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In the "Cross Review" of the game magazine Famitsu it received 7, 8, 8 and 8, for a total of 31 out of 40, earning a place in the Silver Hall of Fame, and its rating in the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine was 23.8 out of 30.
The game magazine Chozetsu Daiwazarin '98 Spring Edition (Tokuma Shoten), published in 1998, introduced it by saying "power-ups have been made in many places, with 3 usable characters and 3D shooting to enjoy in the boss battles".
Original developments are also depicted, such as all 5 members of the Marble group boarding Sharekoube and Mikoshi Tengu, and the final showdown with the Goemon Impact piloted by McGuinness being fought not as a direct confrontation but aboard "Ebisumaru Impact", a mecha hastily developed by the know-it-all old man.
In March 1994, Super Play awarded it 90% and stated that the game was "even more satisfying than the original" with "much more detailed and involving" platform sections.
In March 1994, Super Play awarded it 90% and stated that the game was "even more satisfying than the original" with "much more detailed and involving" platform sections.
According to Peer Schneider of IGN in a retrospective, "Goemon 2 is the best co-op platformer on the Super NES", and had critical success in Japan.
Ganbare Goemon 1 & 2 only in Japan in 2005.
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