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