Dungeon Explorer II for TG-16 CD

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Review #10008

Dungeon Explorer II

More of the same, with barely audible music

TG-16 CD 1993 TTI Adventure Adventure › Overhead
Dungeon Explorer II screenshot for TG-16 CD
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
3 / 5

Gameplay

Sequel of Dungeon Explorer, which I liked. Enemies pour out of generators just like in Gauntlet or Soul Blazer. Gameplay is extremely simple, but enjoyable. Just aim at the generators and shoot em dead. Eight playable characters gives the appearance of variety but they all play exactly the same so it's purely cosmetic. But still appreciated!
It's a fun but hollow experience.
I liked the SFC version more, but this one is perfectly fine.

4 / 5

Level Design

I like the hub and spoke level design, where you play through a short dungeon, beat the boss, and then fast travel to the next area or any previous area, including the home base castle. The dungeons are very short and follow a linear path. There are no puzzles or backtracking - just plow through to the end.

4 / 5

Theme

Not much of a storyline other than "go questing for the king". Standard stuff. However, the town has a bunch of NPCs to talk to and the large number of playable characters gives this game some personality.

3 / 5

Art Style

Looks just like the TG16 prequel. Not impressive.

3 / 5

Audio

The soundtrack is nice but is barely audible.The sound effects drown it out completely.

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