Bob's Retro Reviews



Double Dragon

ダブルドラゴン, Daburu Doragon
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Platform Game Boy Year 1990
Publisher Tradewest Developer Technos Japan
Region NA Language English
Tags Action, Beat'em Up, Two Player, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Arcade Conversion
Related Double Dragon (NES) Double Dragon (SMS) 
Platform Game Boy
Year 1990
Publisher Tradewest
Developer Technos Japan
Region NA
Language English
Tags Action, Beat'em Up, Two Player, Simultaneous Multiplayer, Arcade Conversion
Related Double Dragon (NES)Double Dragon (SMS)

A portable version of the Double Dragon NES beat'em up, this game has you fighting through four stages that include boss battles at the end of each stage. A two player versus mode is also included however the main game is single player only.
 
Good Bad
  • Detailed graphics
  • All abilities from the start
  • Only three lives and no continues
  • Lots of slowdown
  • Annoying platforming on moving conveyor belts.
  • Frustrating boss battles
  • Characters move painfully slowly
Good
  • Detailed graphics
  • All abilities from the start
 
Bad
  • Only three lives and no continues
  • Lots of slowdown
  • Annoying platforming on moving conveyor belts.
  • Frustrating boss battles
  • Characters move painfully slowly
 
4 The portable version of Double Dragon is a frustrating mess with slow gameplay and annoying platforming. It looks nice but who thought it was a good idea to have platforming on moving conveyor belts where jumping requires pressing two buttons at the same time?

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