Just be aware that this is shaping up to be nothing more than an NES game given a polygonal facelift. If publisher Majesco prices this low, Double Dragon: Neon could be a fun distraction on a lazy weekend when it launches this summer. There, you meet the game’s big bad, this really Yoshimitsu-looking mofo, before the screen cuts to black. The demo ends on a pretty kickass note, with the Lee brothers walking into a pagoda that shoots into space like a rocket.

Also, when you lose your health, there is a small window in which your partner can come and revive you, accompanied by a cute animation of rewinding the tape on an audio cassette. Abobo is the only character in the game that cannot be grabbed. The soundtrack features delicious remixes of classic Double Dragon jams, which have always been stellar and are even better once run through a synth rock, 80s anime filter. The Double Dragon franchise consists of some of the most well-known beat-em-up games in. The weapons enemies drop can still be picked up and use in your war against crime. You’ve also got your familiar motley crew of baddies: batt-swinging punks, whip-wielding biker skanks, and Abobo, of course. Throwing is really sketchy because you can’t immediately pick up enemies, as you must wear them down a bit before you are allowed to grapple. Then you can use the shoulder triggers to dash or set up a rolling evasion. You’ve got your basic set of moves: punch, kick, jump, and throw. Marian From Double Dragon Neon Double Dragon Everson Dragon. Even in motion, the characters look and feel very stiff, not to mention that the levels themselves are flat and extremely barren. Abobo Double Dragon Nes Sprite Neatoshop Double Dragon. A few people have expressed concern towards the art style in still screens, and those concerns are most definitely founded. Once again, you and a buddy hop into the shoes of Billy and Jimmy Lee, out to rescue Marian from a bunch of thugs who have nothing better to do than piss in your Cheerios. I can honestly say that it plays like a Double Dragon, and that can be a good or bad thing depending on how hard you get playing a really, really, really bare-bones brawler pulled straight from the 80s.

Of course, checking out Neon was in my PAX plans. I have a lot of good memories of my dad and I whippin’ the Shadow Master in that epic final battle. Now, Double Dragon II on the NES may just be my favorite co-op brawler of all time. As you may have heard, Double Dragon: Neon by WayForward is being showcased on the PAX show floor.

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