This platformer sequel to Son Son was only released on the PC Engine in Japan. Son Son 2 is the direct sequel to Son Son and features an interpretation of the Son Goku character from ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West. Unlike the first game, which played like a ground-based scrolling shoot-'em-up with several floors the character could switch between, Son Son II plays much more like a traditional platformer, specifically Wonder Boy and even more overtly Capcom's earlier arcade game Black Tiger. Son Son attacks with his extendable staff (based on Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang weapon) and can defeat enemies to earn coins, which can be spent on upgrades and health refills. The player also needs to find a key on each stage before they can reach the boss. The goal of the game is to rescue the other members of his party: Xuanzang (Tripitaka), Pigsy and Sandy. They are kidnapped during the opening cutscene by the final boss, who is depicted as a mysterious silhouette. Son Son II is also one of the earliest Capcom games to use Zenny, their trademark fictional currency.
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All things considered, SonSon 2 is a surprisingly fun game. I don’t know why I didn’t think it would be fun, maybe I thought it was gonna be a shooter or something. Well in any case, it’s a side-scroller. You’re a little monkey thing and you run around with a pole. It’s a really long pole, so that makes it more fun. Now that I think about it, the game’s a lot like Wonderboy in Monster Land, in the sense that you run around in various areas and buy stuff and you only have one life, at least I think you do. Maybe you get continues, but I couldn’t get past the first stage. Yeah, I suck. Well SonSon 2’s a lot more fun, since you have a lot better control over your character than in Wonderboy in Monster Land. Why am I comparing it to Wonderboy in Monster Land? Augh.