While the NES port was the most popular version of Double Dragon II, the arcade original was very cool. Soon we'll be able to relive it -- sort of -- on Xbox Live Arcade. Co-Optimus has the first ...

When Double Dragon first hit the arcade scene back in 1987, it was immediately lauded for its intense beat 'em up gameplay and slick visuals and soundtrack. After making pit stops on a number of ...

Double Dragon remains (to this very day and until they bury me six feet under with the worms and maggots) one of my favorite all-time video games. By that, I mean the arcade game and not the sea of ...

Billy and Jimmy face their toughest challenge yet as they must save Marion from an evil organization in pursuit of the legendary Rosetta Stones. As always, this beat 'em up series truly shines with ...

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Back in the old days, porting hit arcade games to home video game consoles was no easy task, and many games suffered as a ...

The humble beat-‘em-up, like so many fan favourite franchises, is enjoying something of a renaissance on modern consoles, like PS5 and PS4. With the likes of Streets of Rage 4 and TMNT: Shredder’s ...

Double Dragon is undoubtedly still a classic and satisfying beat-‘em-up brawler from the age of the ‘80s. This NES version, though, unfortunately sacrificed the two-player simultaneous play option ...

The Double Dragon series has had more ups and downs than, well, something that goes up and down. That's how I see it anyways, some solid games marred by the unescapable brain fart that comes when a ...