Overall=9

This is one of the games that was a mainstay in any arcade. The music drew you to it,you knew the music when you heard it. You are Billy Lee,out to rescue your girlfriend from the Shadow Warriors,a bunch of scumbags that need an old fashioned beat down. The controls were simple but offered a lot of depth. You could throw simple punches,jump kick and of course the deadly elbow strike. You did have slowdown when a few sprites were onscreen,but it is forgivable,this was 80's tech after all.

Graphics=9

The graphics were good and sprites were pretty huge and detailed. The motions were smooth and well done. The game would slow down when a few were on screen but that was a minor nitpick. At times that slowdown was helpful. The characters looked distinct from each other and it was pleasing to the eyes.

Sound=9

The sound was a treat from the opening hook,to your girl being punched in the gut,to you making your own law,the music just made want to fight. The effects were good and you would cringe a bit when a knife found its mark in your chest.

Addictiveness=9

The action was tight,the gameplay simple and direct and the game basically mapped out what a good side scrolling beat 'em up should be,a butt whopping good time. Plus the game has received new life in the form of Double Dragon Neon,a homage to a great game.

Story=5

The story is simple. Bad guys took your girl and you need to smash some heads in to get her back. You did not need a complex tale to enjoy the game,just walk to the right and kick some tail.

Depth=5

The game is simple,just beat the snot out of the bad guys,but the controls were a little stiff and took getting used to,but once you learned the moves,you would often play with an enemy just to see what else the Lees can do.

Difficulty=8

The game starts rather easy and starts to go into a bit of platforming which the game is not the best at,but was serviceable. The enemies start to multiply and ratchets up the slowdown and once bosses were beaten,they became common enemies to beat later. The bosses are a challenge and the slowdown can hurt or help you. You even had palette swaps of yourself as an enemy and they had access to your fighting style. If you want to kick it,'80's style,grab your quarters,a coke,and kick some butt and rescue Marian!

Nice work here. You hit it right on the head when you talked about this and eighties style entertainment. I remember this (though I played it in the early nineties) from back in the day, and it was just one of the most amazing things popping a few quarters in and going at it with the baddies, multiplayer style. lol Nice review.

Thank you for the compliment,Eirinn. I am glad to have done the game justice.