Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Review

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons Review (PS5): The Decent Return of Billy and Jimmy

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is the latest attempt to revitalize the beat ’em up genre, which has struggled to stay relevant since its coin-op heyday. It arrives while the genre has some actual momentum, with Streets of Rage 4 and TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge showing that a highly polished brawler can still hit if it’s designed around replayability. Double Dragon’s latest…

  • Better played in co-op
  • Lots of unlockable characters
  • Pretty fun once your character is powered up
  • Can be a slog early on
  • Limited number of stages
  • Roguelite implementation is hit and miss

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