Belt-scrolling beat-’em-ups are really again (once more!), because of a brand new entry within the Double Dragon sequence. Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons will convey again Billy and Jimmy Lee for a brand new street-sweeping journey this summer time, including some roguelite parts to the traditional arcade style.
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is developed by Secret Base and revealed by Modus Video games. The brand new Double Dragon guarantees one thing deeper than a recreation of the sequence’ arcade days; gamers will select missions of various size and problem, taking up 4 gangs and their leaders, incomes in-game money as they sock it to avenue scum. That money may be spent on unlocking further characters, bonuses between missions, upgrades, and extra.
Becoming a member of Billy and Jimmy in Rise of the Dragons are Marian — Billy’s girlfriend and the damsel in misery from the unique Double Dragon, who seems right here absolutely armed to the enamel — and Uncle Matin, who’s described as a “riot-shield-wielding powerhouse.” Gamers will have the ability to tag out and in with completely different characters in two-player native co-op (on-line co-op is deliberate post-launch, Modus says).
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is headed to Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X someday this summer time.
The latest recreation within the Double Dragon franchise was 2017’s Double Dragon 4, which was developed by Arc System Works. That recreation served as a legacyquel to Double Dragon 2, and obtained middling opinions. Previous to that recreation, WayForward tried to revive the beat-’em-up traditional with 2013’s Double Dragon Neon.
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is the most recent (promising) try to maintain the beat-’em-up style alive. Current efforts from writer DotEmu, particularly Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, fortunately, have been glorious. Let’s hope Billy and Jimmy (and Marian and Matin) can maintain the combo going.