I suggest you play the original arcade or the NES version on emulators instead and leave this version alone. Overall, if you’re a fan of the original classic, you’ll be disappointed at this spiritless PC version. Character animations are also very choppy, and this can’t be excused by citing “hardware limitation” because many 1988 and older games - most notably Quicksilver’s excellent PC versions of Data East’s classics like Karnov and Guerrilla War - boast smooth animations and near-flawless gameplay. Worse, supposedly powerful attacks like the jumping kicks don’t seem to do much damage to the enemies, and they are hardly needed in the game because all you need to do is keep the punch key (or joystick button) pressed – enemies will fall like leaves right in front of your auto-fire punches. Although the game has all these cool attacks, you’ll be frustrated if you try to pull them all off. But the actual gameplay elements such as enemy intelligence and user controls leave a lot to be desired. The range of weapons is similarly impressive: you can use baseball bats, whips, crates, and trashcans to name a few. Sure, you can still do a wide range of moves that made the game an arcade sensation, including elbow attack, face-in-your-knee slams, jumping kicks, various weapon throws, and the standard punch and kick. But what’s really disappointing about this PC conversion is that the smooth, addictive gameplay of the original is left far behind. Okay, let’s just ignore the graphics: nobody should expect a 1988 EGA game to rival the arcade original anyway in that department. One or two players can play as Billy, Jimmy, or both rowdy lads as they fight hordes of gangsters who get in their way. The plot, if you haven't heard of this blockbuster before, goes as follows: Billy and Jimmy Lee must rescue Billy's girlfriend after she is captured by Mr. Double Dragon is a disappointing PC version of Technos' classic beat'em up series that were very successful in the arcades and on console systems.

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