GAME REVIEW: Double Dragon for NES - It should be called "Single Dragon"

My Game Rating = 2.5 out of 10 - Throw it in the Trash

This review is probably going to generate some hate. But this game sucks. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It doesn't resemble the arcade game at all. If you want to play Double Dragon on an 8-bit system, stick to the Sega Master System version of the game. As for the positives, this game is better than the Atari 2600 and 7800 versions.... which isn't saying much.

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technōs Japan and released as an arcade game in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals.

The original Double Dragon was a blockbuster hit arcade game, ushering in a "Golden Age" for the beat 'em up genre, resulting in a flood of beat 'em ups during the late 1980s to 1990s that followed the conventions set by Double Dragon. Due to the popularity of the game series, a 1993 animated series and 1994 live-action film adaptation were produced; these adaptations were widely-panned by critics and audiences.

The franchise is now the property of Arc System Works, the company that ported the original Double Dragon to the Sega Master System console in 1988.