Double Dragon: Neon

It has been a long time since I played a game where it was so obvious that the developers loved their game and its source material than Double Dragon Neon. This game, it's amazing sound track by Jake Kaufman and it's surprisingly deep brawler game-play warrants several play thorough to see and do all it has to offer. Whether single player or bro-op it's a hype experience from start to finish that never takes itself seriously.

A hilarious neon-lit spoof of 80's Saturday morning cartoons. This "Double Dragon" may not take itself seriously, but it looks and plays great. Combat consists of plenty of special moves and abilities which can be upgraded. The various enemy types are challenging. Only the final boss can be quite cheap. Overall, this is a fun beat 'em up that pays homage to past installments. I would rate it with a 7.5 out of 10.

This Double Dragon update features the aesthetic of a 1980's Saturday morning cartoon. It looks great and is a lot of goofy fun. Some fans of the original game may not care for the cartoon-style animation or the constant jokes. But the combat stays true to the spirit of the franchise. In fact, it almost feels like a spiritual sequel to the Super Nintendo's Super Double Dragon. Fans of the similar-themed Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon should have a blast with this. At only $10, this is a real deal for beat 'em up fans. I would rate it with a 7.6 out of 10.

Старикам ли тут место? За 25 лет существования серии, DDN утвердительно отказалась взрослеть и, без вразумительной завязки, бросает новичков в "броский" геймплей, что предполагаемо должно порадовать старичков, вот только надежда даётся ложная. Уже после 7 минут прохождения, ощущается нагромождение механик, которые совсем нелишние, но реализованы не лучшим образом, в частности, из-за музыки играющей на фоне, потому что банально ритм сражения от неё отстаёт. Является ли звуковое сопровождение, в отрыве, плохим? Нет, ровно, как и приятные пасхалки в представлении некоторых противников и отсылки к предыдущим частям в диалогах, что добавляют плюс в карму, однако темп из-за этого рушится всё равно. Бесспорным достоинством для умирающей эры посиделок с друзьями на хате, тут будет локальный кооператив и пул боссов, что, к сожалению, не спасает от проблемы указанной выше. В итоге, дойти до титров не проблематично, куда сложнее после режима NORMAL запустить HARD и вновь пройти нудный путь под светом неоновых огней.

I only played it for two levels, but I did not have fun at all. It is somehow worse than the original Double Dragon. Input controls are ambiguous. You'll try to pick up a weapon but will grab an enemy instead. The enemies themselves are annoying. There doesn't seem to be a way to reliably avoid attacks. Enemy attacks are fast, very difficult to dodge, and they'll shrug off your attacks, so you can't stun them with combos like most of these games. That might sound great to you in theory, but it really breaks the flow of combat. 2-D beat-em-ups aren't supposed to be that deep. This game tries to diversify the combat, but just end up making it a painful experience. Chalk it up to my own personal experience. It's worth a quick try to judge for yourself.