Double Dragon has been around in one form or another since it exploded onto the arcade scene in 1987, producing innumerable immitators. As time wore on, however, Technos went in all different directions with the franchise, even going so far as to team Billy and Jimmy with the Battletoads! While none of the games released over the years have been particularly bad, some have definitely been lacking. Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game is probably one of the worst offenders, and many consider it to be the dark horse of the franchise. But is it really so bad?
Tag: 1992
Fighting Masters
The early ’90s saw a rash of fighting titles that all tried to be Street Fighter II, only they lacked a little something called gameplay. A few managed to still charm their way into people’s hearts (I’m looking at you Primal Rage), but not many are remembered today. Treco’s Fighting Masters is one such title. You don’t hear people still singing its praises today, do you? No, and with good reason – it stinks.
Honoo no Doukyuuji Doji Danpei
Like dodgeball? The Mega Drive has a pretty sweet game beased on an animated series that of course, was never released in the States. Good thing for imports, eh? With excellent visuals and tight gameplay, Honoo no Doukyuuji Dojji Danpei is a game that you can just pick up and play, to great results.
Aquatic Games Starring James Pond
Genre: Sports Developer: Victordean/Millennium Publisher: Electronic Arts Players: 1-4 Released: 1992 With moderate success of the James Pond series, his first and only spin-off came into the world in Europe in ’92, to coincide with the summer Olympics, and then be released in ’93 in the U.S. Unfortunately for the oceans greatest hero, America wasn’t ready for a cartoon-themed sports […]
Bio-Hazard Battle
One of the more unique shmup concepts was the use of insects as ships. Though Insector-X tried to pull it off, it was Sega’s own Biohazard Battle that came the closest to conveying the coolness of using a raging hornet as your craft. Sound weird? It should, as this is one weird game.
