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Instruction booklet · April 1994

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics

Platform1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Improving on the original's platformer/brawler co-op gameplay, this game adds adventure and role-playing game elements that create a more involving experience compared to the first game. You can now collect coins in the levels to purchase items from Tiki Village, such as meat to recover your health, or even remodel your hut back at your home village.

Specifications

Released: April 1994
Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Players: 1
Genre: Platform
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: Joe & Mac
Themes: Action · Fantasy
View: Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players: 65/100 (17 ratings)

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