"Double Dragon (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) - Review".
Double Dragon (NEOGEO) Special Ending + Caricature Character Select. You could do better." Reviewing the Neo Geo CD version, Maximum found the game lacked originality, had poorly defined sprites, and suffered from subpar gameplay compared to other Neo Geo CD games. They praised the charge meter and the accuracy of the controls, but criticized the "remarkably subdued graphics" and concluded, "Normally, Double Dragon would just be average, but the silly aspects (the announcer) and goofy fighters (with some very standard moves) get in the way." Next Generation reviewed the Neo-Geo version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "The template from which this one came should certainly be retired, but in the meantime Double Dragon is another in a long line of mediocre fighters for all those fighter junkies who somehow have made room in their heads for 50 different sets of super moves. On release, GamePro gave the Neo Geo AES version a negative review. In Japan, Game Machine listed Double Dragon for Neo Geo on their Apissue as being the thirdteenth most-successful arcade game of the year. The game also introduces 5 different characters created specifically for the game: Amon, Dulton, Rebecca, Eddie and Cheng-Fu. The game brings back Abobo and Marian from the original installment, as well as Burnov from Double Dragon II as playable characters. In the home versions, both Duke and Shuko are playable by entering a secret code. The first opponent can be chosen by the player. In the single-player mode, the player competes against all ten of the regular characters (including a clone of their own) before facing against Duke and Shuko in the game's final two matches. There are ten regularly selectable characters in the game and two boss characters, for a total of twelve characters.
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However, the characters are depicted in a more anime-like style and only five of the game's twelve fighters are actually featured in the movie Burnov and Duke are from previous Double Dragon games and the rest are new characters created specifically for this game. This includes the appearances of a submerged Hollywood Sign, the appearance of the Dragon Wagon in Billy's stage, the Lee brothers' transformation technique, Marian's depiction as a gang leader, and the inclusion of Koga Shuko as the game's final opponent. The characters and settings are inspired by the Double Dragon movie, which featured prominently in the game's intro. Other techniques available in the game include dashes, air guards, air throws, and down attacks (which allows characters to jump over and attack their opponent while they are momentarily unconscious on the ground). "Charge moves" are usually performed by executing the command of a regular special move and pressing two attack buttons simultaneously at the end instead of just one. The less health the character has, the quicker it will fill up. The player's character and his or her opponent have a super move meter called the "charge meter", overlaid over the character's health gauge. Instead, there are four attack buttons of varying strength and speed, which can perform punches or kicks depending on the character's position.
One of the unique aspects of Double Dragon is the lack of specific punch and kick buttons like other fighting games. The game plays like a conventional one-on-one fighting game. Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between Billy Lee and Rebecca.