Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
1994 video game
Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics, known in PAL regions as Joe & Mac 3: Lost in the Tropics, is a 1994 platform video game developed and published by Data East for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was initially released in Japan and North America in 1994, and in Europe by Elite Systems in 1995. It is a sequel to Joe & Mac and a follow-up to Congo's Caper, the second game in the series.
Gameplay
The object of the game is to defeat Neanderthals with two caveman ninja heroes along with dinosaurs and huge level bosses. Each player controls either Joe or Mac with limited lives and continues. Players can also choose to fall in love with a girlfriend in their Stone Age village; giving her flowers and meat as presents. Once the player gets married, he gets to father a child. Stone wheels are the official currency in the game and players can replay levels in order to get more stone wheels. An overhead free roam map offers a chance for players to select their level like they were playing a console role-playing game. The action-packed levels are in side view.
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