Rick Dangerous 2

About

Rick Dangerous 2 throws you into a side-scrolling showdown between a rogue archaeologist and alien invaders. Set in 1990s London, the game tasks you with navigating multi-screen levels filled with laser traps, crumbling ledges, and UFO-dwelling enemies. Rick’s now stripped of his signature coat and hat, leaving him with a no-nonsense look as he leaps, shoots, and scrambles through Hyde Park and beyond. The controls demand tight jumps and quick reflexes, balancing platforming precision with basic shooting mechanics. Each level funnels you toward relics and escape points while dodging hazards that feel sharper than a spaceman’s laser. The game’s reputation hinges on its brutal difficulty spike compared to the first entry. While some praise its retro charm and tense set pieces, others balk at its unforgiving checkpoints and pixel-perfect timing. Released across DOS, Amiga, and CPC systems, it leaned into the hardware limitations of the era, offering a gritty, monochrome aesthetic. Rick’s stripped-down design, symbolized by that blasted-off hat, hints at the series’ shift toward darker stakes. For players willing to master its punishing curves, it’s a time capsule of 90s platforming ambition.

Storyline

At the end of Rick Dangerous 1, we learn that an alien invasion is imminent. As Rick Dangerous 2 starts, UFOs land in London. The image shift in the character of Rick Dangerous is evident from the start: The coat is nowhere to be found and the Indiana Jones-style hat from the previous episode is almost symbolically blown off by a laser beam coming from one of the spaceships in the introduction sequence. One UFO lands in Hyde Park, and Rick goes there to settle the score with the aliens.