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Double Dragon Trilogy

Not the Double Dragon you're looking for

Against the judgment of the other reviewers, I've decided to give this a go. I really wanted to like it, but I can't recommend it. The game doesn't have the classic arcade intros in all of the systems. We don't see the "demo" intros of Billy and Jimmy Lee (or Hammer and Spike, whichever you prefer) beating up enemies or getting beaten up. You can play this on a controller, including the Xbox One controller, but it doesn't have the interface. The buttons are generically called 1, 2, 3, etc. You'll have to remember your inputs if you haven't played your game some time. I've never played the game online, so I can't give that one a score. The original Double Dragon plays the same way it always has. It's a classic beat'em up in which you have rescue your girlfriend (yes, I know, the "damsel in distress" trope, blah blah blah, but that's how it was back then; take it or leave it) from Machine Gun Willy and his thugs. I wish the game had the HD graphics like the Xbox 360 version. This is the first time I've played Double Dragon II for the arcade. It almost plays like the first, but this time the almighty elbow punch won't save you (at least not as frequently). The enemies get killed too easily until the very last part of the game (don't you just like those sudden difficulty spikes?). The NES version, unfortunately, is one of the few ports that is better than the arcade. This is not the version you're looking for. Ditto for Double Dragon III. But this is, by far, the worst of the three. Billy is extremely stiff and you don't have a variety of moves, unless you "buy" them. Actually, buying power ups from a store is limiting since you only have "one coin" to use each time for each mission. Kicking is your best move, by far. This is not the Double Dragon game you're looking for. The original was released for the Xbox 360, but not any more. Stick with that (if owned), and the NES versions of the game, or even Super Double Dragon for the SNES. Don't buy this game.

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