When I say Double Dragon IV the average gamer should furrow his eyebrows and the older one should then raise one. Double Dragon IV? Did they make a DDIV? It's possible I guess but, man, talk about a stroll down memory lane! And that is exactly what it...
Double Dragon IV is a love letter to the franchise, which has obviously been made for the fans of the series. It does shed light on many of the shortcomings of that era, whether intentionally or not, and, to be honest, you can basically decide if it is...
In Arc System Works' revival of the classic Double Dragon series, we have evidence that some video game throwbacks can be too authentic for their own good. Double Dragon IV is a direct sequel to the NES version of Double Dragon II (oddly not Double...
It takes a while to acclimatise to Double Dragon 4's wilfully archaic rhythm. Some players will submit to the charm spell it is trying to cast. Yet, stripped of the context of time (the 1980s) and space (the amusement arcade, where every life has a financial cost attached), that spell has been severely weakened.
Double Dragon IV continues the franchise’s legacy with possibly its best home game to date. It wears its 8-bit roots on its sleeve and delivers exciting beat-em-up action most of the time. The overall package is hurt by occasionally clunky controls, iffy platforming and a lack of online play. Longtime fans of the series will be right at home with the overall package, though.
I am certainly not immune to the charms of 80s and 90s game design, but the NES version of Double Dragon wasn't a great example for Double Dragon 4 to follow. It's not just that this simplistic beat-em-up formula didn't age well graphically or...
Para los que ostentamos más de tres décadas en nuestros documentos de identidad, la saga Double Dragon supone un viaje a nuestra infancia. Quizá una sala de máquinas arcade, quizá un cartucho de Family (plataforma en la cual existía la mejor versión de...
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