This article is about the handheld game. For other meanings, see Popeye 2 (disambiguation).
Popeye 2 (ポパイ２) is a 1991 2D platform game, developed by Copya System and published by Sigma Enterprises in Japan for Nintendo's Game Boy handheld console. It was later published in North America (1993) and Europe (1994) by Activision.
It is a sequel to 1990's Popeye, which was released exclusively in Japan.
Gameplay[]
Popeye 2 is a side-scrolling platform game similar to Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. series. Popeye travels trough exotic locations in search for his friends, jumping, climbing and punching his way, as well as collecting cans of spinach that increase his energy, indicated by the size of his forearm. Popeye rescues Swee'Pea, J. Wellington Wimpy and Olive Oyl after boss fights against a giant snowman, a living figurehead, a dinosaur and an Egyptian pharaoh. Finally, he fights a pirate version of Brutus and is rewarded with a treasure chest.
The game also features a simultaneous two-player option via link cable, where one player controls Popeye and the other controls Brutus as the two compete to reach the end of the stage; one player can attack the other to slow them down.