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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is an exceptional side-scrolling beat ‘em up that infuses modern elements into the classic structure to make it more than the sum of its parts. Short, sweet and with a fascinating tag team mechanic at its heart, this old-school treat is worth a bash.
-- As reviewed by TechRadar
Product details
- Includes: Double Dragon Gaiden Poster with art by David Liu and Double Dragon Gaiden Character Sticker Sheet
- TAG TEAM ACTION – Choose two fighters and seamlessly switch between them, giving you a multitude of strategies for devastating combos, defensive and offensive moves
- BEAT ‘EM UP WITH ROGUELITE ELEMENTS! Experience endless playthrough possibilities with a dynamic mission select function
- 13 UNIQUE PLAYABLE CHARACTERS! Earn tokens along the way to unlock a diverse roster of 9 more characters, each with their own playstyle and strengths
- Adjust game difficulty to affect the amount of tokens earned per session and use tokens to unlock content from the Token Shop including characters
PROS
+ Tight beat-’em-up action
+ Fun roguelike structure
+ Thumping soundtrack
CONS
- Some awful platforming sections
- Little reason to keep playing after you’ve seen the ending once
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TechRadar on July 27, 2023
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is an exceptional side-scrolling beat ‘em up that infuses modern elements into the classic structure to make it more than the sum of its parts. Short, sweet and with a fascinating tag team mechanic at its heart, this old-school treat is worth a bash.
80
By IGN on July 27, 2023
It is very easy to have a good time playing a few runs of Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons roguelike gauntlet of four levels and bosses. Jumping in and learning its satisfyingly punchy combat and long list of fun and unique playable characters that you can tag in for combos turns a somewhat shallow pond of an early game experience into an impressive lake of collaborative combat options. But things got a little too repetitive and frustrating before I even got my first clear thanks to the shallow enemy pool, few game-changing upgrades, a brutal difficulty spike if you choose to save the wrong boss for last, and lack of worthwhile unlockables to chase outside of new fighters.
70