The game has a duck and roll mechanic, when timed right Gleam is acheived, you glow and get powered up, which when mixed with a special attack can be devastating. When grounded, you can do an attack to them on the floor for extra damage. You’re playing a beatemup, so you’re gonna beat-em-up. Maybe I’m a sucker for game music that has lyrics in it though.
2012 was a year full of great soundtracks, but Jake “Virt” Kaufman’s work on DDN was top of the list, I even had one of the songs as my ringtone at the time. From neon lights, the sexy clothing, getting topped off with the game’s incredible soundtrack. Neon was released when 80’s nostalgia was at a fever pitch, so it’s oh so incredibly 80’s in feel. Controlling Billy and Jimmy, it’s up to you to rescue her from the “Menacing” Skullmageddon. It was a shame it was never implemented in the original release, and it’s even more of a shame nowadays especially considering the PC port had online.ĭouble Dragon Neon starts as any other game in the series would start, Marion gets kidnapped right outside your garage. Much like the original game on Xbox 360 and PS3, there is no online multiplayer.
Lets get the most glaring negative the game has out of the way. However, eight years after it got that dreaded IGN review it’s finally finding a new home. Like many reboots to older Japanese franchises released that generation, it almost seemed like Neon would live and die where it launched. It’s hard to believe that Double Dragon Neon came out almost ten years ago.