The premiere brawler of the '80s returns next month.
As part of the 30th-anniversary celebration of Double Dragon's arcade release, developer Arc System Works are releasing Double Dragon 4; the first numeric sequel to the franchise since Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone launched in 1990.
Double Dragon 4 is set to debut on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC on January 20, 2017, but you can get a taste of what's to come by watching the teaser trailer included below:
Arc System Works is, perhaps, best known for their work on the Guilty Gear series, but since Double Dragon developer Technos Japan went out of business in 1996, they have held the official rights to the historic 2D brawler franchise. For the most part, they've focused on ports and remakes of the original Double Dragoninstallments, but this latest endeavor looks to officially continue the epic adventures of street martial artists Billy and Jimmy.
They will not be alone in this effort as many key members of the original Double Dragon development team will be along for the ride in order to ensure that Double Dragon 4 maintains the series' excellence. So far, director Yoshihisa Kishimoto, designer Koji Ogata, programmer Kei Oyama, composer Kazunaka Yamane, and producer Takaomi Kaneko are all confirmed to be a part of this project.
The return of the game's original creators, as well as the brief glimpses of gameplay we see near the end of Double Dragon 4's teaser trailer, makes it clear that this will be a pure, retro Double Dragon game. In series tradition, that means you can expect, punishing traps, brutal bosses, a two-player duel modes, and a spin kick maneuver that your brother can get to work all of the time but you still struggle with even though he insists that there is a trick to it that he won't tell you.
Sorry...got a little reminiscent there.
