopes to find extra items or hidden doors. I doubt however that the game's content has much to do with the movie. So many strange surroundings Kong has do wander through with even stranger enemies. "King Kong 2" is one of the first 2Mbit cartridge games and Konami did a good job with the graphics and music once again. The game also plays well enough.