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    Double Dragon

  • First released on 1 August, 1987 for Arcade
  • The player takes control of martial artist Billy Lee, or his twin brother Jimmy (also known as Hammer and Spike in the supplementary materials for the American arcade release), as they fight their way into the turf of the Black Warriors gang in order to rescue their common love interest Marian.

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    Fighting
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    Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
    Arcade

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    game universe.

  • First released on 1 August, 1987 for Arcade
  • The player takes control of martial artist Billy Lee, or his twin brother Jimmy (also known as Hammer and Spike in the supplementary materials for the American arcade release), as they fight their way into the turf of the Black Warriors gang in order to rescue their common love interest Marian.


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    About

    The player character has a repertoire of martial art techniques which they can perform by using the joystick and three action buttons (kick, jump, and punch) individually or in combination. Techniques range from basic punches and kicks, to more elaborate manoeuvres like hair grabbing moves and elbow strikes. When playing with another player, one can assist the other by grabbing their partner's opponent from behind. Caution should be taken, though, as some enemies are able to do the same thing to the players. The player begins the game with a certain number of extra lives and a life gauge which depletes as the player takes hits. If the life gauge runs out or the time limit reaches zero, the player will lose a life.

    There is a small variety of enemy characters that the player will face through the course of the game. Certain enemies carry melee weapons, which can be knocked out of their hands and picked up to use against them. Available weapons include baseball bats, whips, throwing knives, and dynamite; in addition, rocks, oil drums, and boxes can be found in certain places.

    The game is divided into four different stages or "missions," which consist of a city slum, a factory, the woods, and the gang's hideout. The game normally ends if a single player defeats the final boss alone. However, if two players manage to complete the game together, they are then forced to fight each other in order to determine who will win Marian's affections.

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    Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, ZX Spectrum, Commodore C64/128, Atari 2600, PC DOS, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Atari 7800, Game Boy, MSX, Atari Lynx, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360

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    Co-operative

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    Third person

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    Technōs Japan
    Established in 1981, Technōs Japan is best known for creating the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun franchises. The company went out of business in 1996.
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    Empire Interactive
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    Sega
    Entertaining the world with creative, innovative experiences, one community at a time.
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    Telegames
    The Telegames' companies have been developing and publishing high quality, award winning video games since 1986.
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    Atlus
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    Tradewest Games
    A popular publisher on the NES, having brought the Double Dragon and Battletoads franchises to North America.
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    Arcadia Systems
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    Activision Publishing
    For more than 30 years, Activision has been changing the way people play
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    Virgin Interactive Entertainment
    A UK game developer and publisher and part of the Virgin Group. Was originally known as Virgin Games Inc until 1994 when it was renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment.
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    Krome Studios Melbourne
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