What Gamespot Users have to say about Double Dragon

  • Rating:2

    A mediocre port that shouldn't have hit store shelves

    Double Dragon was at the height of its popularity by 1989, and the Atari 2600, while still having games made for it, could not possibly have pulled off an arcade port at that point in time. Miracles did happen, and this ... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    The #1 Arcade Smash of all time hits the Sega MegaDrive!

    Double Dragon April 26, 2007 The #1 Arcade Smash of all time hits the Sega MegaDrive! Double Dragon was released back in 1987 and was the first beat 'em up game I ever played. This game defined Sega's beat 'em up... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    It took over twenty years, but finally we can play Double Dragon at home in all its arcade-perfect glory.

    Double Dragon....I can recall wasting my quarters at the 7-Eleven and getting my butt handed to me time and time again by those nasty green Abobos. This is truly a game that stands the test of time--often imitated, but ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Double Time

    Actual year developed 1987, developed by Taito, innovative arcade fighter. Story goes, you live in New York, one of the biggest cities in the world. Date, 5 years after a nuclear war. Organized crime families and gangs ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    A Good Port, hindered by difficult controls

    In the annals of Video Game History, the name Double Dragon is legendary, and is a series that deserves a chance to redeem itself form the abomination known as Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls. Until a Double Dragon VI ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    A classic worth playing

    Now this is old school gaming. Back in the day you had to have skill. continues were limited and so were quarters. So if you had no skill and no money you should not even apply to games like this. Billy and Jimmy Lee... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    One of the Best Arcade games from the 80's

    Double Dragon was the first Arcade game I ever completed. When I was around 6yrs old, Me and my family went to Spain on holiday. One night my Ma and Pa went out for dinner. Me and my brother managed to blag the baby si... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7

    the game that started it all ?

    double dragon was released in a time when people didnt care about graphics or an in depth story, the only thing that mattered was the game being fun and double dragon is just that. you play the game as billy lee, afte... Read Full Review

    5 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Beat the crap out of people in monochrome magnificence.

    When you think of beat-m-up games, what is the first game to come to your mind? For me, it's Double Dragon. No question, without a doubt. Double Dragon not only allowed you to kick much ass by yourself, but you could tea... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    A beat-em-up pioneer.

    When you think of beat-m-up games, what is the first game to come to your mind? For me, it's Double Dragon. No question, without a doubt. Double Dragon not only allowed you to kick much ass by yourself, but you could tea... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful