If you're reading this guide, you likely know of Don Doko Don 2 from one of two
ways: You enjoyed the first game, and discovered there was a sequel. Or you
played a pirate version featuring Mario sprites.
Yeah, so this game has been lauded as Mario 8 by a lot of pirates but then
again, they'd slap "Mario 50" on Conflict and try to pass it off (actually that
would be rad). But there's some deep similarity here. Doko 2 is kind of like
a Super Mario Bros crossed with Rescue Rangers. It's paced faster than Rescue
Rangers, and the classic Don Doko Don style of enemy throwing is similar to
that other chipmunky title.
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