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Cover for Super Adventure Island II

Aug 1, 1994

MV Temperature NOT a quality rating! Weighted score based on features: Typical to Metroidvanias (warmer) Not typical to Metroidvanias (cooler)

Super Adventure Island II

Developer / Publisher: Hudson Soft

Aug 1, 1994

Visual
  • pixel
  • side scroll
Structure
  • ability gated
  • exploration
  • item gated
  • Has Hub
  • discrete levels
  • Semi-Linear
Features
  • equipment
Sub-Genre
  • RPG
  • proto-Metroidvania

Summary

Master Higgins finally marries his lovely girlfriend Tina. But out of nowhere, a powerful tropical cyclone destroyed the idyllic mood of their honeymoon. And not only this: it separated the ardent lovers again. After the winds stopped blowing, Tina found herself somewhere on a tropical coast. As for Master Higgins, he went to the king of Waku-Waku and, along with his main quest to save his brand new wife, got an assignment to save also a princess, whom the king was about to marry. Is there a connection between those two events?..

Where to play

  • Nintendo
    • Wii
    • SNES

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