Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons Review

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Nostalgia is a helluva drug – and Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is being injected right into our veins. It’s a reminder of a simpler time when gaming wasn’t defined by frame rates, and no one gave a damn about internet forums and “opinions.” It’s a time when someone would pick up the controller, walk their pixelated character around the screen, and kick the tar out of bad guys with Chad names until the credits roll.

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons relies on this feel-good factor because nobody is here for 2023 graphics – that’s for sure. Heck, even the story is pulled straight out of a 1980s Cannon action movie. It’s 199X (it’s probably the timeline when Elon Musk goes full Thanos) and there’s a nuclear war set to rage in New York City. It’s up to Billy and Jimmy Lee and their pals to stop a bunch of baddies and flex all their martial arts moves.

This isn’t a particularly deep game from a gameplay perspective. It’s from the NES school of play where there are basic moves and a special combo button – plus the players can pick up weapons and use them. Where this game does get interesting is in the tag-team aspect. It’s actually deeper than initially thought, as the switchover enables another character to leap into action and attack the enemies. By learning how to use this technique effectively, quick tags can help to eliminate a group of enemies in a fast manner while trying to conserve the life energy of both characters.

When Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons starts, there are four characters to choose from, but as you progress and accumulate tokens, you can unlock more characters. Each has their own set of strengths and weaknesses, so the right pairings