The entire game is a bit over an hour long, and it's an hour that I did not regret spending. Their one-liners include such gems as "Hurry up, Buttlord!" and, upon crash-landing back on Earth after a space level, "Yeah, man! Terra-firmative!"īut, if you think that Billy and Jimmy have top-notch writing, just wait until you meet their nemesis: The game feels authentic, while also a bit more playable than just going back to the first game.Īssuming that you are playing in bro-op mode (and if you aren't then you're not playing it right), the Lees spice up the adventure with near-constant witty banter. The cassettes do help though, letting you change up things to get a new special attack, or change around the statistics of your characters enough to give you some control over your progress in the game that wasn't there in the original. Of course, that means that some enemies are going to have unblockable attacks that are frustrating as hell to deal with, but again, this game isn't so much trying to re-invent the genre, as just relive an experience. Combat is fun and fast, with many players finding what works for them and sticking with it. This game is very much an ode to the 80's and 90's beat-em-up arcade games, and that's not always a bad thing.
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The Lees beat down legions of identical bad guys - spiced up with the occasional android or gigantic tank, of course - heal themselves using soda and high-fives, and collect cassette tapes to power up their abilities. For those willing to make things harder, enabling friendly fire and going on the hardest difficulty will prove to be a quite a challenge.What follows is a delightfully bad and hilariously self-aware jaunt through neon-lit streets, a rocket-powered space dojo, an experimental genetic laboratory, and a haunted graveyard, to name a few. The game features 3 levels of difficulty and to unlock them, you must clear the game’s previous difficulty. The best way to enjoy the game’s hilariously bad (but in a good way) story is to play through co-op mode. Ultimately, WayForward’s reboot of Double Dragon pays a fine homage to the classic while bringing it forward into the modern era. WayForward was also wise adding an option to come in as a “Shadow Bro”, meaning player 2 will have all the same skills unlocked as player 1 when he joins in but will be unable to save the progress which makes it great for a friend coming in to play a bit into the game. The Bro-Op mode features the same level of difficulties as the single player and offer the option of enabling friendly fire if you really want to suffer from accidental friendly kill. I personally would advise picking it up on console and kick it old school couch co-op with a friend if you are interested in the title. During a 3 hour session of gaming, only 1 hour of it was spent playing the game while 2 were dedicated to reboots, restarting modem and general frustration from getting disconnected over and over. From the personal experiences I’ve had with the online play, I would advise against it.
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The Bro-Op mode is offline only for consoles while the Steam release features online play. The graphics were definitely designed with intent to give homage to the classic but improved enough not to look as if they were just recycling the ideas for the sets. Most sections of the maps are wide areas giving plenty of room to dodge around and fight while some areas feature a view that places the characters in a more narrow straight path and obscured in shadows. The game features multiple levels that can be accessed through the over world map that come in varied environment going from normal American looking town to space rocket martial arts dojo and even underground hidden laboratory.Īll the game’s environments are highly stylized to fit each stage’s theme. Dodging at the right time will grant a buff called “gleam” which increases your attack for a short period, alternately, in Bro-Op, you can High Five your bro to trigger the buff. The story follows the classic recipe for the original Double Dragon, starting with Billy’s girlfriend getting kidnapped by the Shadow Warriors gang and the courageous brothers setting out to rescue Marian.Īs far as gameplay goes, the traditional punching and kicking is present along with jumping and aerial attacks as well which definitely comes in handy with the pesky jet pack using minions! There was a few things added to fit the current modern genre like running, dodging and special skills. WayForward’s reboot of Double Dragon was previously reviewed here a long time ago as a single player title, but this week, a friend of mine and I decided to revisit this title and give it a run in the bro-op mode (co-op).
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