![]() ![]() Their quest for revenge leads them through some gorgeous 8-bit backgrounds, including one lovingly described as a “neon sky,” going through cities, island bases, and mysterious lairs.Ī first-time player might want to consult the game’s manual, which warns that the controls in Double Dragon II “are a bit different from other Nintendo games you may have played.” Instead of specific moves, the A button always attacks right, while the B button always attacks left, and jumping happens by pressing A and B at the same time. They’re attacking their perennial enemies, the Black Shadow Warriors, who seem to consist of a lot of street punks and big guys. This is discarded in the sequel, with the brothers fighting to revenge the murder of one of their girlfriends, Marian, as seen in the game’s opening cutscene. The initial NES game had one of the brothers appear as the game’s ultimate villain at the end. The original Double Dragon had two plots, one for arcade and for the NES system, based on how many players could control in the game. The games are about a pair of brothers, after all, hence the “double.” Billy and Jimmy Lee are out for - get ready to be shocked here - revenge! The Double Dragon series came out at a time where story mattered for some games, but certainly not all of them. One thing that really makes Double Dragon II stand out over the original is multiplayer. But in Kishimoto’s beat-’em-ups, which started in 1986 with a game called Renegade, a friendly arrow appears when you’re done with one batch of enemies, eager to show you where to find the next one. The only thing that can equal the rush of victory is the next fight, which is where things can often go from bad to worse for teenagers. The thrill of winning a childhood fight is addictive - the world is a big place, and suddenly a fight makes things very small, just you and the person you want to beat up. Like teenagers hyped up on puberty, Kishimoto’s games rely on adrenaline to power the player through. If you’re a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, you can play Double Dragon II: The Revenge right now by downloading the Nintendo Entertainment System app. Let’s hope Billy and Jimmy (and Marian and Matin) can keep the combo going.Watch out! He’s got you in a chokehold! Technōs Japan Recent efforts from publisher DotEmu, specifically Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, thankfully, have been excellent. ![]() Prior to that game, WayForward attempted to revive the beat-’em-up classic with 2013’s Double Dragon Neon.ĭouble Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is the latest (promising) attempt to keep the beat-’em-up genre alive. ![]() That game served as a legacyquel to Double Dragon 2, and received middling reviews. The most recent game in the Double Dragon franchise was 2017’s Double Dragon 4, which was developed by Arc System Works. Joining Billy and Jimmy in Rise of the Dragons are Marian - Billy’s girlfriend and the damsel in distress from the original Double Dragon, who appears here fully armed to the teeth - and Uncle Matin, who is described as a “riot-shield-wielding powerhouse.” Players will be able to tag in and out with different characters in two-player local co-op (online co-op is planned post-launch, Modus says).ĭouble Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is headed to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X sometime this summer. ![]()
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