Original release:![Resident Resident](http://dcevolution.sourceforge.net/screens/0176.jpg)
June 2, 1995
Game details:
1-2 Players
Standard controller
VGA box
The following game was not officially released for the Sega Dreamcast. It is emulated using NEO4ALL RC-3 developed by chui. This is an evaluation of the emulation of the game, as well as the game itself.
Using Team RDC's release, you can play this game on your Dreamcast as though it is a commercial game with only a brief loading screen.
Emulation
With chui's NEO4ALL emulator, the game works fantastic. It's a simple fighting game so there isn't much slowdown at all. Not even when objects in the background are falling apart. Many consider Double Dragon for the Neo Geo to be a Street Fighter clone, albeit a good one. If you like Street Fighter or any other fighting game, try this one out!
Gameplay
Double Dragon is a straight Street Fighter rip-off. But that doesn't make the game bad. It makes it easy to just pick up and play! It has almost the same special moves and very similar characters. But it just doesn't seem right. Should Double Dragon be a fighting game? A Street Fighter rip-off? The original Double Dragon games were beat 'em ups, so why is this one a fighting game? Well, the only answer is that this is a spinoff based on the Double Dragon movie, released in 1994. This was the last Double Dragon game to be released. Why finish the series with a spinoff? I wouldn't count this as a Double Dragon game. Just a fighting game, but it's fun and easy to play.
Storyline
The game is based on the movie. But there is no story in the game. So if you want to know the story behind it, watch the movie!
(comradesnarky's note: there's no discernable story in the movie either because you won't be able to sit through it. Or find a copy.)
Graphics
The graphics are decent. They are just what you would expect from a 2D fighting game. The level designs are great and the backgrounds have a 3D effect to them.
The backgrounds are also interactive, allowing you to smash objects.
The character models looks decent too, though there is nothing too creative about them. The special
moves looks almost exactly like they do in Street Fighter. What a surprise...
Sound![Double Dragon Dreamcast Iso Double Dragon Dreamcast Iso](/uploads/1/2/6/3/126376970/130886357.png)
The music changes for each level. But there's nothing too spectacular about it and you won't focus on it while you play. The sound effects are good. Regular fighting game sounds.
Conclusion
This game doesn't deserve the name 'Double Dragon.' It's a Street Fighter rip-off. If it was called 'Street Fighter vs. Double Dragon' or something, I would've accepted it, but this is just a regular fighting game that you can pick up and play when you're bored. If you have any of the Street Fighter games, I don't see any reason why you should play it. But if you are a hardcore Double Dragon fan, I think you will be satisfied, otherwise it's just a regular fighting game.
4.5/10
This really is a must-have; even for people who never played Double Dragon before. It features the original plot that this game was supposed to have, but sadly got cut into the versions we all know...
- Mr.QUnknown Site
![Resident Resident](http://dcevolution.sourceforge.net/screens/0176.jpg)
June 2, 1995
Game details:
This is the work-in-progress version of what was going to be a pressed cover CD given away free with the first issue of the DreamOn Magazine.DCEvolution had been working on this CD from 2004 but due to unforseen circumstances the magazine and CD distribution came to an abrupt end.
1-2 Players
Standard controller
VGA box
The following game was not officially released for the Sega Dreamcast. It is emulated using NEO4ALL RC-3 developed by chui. This is an evaluation of the emulation of the game, as well as the game itself.
Using Team RDC's release, you can play this game on your Dreamcast as though it is a commercial game with only a brief loading screen.
Emulation
With chui's NEO4ALL emulator, the game works fantastic. It's a simple fighting game so there isn't much slowdown at all. Not even when objects in the background are falling apart. Many consider Double Dragon for the Neo Geo to be a Street Fighter clone, albeit a good one. If you like Street Fighter or any other fighting game, try this one out!
Gameplay
Double Dragon is a straight Street Fighter rip-off. But that doesn't make the game bad. It makes it easy to just pick up and play! It has almost the same special moves and very similar characters. But it just doesn't seem right. Should Double Dragon be a fighting game? A Street Fighter rip-off? The original Double Dragon games were beat 'em ups, so why is this one a fighting game? Well, the only answer is that this is a spinoff based on the Double Dragon movie, released in 1994. This was the last Double Dragon game to be released. Why finish the series with a spinoff? I wouldn't count this as a Double Dragon game. Just a fighting game, but it's fun and easy to play.
Storyline
The game is based on the movie. But there is no story in the game. So if you want to know the story behind it, watch the movie!
(comradesnarky's note: there's no discernable story in the movie either because you won't be able to sit through it. Or find a copy.)
Graphics
The graphics are decent. They are just what you would expect from a 2D fighting game. The level designs are great and the backgrounds have a 3D effect to them.
The backgrounds are also interactive, allowing you to smash objects.
The character models looks decent too, though there is nothing too creative about them. The special
moves looks almost exactly like they do in Street Fighter. What a surprise...
Sound
![Double Dragon Dreamcast Iso Double Dragon Dreamcast Iso](/uploads/1/2/6/3/126376970/130886357.png)
The music changes for each level. But there's nothing too spectacular about it and you won't focus on it while you play. The sound effects are good. Regular fighting game sounds.
Conclusion
This game doesn't deserve the name 'Double Dragon.' It's a Street Fighter rip-off. If it was called 'Street Fighter vs. Double Dragon' or something, I would've accepted it, but this is just a regular fighting game that you can pick up and play when you're bored. If you have any of the Street Fighter games, I don't see any reason why you should play it. But if you are a hardcore Double Dragon fan, I think you will be satisfied, otherwise it's just a regular fighting game.
4.5/10
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Return of Double Dragon is a Beats of Rage Mod tribute to the Technos Japan series of beat 'em up games that originated back in 1987. The original Double Dragon games spanned over some classic consoles including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Sega Master System (SMS), Atari 2600, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive and Atari Lynx.
This really is a must-have; even for people who never played Double Dragon before. It features the original plot that this game was supposed to have, but sadly got cut into the versions we all know...
- Mr.Q
Features
- 100% Dreamcast compatible!
- 1 or 2 players
- 2 playable characters
- Original moves from the classic games plus some brand new ones
- OpenBoR features like Weapons, Running and many others
Four Music Modes
- Arrange
- PCE
- SNES JP
- SNES US
- ...and of course the true Double Dragon feeling.
You can read the release notes here, a list of changes can be found here.
Credits
- Return of Double Dragon: Mr.Q (Edited & Repacked by Christuserloeser)
- Beats of Rage: Senile Team
- BoR Dreamcast Port: Neill Corlett
- BoR Rumble Support: L@Cible
- OpenBoR: CGRemakes and SumolX
- CD Image presented by: The DCEvolution Team
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