From Super Double Dragon comes the ability to intercept opponents’ attacks, although here it translates directly into a throw when catching a blow at just the right time. Like in Double Dragon 3 – or any reasonably modern brawler – it’s possible to dash forward by double tapping the D-Pad, but here it leads to a whole range of new attacks depending on the buttons pressed, including an awesome roundhouse kick. On top of that, it cannibalizes and remixes elements from the sequels to expand upon it in many meaningful ways. The result is pure beauty.ĭouble Dragon Advance features all the moves from the arcade game, with its separate punch and kick buttons, jump kicks, holds, elbow checks and headbutts. Even though it technically is a remake of the first game, in many ways Double Dragon Advance shows the direction the series should have moved towards after its inception. Only when Technōs’ successor Million brought back Billy and Jimmy for the Game Boy Advance, the series managed to connect to its former glory. In fact, most have been a step back from the original, so it didn’t take long for the series to fall into irrelevance. Double Dragon started out strong, but the next few sequels didn’t really take the chance to evolve much.

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