Quick Look: Double Dragon IV

Yo this is cool and all but they forgot to put Bimmy in the game...

This looks bizarre. The character sprites look just like on the NES while the backgrounds feature way more colors and details. Not that I care, I always thought Double Dragon was pretty bad. Except for Neon.

This is a horrendously dull game, unfortunately. I was hoping for something a little better in all honesty.

Lots of boring levels that are all terribly short, along with really easy/dumb enemies and boss fights. As Alex says, "it's not horrible"...but it is fairly sub par.

Compare this to the effort that went into the Streets of Rage Remake, there is no contest.

Those sound effects are rough.

(Radical Solo)

OK, I need to play this.

Alex said those sound effects were authentic. They aren't. It did not sound like this.

What a massive boondoggle this is. Cringe-inducing the entire way, even if they were going for that nostalgic feel of the originals. That doesn't stop the fact that it's 2017 and you can simply do better, in every conceivable way, than they did with this turd. Especially with an iconic franchise beloved by mil-... thousands?

When Vinny "hit" Alex with that box, and actually DID DAMAGE, I died a little inside. But I also laughed my ass off, so there's that.

LOL. Fucking classic.

Neon is great. Best possible way to reboot the series.

Why do a remake of the crappy 8-Bit port? I remember being a huge fan of the Arcade as a kid and being really disappointed when I bought a copy for Master System, as it looked like shit... much like this.

was hoping they'd power through and beat the whole damn thing. loved double dragon. not loving this.

If you can't beat everyone by throwing elbows then No Thank You.

This looks like hot garbage.

Wait. Is all this fervor coming from how it looks rather than how it plays? It looks like a NES port therefore is? Despite the fact its a game built in Unity in 2017?

Double Dragon 3 was underrated. Chin Seimei was the bomb.

Also popping my head into these comments and am very pleased to see Double Dragon Neon and its OST being spoken highly of in here, especially Mango Tango. Since Mango Tango has been posted a few times, I'm gonna post my other favorite song from that game.

IIRC, each special attack in the store got its own short song accompanying it.

As someone who never had a NES, the Master System is the only way to play Double Dragon.

Double Dragon Neon is a game that continues to look better with age.

DDIV certainly keeps in the tradition with the bad DD sequels, of which there are many.

wow. i look at this.....and then at river city ransom underground....

river city did it right.

I love how if you punch underneath the enemy they get locked and just stand there. This looks terrible

Is everyone really that surprised that this is bad? It's almost like...brawlers have always been dogshit or something.

Man, haven't Bimmy and Jimmy suffered enough?

Is Giant Bomb East working now in retro mode? I don't understand what they are playing and choosing not to play.

Bleh. I'm totally up for games that go back to that classic NES aesthetic... I even think the idea of going back to the gameplay style of the old Double Dragon games is a neat idea... but in terms of the NES aesthetic, this doesn't seem quite as authentic as something like Shovel Knight or Odallus: the Dark Call... or even Retro City Rampage.

It's also odd coming from Arc System Works. Given their track record, I would've thought they'd be above this kind of thing, but it really seems like they just slapped this together to make a quick buck.

Come on, @vinny

Knee Capoeira.

@hassun:

I remember those from the SNES Jurassic Park game somehow.

Well... zzz...z..zzzz.. this is a new sleeping pill... zzzzz....

Darn, it looks beyond boring! And to think this is released to PS4. Epic fail.

Play Neo Double Dragon. Even only for the end song, it's well worth it.

Good thing I have that game!