Official XBLA thread III: The Alien Wars - 5/9 Double Dragon

[Nash]

What's the trick to not getting hit by the moving walls in Stage 4?

Move really slowly, then once a portion of the wall comes out and goes back in, move quickly past that one. Repeat. For the final part where the pit appears on the lower right of the screen, move quickly and then jump to avoid the final part of the wall.

[Korly]

Do you have to dodge the spears also for the achievement? And if so, how?

And WTF at me ending stage 3 with the bat like 4 times and never getting the achievement.

[Melf]

I got mine just as I got to the first spear, so I don't think it's part of the requirement.

I'm liking the game, but they really needed to let you map the elbow move to a single button. One wrong press and you're punching or jumping instead.

[jyoung]

Would have been nice if the headbutt was remapped to a separate button as well since it and the elbow drop are two of the best attacks in the game.

[Cowdisease]

Holy shit, this game aged horribly. Yup, I'm definitely passing on this one.

[Josh]

Did you guys hear whats coming out next week?

[Nash]

And WTF at me ending stage 3 with the bat like 4 times and never getting the achievement.

If you're talking about beating the two Abobos on top of the cliff, that's not all of Stage 3. You have to somehow be placed in the right position after defeating the last Abobo so that when the computer makes you forfeit the bat, it flies into the next area for you to pick up.

[Josh]

Sounds lame.

[ElCapichan]

Did you guys hear whats coming out next week?

That is going to rock so hard!

Sounds lame.

It's not at all lame when you know what to do, but yes, if you are a clueless noob, then it is lame.

[Mzo]

II'm liking the game, but they really needed to let you map the elbow move to a single button. One wrong press and you're punching or jumping instead.

Mapping the elbow would be retarded. It's far too powerful to be a single button press. If you can press two buttons at the same time, and I think that years of video game playing have brought us all up to par on that particular skill, busting out the elbow should be a non-issue.

Yeah, the game hasn't aged terribly well, but if you were a fan in the arcades it's still fun. It's all about the elbow.

And yeah, the end of stage 3 is the green Abobo, not the two cave Abobos. When a weapon is knocked out of your hand it flies in the direction you're facing, so scroll the screen as far as you can and let them hit you from behind. You can pick it up before you jump down the cliff for the second half of stage 3. Duh. It's even in the Hints and Tips section of the menu, which is actually pretty neat. It basically says elbow is #1, which is right. Picking up weapons is for noobs.