Every classic bad guy, from the lowliest of petty thugs to the ever-popular, bald-headed badass Abobo to the very top rung of the Shadow Warrior ladder, Machine Gun Willy, makes an appearance in Double Dragon Advance. Whether you play solo or cooperatively with a friend, you must master new techniques and weapons to find the girl and defeat the bad guys. Of course, there's a link mode for two player cooperative, and even a bizarre single-player mode in which you switch between on-screen Lee twins as if it were a two-player game. While the game is largely based off of the arcade version of Double Dragon, the graphical style of the game is somewhat different, looking far more reminiscent of Toei Animation's classic anime Fist of the North Star. At first glance, Double Dragon Advance might look like somebody's childhood being repackaged and sold back to them, again, but in reality it's pretty much a brand new Double Dragon … Classic music remixed. For example, level 2 looks the same on the first screen, but before you know it, the level is a wacky new combination of part of the old level 1, level 2, and a whole mess of entirely new elements. The game's audio is also of excellent quality, with some great combat sound effects and near-perfect interpretations of the ultra-catchy Double Dragon level and menu music. Gameplay elements added from the later installments to this original remake. Now it's up to you to guide both brothers through different stages filled with enemies and boss characters. It requries a lot of strategy, as one character is helpless when he isn't under your influence. Beat it, and you're done. Old enemies are back, like William, Linda Lash, and Abobo (sometimes appearing with a fantastic Fro-Bobo hairstyle). As well and good as the combat is, really, what kind of a Double Dragon game would this be without the usual roster of Shadow Warrior baddies? Double Dragon Advance Game Boy Gameplay_2003_08_07_2. That's the whole game: an arcade mode that takes an hour or two to get through and the little bonus features. Upon first play, anyone familiar with classic Double Dragon will be right at home playing Double Dragon Advance. Critic Reviews The game's premise is fleshed out a bit further here than it has been previously. But the game doesn't simply stop there. Critic Reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, #63 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2003, 5 / 7 / 6 / 6 - 24 [Vol 795; 12 Mar 2004], Though nostalgia hounds will likely be amused, others will probably want more depth from the best beat-em-up 1985 had to offer. 5 star: 70%: 4 star: 15%: 3 star: 11%: 2 star: 4%: 1 star 1 star (0%) 0%: Double Dragon Advance. The good: Polished sprites, graphics, sounds, and music. on November 10, 2003 at 4:43PM PST. At first glance, Double Dragon Advance might look like somebody's childhood being repackaged and sold back to them, again, but in reality it's pretty much a brand new Double Dragon game … Double Dragon Advance is an improved version of the old arcade game, and the improvements are very welcome. There are lots of cool weapons, too - bats, knives, axes, dynamite, nunchaku, kali sticks, and two kinds of whips. [Dec 2003, p.75], #63 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2003. It takes everything that made the original coin-op so brilliant (visceral sound effects, classic music, brutal moves) and adds to it a slew of new fighting techniques that make it pure heaven to play for brawler fans. What Double Dragon Advance may lack in depth, it more than makes up for in sheer style. At first glance, Double Dragon Advance might look like somebody's childhood being repackaged and sold back to them, again, but in reality it's pretty much a brand new Double Dragon game that combines elements from all prior Double Dragon games (probably excepting that fruity one that was based on the cartoon).
