Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Lands On Switch In July

My order for a physical copy is locked in.

I’m going the opposite from above and not purchasing this since I do not know how it passes as a double dragon game from that trailer.

I was pleasantly surprised to see this getting a wide Australian retail release as well. Gimme, gimme, gimme!

Battletoads & Double Dragon is the only Double Dragon game I played, but it was such a great experience.

I hope this one is good too.

Probably check it out eventually after the reviews come in and once it's discounted. The release date trailer look's really good.

I am glad they went with the appearances of the Lee brothers from the original (Billy = blond; Jimmy = dark hair). I don’t know why, but it really bothered me when they switched their appearances around. 🤪

Glad to know there will be online play at least. Still on the fence with this one though.

You can't just take our favorite music and slap it on any game and call it Double Dragon. There is nothing about the gameplay or artwork in this trailer that makes me think "Double Dragon".

Horrible chibi art style….that’s a no from me.

Because of a newfound appreciation for Streets of Rage 4 - I'm way into co-op brawlers lately. I'm down for any top quality ones.

@Lord Agreed. It really ruins it for me.

I love the series, but the art style really isn't good here. Chibi, with low detail, and also seems like far too much voice sampling.

I also have some concerns with the visual and audio presentation, and some of the gameplay choices, but I will definitely be checking a review or two to see what the game is like. It is interesting how much of a departure it appears to be from the early games. Double Dragon Advance is peak Double Dragon in my opinion, and would be a great foundation for a modern edition. That was quite an upgrade over the arcade games while still feeling like them.

I'm torn. I love DD, don't like chibi style-- I feel my DD love will win out as the gameplay is inviting to me.

Yeesh, such negativity! I can't wait to play it w the kids and my wife.

(Saw PS5 physical release)

I will get that game on PS5 version.
Thank you for the trailer. 😁

@Gitface

that's because Billy is a blonde name and Jimmy is a dark hair name, duh 😋

source: my name is William and my hair is blonde. 😎

@-wc-
This logic follows. Thank you for clearing this up for me!

@BlueBeemer I'll second, third, and fourth this

@NeonPizza
You can’t go around comparing everything to Shredder’s Revenge though. Shredder’s Revenge was absolutely perfect.

They should have remastered Double Dragon Advance instead. It seems like that development team actually understood what made the original great and amplified it.

@Lord I’m giving it a shot even though I agree with you. It’s the next step for now but if we got through the non canon Battletoads/Double Dragon then maybe with this one too is just a bump in the road.

@BlueBeemer it’s not, it’s retail physical.

This looks... OK... but I really just want something that goes back to 80's denim n' leather greasers, bikers, street toughs and punks all fighting for their lives in a world that's slowly falling by the wayside to the effects of urban decay and vague hints of a post-nuclear fallout. I want a Billy and Jimmy who look and dress like Hammer and Spike from the arcade marquee, i.e. tough ***** who happen to be highly skilled martial artists. That would be my ideal vision for a new Double Dragon game.

@zbinks the way I see it, Capcom released Mighty Final Fight, which was also a chibi cartoon fighter. This is Double Dragon’s iteration of it, so we may see the style we are preferring next time. Coupled the fact TMNT Shredder’s Revenge did well with the style last year, they may be giving it a try.