Playing as the martial arts brothers you fight your way through multiple levels, battling various street thugs to rescue Marian, one of the brother's girlfriend. This was one of those awesome at the time arcade games that you and a friend could play together. When doing this review keep in mind my score is kind of a combination of the arcade game and the NES version of the game. Graphics A Sound A+ Gameplay A+ Lasting Appeal A If you see this game, do not hesitate to spend all of your hard-earned pennies on it. Double Dragon was also released on practically every home platform (don't get me started on the awful C64 version) but none of them, not even the recent Gameboy Advance version, really ever matched up to the awesomeness of the arcade machine. So many themes, so many melodies and so bloody cool. Even 19 years later it hasn't dated a bit and still sounds brilliant. And the music? It's amazing! When I was 7 I'd be humming this at school or while I was walking down the road. The cartoonish graphics have just enough color and Manga to make them almost iconic. Or is it because the game is so good? But it ain't just it's high playability that makes it so good. By the time I was 12 I managed to finish it with a single credit. When playing as 2 players, this game is absolutely lethal. And I was only 7-years-old at the time! Despite the games that followed which were classics in their own right (Streets of Rage, Final Fight) none really ever matched up to Double Dragon. You'd hammer the buttons so hard that by the time the game had ended, you're arm would be tripled in size and you'd be sweating like crazy. It was almost as exhausting as actually beating up hundreds of thugs. Back in 1987 me and my uncle spent a fortune on this game and it took us about 40 million credits to get to the end. It's not, there were a couple of minor hits before it, but it sure is the best that has ever dominated our arcades. Double Dragon is commonly referred to as the first side-scrolling beat-em-up.
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