Overview and Gameplay
Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye turns mahjong-style tiles into a cursor-driven puzzle of careful pair selection. In the main Shanghai II mode, the goal is to clear stacked layouts by removing matching unblocked tiles, with special matching rules for Flower and Season tiles.
Progress depends on planning which pairs to remove, because clearing one tile can expose new options while careless choices can trap the board. The game also includes layout, option, undo, shuffle, and replay features.
Controls And Mechanics
- Directions move the cursor around the tile layout and menus.
- B selects or clicks a tile or highlighted menu option.
- A cancels or unselects the current tile.
- Y closes the menu, and Start opens menus or starts a configured Dragon’s Eye game.
- Dragon’s Eye is a competitive mode with Master and Slayer roles.
- Two-player play is competitive, not co-op or simultaneous action.
Version Notes
This is the US SNES release. The Japanese Super Famicom version is titled Super Shanghai: Dragon’s Eye, while some European listings use Shanghai II – Drachenauge.
Release And Credits
- US SNES release year: 1993
- Developer: Genki
- Publisher: Activision
- Code copyright: Hot-B
