<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
November	O
1987	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
a	O
prior	O
Goonies	B-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
Vs.	B-Application
System	I-Application
arcade	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Goonies	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
metroidvania	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
open	O
level	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
command	O
menu	O
similar	O
to	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
(	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Goonies	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
area	O
by	O
navigating	O
through	O
rooms	O
,	O
searching	O
for	O
hidden	O
items	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
find	O
the	O
six	O
Goonies	B-Application
and	O
eventually	O
Annie	O
in	O
cells	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikey	O
can	O
use	O
three	O
primary	O
weapons	O
:	O
the	O
yo-yo	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
short-range	O
weapon	O
with	O
limited	O
power	O
;	O
the	O
slingshot	O
,	O
a	O
ranged	O
,	O
ammunition-based	O
weapon	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
boomerang	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
slower	O
ranged	O
weapon	O
with	O
unlimited	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bomb	B-Device
and	O
molotov	O
cocktail	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
increase	O
Mikey	O
's	O
carrying	O
capacity	O
by	O
finding	O
additional	O
cases	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
explosive	O
weapons	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
small	O
blast	O
radius	O
and	O
can	O
damage	O
Mikey	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
range	O
;	O
the	O
bomb	B-Device
can	O
also	O
reveal	O
hidden	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
find	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
diving	O
suit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
underwater	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
hideout	O
;	O
this	O
item	O
limits	O
Mikey	O
to	O
using	O
a	O
harpoon	O
gun	O
and	O
bombs	B-Device
as	O
his	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mikey	O
can	O
find	O
and	O
locate	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
Magic	O
Locator	O
Devices	O
,	O
when	O
one	O
Goonie	O
is	O
rescued	O
all	O
collected	O
Magic	O
Locator	O
Devices	O
will	O
vanish	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
recollected	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
remaining	O
Goonies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
considerably	O
less	O
difficult	O
than	O
predecessor	O
The	B-Application
Goonies	I-Application
though	O
it	O
still	O
"	O
basically	O
requires	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
to	O
finish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
