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Sadly, I would only recommend Double Dragon IV to you if you are a Double Dragon fanatic or very die hard beat 'em up fan, and if that's the case, you probably already own it. It is fairly cheap, but even then, I have played much more enjoyable games for the same price.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com\u002Fdouble-dragon-iv-review-playstation-4-pc\u002F","2017-02-09","4.0\u002F10",40,{"id":64,"author":65,"outlet":68,"summary":74,"review_url":75,"review_date":76,"original_score":77,"normalized_score":62},21442,{"id":66,"name":67},2657,"Casey Scheld",{"id":69,"logo":70,"name":71,"website_url":72,"score_format":73},25,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamersheroes-logo.jpg","Gamers Heroes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com","100","Double Dragon IV doesn't quite live up to its potential. Those looking to scratch that beat-em-up itch are better off playing WayForward's Double Dragon Neon or waiting for the upcoming River City Ransom: Underground.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com\u002Fhonest-game-reviews\u002Fps4-reviews\u002Fdouble-dragon-iv-review\u002F","2017-02-06","40%",{"id":79,"author":80,"outlet":83,"summary":89,"review_url":90,"review_date":91,"original_score":92,"normalized_score":93},17209,{"id":81,"name":82},1102,"Mathew Kumar",{"id":84,"logo":85,"name":86,"website_url":87,"score_format":88},8,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FEuroGamer-Logo.png","Eurogamer","https:\u002F\u002Feurogamer.net","5","With an improved GBA version on the market already, maybe arcade-perfect was never something to aspire to after all.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eurogamer.net\u002Fdouble-dragon-review","2007-05-12","3\u002F10",30,{"id":95,"author":96,"outlet":99,"summary":104,"review_url":105,"review_date":106,"original_score":107,"normalized_score":108},37344,{"id":97,"name":98},3514,"Stephan Adamus",{"id":100,"logo":101,"name":102,"website_url":103,"score_format":73},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","A few thoughts went through my head, when I first heard there was a game coming out called “Double Dragon IV”. Thought 1: There already is a Double Dragon IV! It’s called Super Double Dragon IV and it was for the Super Nintendo and it was awesome! Thought 2: I hope it’s made by the same people as Double Dragon Neon, because that was one of my favorite PS3 games. Well this Double Dragon IV is made by Arc System Works, who bought all Double Dragon rights in 2015 (three years after Double Dragon Neon came out), so it is nothing like Double Dragon Neon. Womp. But like Capcom did with Mega Man 9 and 10, Double Dragon IV looks and plays like an NES Double Dragon. It seriously isn’t made to be as good as the arcade games the NES Double Dragon’s were ported from, and it ignores both Double Dragon III and IV’s existence. So why is this game called Double Dragon IV? Nobody knows! But if you ever wished that there was a secret sequel to Double Dragon II, made in 1989, that was just unearthed today, then your dreams have come true!","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fdouble-dragon-iv-review\u002F","2017-02-03","75",75,{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":121,"original_score":122,"normalized_score":123},73211,{"id":112,"name":113},4788,"Vince Ingenito",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":42},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","I am certainly not immune to the charms of 80s and 90s game design, but the NES version of Double Dragon wasn’t a great example for Double Dragon 4 to follow. It’s not just that this simplistic beat-em-up formula didn’t age well graphically or mechanically, it’s that it simply isn’t very fun or engaging to play in 2017.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2017\u002F02\u002F02\u002Fdouble-dragon-4-review","2017-02-02","3.5",35,{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":138},67602,{"id":127,"name":128},1377,"Chris Carter",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":42},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","Arc System Work’s staunch dedication to the retro aesthetic for Double Dragon IV is admirable, but still falls short of the mark even when juxtaposed to several of the series’ own entries. Punch and kicking dudes as Billy and Jimmy still works, but many elements of IV just feel a little too off-brand for my liking.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-double-dragon-iv\u002F","2017-01-31","\n\t\t\t6\t\t",60,{"id":140,"author":141,"outlet":144,"summary":149,"review_url":150,"review_date":121,"original_score":151,"normalized_score":93},61339,{"id":142,"name":143},4961,"GameCentral",{"id":145,"logo":146,"name":147,"website_url":148,"score_format":42},61,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameCentral-Logo.jpg","Metro GameCentral","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002Fentertainment\u002Fgaming\u002F","The ‘80s nostalgia is laid on so thick you could almost choke from it, in this joyless proof that too much nostalgia can be a bad thing.","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002F2017\u002F02\u002F02\u002Fdouble-dragon-iv-review-when-retro-goes-too-far-6421896\u002F","3",{"id":153,"author":154,"outlet":157,"summary":162,"review_url":163,"review_date":121,"original_score":164,"normalized_score":165},99701,{"id":155,"name":156},8921,"A.J. Maciejewski",{"id":158,"logo":159,"name":160,"website_url":161,"score_format":42},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F","Beat 'em ups don't get much more classic than Double Dragon. Seeing as its now 2017, is the genre still as fun as it was back in the '80s? Let's take it to the streets and see if this retro series was worth resurrecting yet again.","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002Freview\u002Fdouble-dragon-iv","5.3",53,{"id":167,"author":168,"outlet":171,"summary":176,"review_url":177,"review_date":178,"original_score":179,"normalized_score":138},104324,{"id":169,"name":170},9106,"Daniel Tack",{"id":172,"logo":173,"name":174,"website_url":175,"score_format":42},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","The Double Dragon franchise was instrumental in turning brawlers into a bustling genre during the arcade era. Jimmy and Billy Lee now return decades later (once again tasked with rescuing Marian), and their journey takes them down memory lane for franchise fans with tons of foes from previous entries and a juiced-up soundtrack that brings the old tunes out with a fresh twist. If you’re looking for a title drenched in nostalgia – right down to the retro graphics and mind-numbing platforming challenges – this is one you don’t want to miss. But recalling your memories of Double Dragons long past may be more enjoyable than this new experience.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fdouble_dragon_iv\u002Fb\u002Fplaystation4\u002Farchive\u002F2017\u002F01\u002F29\u002Fdouble-dragon-iv-review-game-informer.aspx","2017-01-29","6.00\u002F10",0,[21],[21],[],false]