![]() ![]() In this game the punch button is always the punch button, and the kick button is always the kick button. ![]() In that game facing right or left would remap the attack buttons. Except it doesn’t retain the arcade version’s punch, and kick mirroring. But Double Dragon IV also gives us a number of entirely new characters to fight too.Īs Mega Man 9 brought back the familiar movements, and play control of Mega Man 2, Double Dragon IV looks, plays, and feels like Double Dragon II. The Renegade characters have been redone in a way that fit the style of those games as well. Many of the character sprites you went up against in the NES versions of Double Dragon I, and II are all here. Arc System Works has taken essentially the same approach here. The game itself reminded me an awful lot of Capcom’s Mega Man 9, and Mega Man 10. But rescuing her isn’t the main objective in this iteration of the series. Of course being a Double Dragon game, at some point Marian gets taken hostage again, and you have to get her. So if you don’t take the extra few minutes to play it out in your head before starting the next stage, you can get confused. ![]() Unfortunately, the Cinema screen texts don’t always explain everything very well. Double Dragon, Renegade, and maybe even River City Ransom. Which is clever as it cements the notion that all of these games are part of the same universe. The Renegade gang here are actually very close designs to the bikers, and martial arts masters introduced in that series. The story even works in Technos Japan’s other game, Renegade. The Lee Brothers end up fighting a new threat along with the old ones. The breakdown of society led to rival street gangs gaining more notoriety. The story here is that after the defeat of the Black Shadow Boss, there was a worldwide Armageddon. Double Dragon IV takes place in the series’ continuity, placing it after the events of Double Dragon II, and before the events of Double Dragon III. But all agreed it was a bit of a parody of the series, and the time it came out in.Īrc System Works has instead played Double Dragon straight. Some thought it was good, others not so good. Way Forward’s Double Dragon Neon came out to some mixed reception. Double Dragon Trilogy gave us the three Arcade versions, but with some nagging issues. The GBA’s Double Dragon Advance came out to some acclaim remaking the original on the handheld. Technos Japan has been sold around a few times over the last decade, and with every sale something has been attempted with Double Dragon. GEARS: If you thought Double Dragon II had tough platforming sections………. Background graphics don’t always jibe with sprites. New content.ĬONS: Severe lack of basic options. PROS: Looks, feels, and plays like an NES Double Dragon sequel. Even though Double Dragon games would continue to appear on everything, the NES versions would always stand out. This trend of expanded, and added levels would continue with Double Dragon II, and become one of the best games in the NES library. The most popular of the ports was the NES version, which played differently, and expanded the stages. It was so popular, it was ported to nearly every platform imaginable, including the Atari 2600, and the Commodore 64 would see TWO versions. In 1987 this series began life as an arcade game, where it kick started the Beat ’em up genre as we know it today. It was one of the most successful franchises Technos Japan ever put out. ![]()
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