Arc System Works is working on a 3D revival of classic beat-em-up Double Dragon.
According to the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu (viaRyokutya2089), the new game will faithfully recreate the action of the original side-scrolling titles, with characters recreated in 3D withArc System Works’ fighting game know-how.
Arc System Works is the developer of many popular fighting games, includingGuilty Gear Strive,Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Granblue Fantasy Versus.
Update11th Jul 2024 / 10:10 am
Arc System Works has officially unveiled its new Double Dragon game.
Double Dragon Revive is being developed byYuke’s, the studio behind many wrestling games, including the recent AEW title. Revive is planned for release for PS4, PS5,XboxSeries,Xbox One, andPCin 2025.
According to Famitsu, the new Double Dragon will be released in 2025 forPlayStation 5,PlayStation 4, Xbox, and PC.
The original Double Dragon was a hit arcade game which helped establish the beat-em-up genre in the 1980s.
Arc System Works acquired the Double Dragon IP in 2015 and later released Double Dragon 4, an authentic follow-up created with help from developers of the original games, including director Kishimoto Yoshihisa.
The game received mixed-to-poor reviews from critics, however, and currently has aMetacritic score of 49on PlayStation 4.
Eurogamer wrote inits reviewat the time: “It takes a while to acclimatise to Double Dragon 4’s wilfully archaic rhythm. Some players will submit to the charm spell it is trying to cast.
“Yet, stripped of the context of time (the 1980s) and space (the amusement arcade, where every life has a financial cost attached), that spell has been severely weakened.”
