SNES

Super Double Dragon

If you like fighting games then this is your game! Double Dragon is definitely the best fighting game for the SNES. With more moves (lots more), great colors, and SNES sound, Double Dragon gets a major 16-bit facelift.

Why the series would turn into a sub-par one-on-one fighter based off a sub-par cartoon based off one of the worst movies ever made is baffling. It showed so much promise and there's plenty of wasted potential out there. Double Dragon fans would have to wait far too long for "Double Dragon Advance."

Add it all up, and you get a game where getting halfway through it means you have endurance and not enough to do. I really don't like to dump on games at all, which makes me hate Super Double Dragon even more for making me do it! ROAR! I'm going to finish this review with low numbers and then I'm going to take the angriest shower in the whole wide world!

Now that's what I call bad collision detection! Also effective are the occasional weapons, which include nun-chucks and boomerangs. You'll face the same set of thugs over and over again - albeit in different colored outfits. You'll want to keep your distance from enemies, because they tend to stun you, which leaves you open to more attacks. Each stage takes an eternity to finish, and everything seems to move in slow motion. So why was Super Double Dragon's reviews so favorable? I'm guessing it had something to do with the graphics and sound. Although the locales are generic (airport, casino, Chinatown, train) the sharp, colorful visuals are striking, and the soundtrack truly kicks ass. Once you get past the flashy presentation however, the gameplay falls somewhere between "boring" and "unbearable". Do I want to continue? No thank you!