Double Dragon II: The Revenge Ukrainian translation

What's translated

The PC Engine CD remake of Double Dragon II tells its story through illustrated cutscenes voiced in Japanese, with almost no text on screen. Voodoo's patch adds Ukrainian subtitles to those scenes, so the plot can be followed from the opening shot of the city onward, while the original voices keep playing.

The rest of the game speaks Ukrainian too: the title logo has been redrawn as Подвійний дракон II: Помста, and the main menu, the options screen (mode, lives, difficulty, credits, cutscene toggle) and the in-game status bar with lives, timer and credits are all translated. According to the translator, fitting the subtitles into the console's limited memory and testing them took a long time.

Playing it

Version 1.0 is a complete translation. The patch is made for the Japanese Super CD-ROM² release, and you apply it to your own copy of the game following the instructions that come with it. The game needs a Super System Card 3.0 (or an emulator set up for Super CD-ROM² games). Which of the three endings you reach depends on the difficulty you choose.

Credits

Translation and graphics by Voodoo, released together with an English subtitle patch. This version is on Voodoo's Romhack Plaza page, and both are announced on the translator's own site.