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Double Dragon

ダブルドラゴン, Daburu Doragon
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PlatformNESYear1988
PublisherTradewestDeveloperTechnos Japan
RegionNALanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Beat'em Up, Two Player, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Arcade Conversion
RelatedDouble Dragon (GB) Double Dragon (SMS) 
PlatformNES
Year1988
PublisherTradewest
DeveloperTechnos Japan
RegionNA
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Beat'em Up, Two Player, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Arcade Conversion
RelatedDouble Dragon (GB)Double Dragon (SMS)

Play as Billy as you fight you way through the streets to rescue your girlfriend Marian. This is an arcade conversion of the beat'em up where you fight hand-to-hand and using temporary weapons you find along the way. Includes a VS mode where you can choose a character and fight one-on-one against another player or the computer.
 
GoodBad
  • Includes VS mode not in the arcade
  • Character levels up with experience to gain new abilities
  • Lots of weapons to pick up
  • New abilities adds variety to the combat
  • Enemies change tactics as the game progresses
  • No two player simultaneous in main game
  • Only two enemies on screen at a time
  • Lots of sprite flicker
Good
  • Includes VS mode not in the arcade
  • Character levels up with experience to gain new abilities
  • Lots of weapons to pick up
  • New abilities adds variety to the combat
  • Enemies change tactics as the game progresses
 
Bad
  • No two player simultaneous in main game
  • Only two enemies on screen at a time
  • Lots of sprite flicker
 
7A classic game that is held back by the technical limitations of the implementation. It's still a fun game even though it's successor is better in almost every way.

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