Double Dragon: Neon reviews

"I AM YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE! SKULLMAGEDON!" Double Dragon Neon is a new sidescroller beat em up-game of the Double Dragon series that was playable on arcades back in the 80s. The game wants to keep the classic design and gameplay while using new grafics and new platform. ___________________________________________________ ++Story++ The story could not be easier to be told. Your girlfriend gets kidnapped by a skull with the name Skullmagedon. You are your bro are the only guys who can save her. ++Gameplay++ The gameplay is a ♥♥♥♥ing masterpiece, because it actually feels like on old arcades: You are slow, your enemies are slow, but that does not make it boring. You always have enough enemies around to be stressed as ♥♥♥♥ if you play alone. You keep beating up enemies that pop up from everywhere possible. They also use weapons that you can use against them. Magical mixtapes that you can collect and upgrade give the game a little RPG element. Equipped, their different powers buff your stats in different ways and give you special attacks. You also have the ability to evade. Evading on the right moment will trigger the gleam-mode for a few seconds that buffs your attacks by 5x the damage they do usually. ++Grafics++ The grafics are amazing. I would have never believed that a game gets it done to let the characters ingame exactly look like the concept art. Freaking amazing! The setting changes frequently through the game, from city to space, from space to Japan, from Japan to weird laboratory, and from laboratory to enemies stronghold. Everywhere are neon lights, and it reminds of good old 80s, which gives the player one nostalgic moment after another. ++Music++ The music is typical 80s pop and rock. It never gets boring to listen to those songs, and especially on the second mission, I took about 20 minutes to just chill out and listen to the song "Mango Tango - Neon Jungle" from the background. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQQTkIUwH0 ++Features++ You can play local OR online coop with a one of your "bros". If you do not want to have someone else playing with you, you will not get to have an AI bro; you have to save Mariane alone. Even though that might sound hard, you can make it and it is still fun. But I guess it is just more fun with a bro. I do not know. Did not play Multiplayer. ___________________________________________________ Honestly, Double Dragon Neon keeps what it promises, and it is mother♥♥♥♥ing amazing! Buy this at all costs if you are into arcade beat em up from the 80s! Give me five!