A more adventurous Adventure Island II sequel with light RPG elements. Charming and original, for Japanese platformer fans.
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Category
Platformer1 player7+
Description
Sequel to Super Adventure Island with more varied worlds to explore. Published by Hudson Soft, released in Europe in 1994. Master Higgins exploring new worlds, varied bosses and a companion to rescue. Second Super Adventure Island on Super Nintendo.
Super Adventure Island II review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,76 MB📅01/01/1994
Published by Hudson Soft
Super Adventure Island II (SNES) price, value & rarity
The PAL sequel to Super Adventure Island is the hardest configuration in the series to assemble on the format: a small European base, a short run, and a cardboard box with multilingual manual rarely kept in fine shape. Its shift toward exploration and light RPG touches make it a distinctive Hudson platformer, and the complete European copy is often missing from collections. Desirability rests on this mix of real PAL scarcity and design originality, well beyond a mere tie-in.
Is Super Adventure Island II still worth playing in 2026?
This sequel reorients the Adventure Island series towards action adventure, with an explorable world map, items to unlock, dungeons and a power growth close to the emerging Metroidvania. The change of course surprises and brings real depth over the first outing. The slower pace divides fans of pure platforming, and the production stays modest. An interesting title for fans of 16 bit action adventure and the curious about a series that dares to reinvent itself.
