Billy and Jimmy Lee strike back on PlayStation 4!
Double Dragon on the PlayStation 4 is something I never thought would happen, but here it is! And this is absolutely the best way to play Double Dragon. Arcade Archives do arcade perfect ports of classic games for the PlayStation 4, this is currently the forth game released under that banner and with each game the quality keeps getting better and better.
I'm sure many of you remember the game Double Dragon, the series has been around for a long time, and even though the series has been dormant for many years Double Dragon still holds up amazingly well!
I first played Double Dragon on the Nintendo Entertainment System, I'm sure many who grew up in the 80's, 90's remember playing these games. As much as I love the NES port of the game it was lacking one big feature. No two player co-op! Owners of the NES growing up had to wait for the second game to introduce two player co-op. But those lucky enough to own the Sega Master System were treated to one of the very best home version of Double Dragon and came as close as possible to the arcade experience.
In Double Dragon you play as Billy or Jimmy Lee. Your mission is to rescue your girlfriend Marian back from the Black Warrior Gang. The great thing about this game is if you play two players and make it to the end you'll have to face off against your brother to fight for the hand of Marian.
So I said it earlier this is an arcade perfect port, it is definitely not an easy game, but it plays great and looks the way it should. I love how the Arcade Archives give you options to mess around with the settings want scan lines? want to adjust the screen size? The game gives you the option.
Visually this is Double Dragon ripped right out of the arcades of the 80's nothing has changed in terms of the look. The controls also feel excellent with the duel shock 4. The game does see some slowdown when lots of enemies are on screen but it's nothing major. Hit detection isn't as perfect as I would like but again it's just a minor issue and not as bad as other games in the genre. The music is excellent as I type this I have the theme stuck in my head, if you have a great headset and a love for retro tunes you will be very thankful for this port.
Arcade Archives Double Dragon achieves its goal in bring an arcade perfect port to modern home consoles. One that I will play through again and again. The game is available for $7.99 on PSN, and is only available on the PlayStation 4. Retro gamers unite and enjoy! This one comes highly recommended!
Must Buy!
8.5/10
-Retro Forward Dave @retro_forward on twitter and can usually be found talking about retro gaming.
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