And here we have Double Dragon games on the likes of GBA and Atari ports. Some were good, others were meh.
DOUBLE DRAGON ON GAMEBOY AND GBA:
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Double Dragon |
The first game in the series seems to be a hybrid of the Arcade and NES versions,
while having enemies and music from the 8-Bit version. What sets it apart from
it is the fact you get to use most of the moves without ever having to earn
experience points of any kind, making this game a lot more enjoyable in that
retrospect. One aspect of it is that it is more of a platformer than a beat'em
up, having you jump over dubious pits and losing more lives than anything else
thanks to such. It is quite a chore to defeat Abobo here, being that not even
jump kicks seem to knock him off and he is a lot more savage than in the NES
version. Personally I haven't ever gone far enough thanks to those damn pits
and difficult jumping trials, but it is a solid title overall.
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Double Dragon 2
Acclaim, 1991 |
This version is a peculiar one, being that it is designed way differntly from the Arcade and NES counterparts to the point of being its own title than a version of said game. Nothing here resembles what Part II was in other versions, including the enemies you face against. Another curious thing of this is that you do not have jump capabilities. Pressing both buttons makes Billy do a super uppercut to escape enemies ganging up on you or on bosses. A curious entry indeed but still very playable and enjoyable.
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Double Dragon 3
The Arcade Game Sales Curve Interactive, 1992 |
Holy crap what happened here. Gotta wonder why the third entry of the series overall never got a decent port ANYWHERE. While the Genesis and NES versions weren't good in their own right, they at least were a lot more playable than this garbage. Nothing on this game makes me ever want to play it again after that first time and quite frankly, it doesn't matter how many lives it gives you, you end up losing most of them before you even get to go through the second stage. What a mess even for GB standards. Make sure to pass this one up.
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Double Dragon Advance |
This was one of the finest ports ever done for the GBA. The game incorporates all previous titles plus those on the NES and mash them up quite nicely, including moves from said games and even adding some on their own, like running and dashing towards your foes. A very nice shoutout to al lfans of the games. The story mirrors the one from the very first entry on the series, and has a better ending if two players beat it at the same time instead of having to beat up your dragon bro. All this plus remixes of classic DD tunes and cutscenes between stages. If you don't own this game I just feel sorry for you.
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Double Dragon |
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Double Dragon |
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Double Dragon |
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Double Dragon |