Neon never takes itself that seriously (occasionally even getting straight out goofy) and it works big time. This is a game that definitely has a fun time with itself, which is something I really like. From there, the Lee brothers will fight their way through the mean streets, as well as other locales (even the far reaches of outer space) to get their gal back and beat up on old Skully. When the game starts out, Billy and Jimmy Lee’s girlfriend Marion (yeah, don’t ask) is kidnapped by the nefarious Skullmageddon’s (basically Skeletor from He-Man) forces. As a child of the ’80s, that alone puts a rather large smile on my face.ĭouble Dragon Neon is chock full of acid washed denim, bright colors, mullets and some of the most ridiculous plot-points you could imagine, and it’s awesome. Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Contra 4, etc.) – has also seen fit to revisit the decade as a whole. But Neon isn’t just content with revisiting past titles, because developer WayForward – known for its quality retro titles (e.g. Think Evil Dead/Evil Dead 2.) Double Dragon Neon, continues much of what made the game popular years ago. So it’s with that in mind that I’m happy to report that the latest game in the series, (it might feel like a reboot, but it isn’t. I spent many an hour beating up nameless thugs (although I guess they technically did have names) in the arcade port into oblivion, as well as being beaten into oblivion myself. It was an okay time, but far and away my fondest memories of the Lee brothers comes from the original Nintendo Entertainment System title. The last game I remember to feature the DD crew was Double Dragon V on the Genesis in 1994/95. I remember DD being one of the hottest games on the NES (and in the Arcades) back in the ’80s and early ’90s then the series just kind of stopped and rode off into the night on it’s steel horse. A classic gets a synth-rock, neon drenched ’80s revival, as Billy and Jimmy Lee make their return to consoles.ĭouble Dragon (DD) has had a little bit of an odd history, at least it has from my perspective.
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