Double Dragon: Neon (PSN, XBLA)

[GohanX]

Cheebs is right about this came "clicking," although it didn't take me an hour. Hitting, kicking, bouncing guys off the wall, grabbing them out of the air and smashing them together, bodies bouncing all over the place, it's nuts. I haven't even tried special moves yet.

[Hero]

So you're telling me people overreacted to its superficial qualities and its actually really good and pretty fun-awful?

I'm SHOCKED.

The demo converted me, still wish it was hand-drawn

[bVork]

Dammit Cheebs. Your ranking of Double Dragon games is almost exactly identical* to mine, so clearly we're in agreement about what makes one good. I'm going to have to give this a few more shots and see if it clicks.

*Except that I'd put Super Double Dragon one level lower and put Return of Double Dragon in its original spot.

[Mzo]

I'd drop NES Double Dragon 3 one slot, at least. That game was ass.

[Chux]

This game is ridiculous. The MUSIC, holy shit. I hate to say it, but it turned out alright, just wish it was hand drawn. The floaty stuff doesn't bother me anymore and Bro-Op is a lot of fun.

PAX-E build was missing a LOT of the game's character. No voices, no music, etc.

[MechDeus]

So you're telling me people overreacted to its superficial qualities and its actually really good and pretty fun-awful?

But the people who like it are justifying the flaws in gameplay because of the superficial qualities.

[Mzo]

Maybe the game plays alright, but it doesn't sound like it plays like Double Dragon. I need to try it.

[Chux]

But the people who like it are justifying the flaws in gameplay because of the superficial qualities.

Maybe the game plays alright, but it doesn't sound like it plays like Double Dragon. I need to try it.

I think Mzo is closer to the truth that you, Mech. A floaty game, if designed that way isn't flawed. It might not be the way we think of Double Dragon, but it's not flawed. The fact that I can make the fucking jumps without falling to my death should have been the first indicator.

HOW CAN YOU NOT DIG THIS?! http://virt.bandcamp.com/track/city-...go-neon-jungle It's so unapologetic with it's 80's theming.

[jyoung]

The presentation is definitely great, but I just cannot get myself to like the gameplay at all.

It's just so slow and clunky.

[TobalRox]

Videos made the game look slow and clunky... then I played it, I didn't feel it was slow and clunky at all. Then, you level up and it gets even faster.