In my "Atari Jaguar: Do the Math" article I wondered whatever happened to Double Dragon IV. After some poking around, I found that Super Double Dragon for the SNES was technically Double Dragon IV. For whatever reason, every Super Nintendo game had to be prefixed with "Super". "Super Double Dragon IV" maybe would have confused people since there wasn't a "Super Double Dragon III". This all makes my brain hurt a little.
Double Dragon III for the NES has been tarred and feathered on the internet, the Genesis version ain't much better. The thing is, it's a masterpiece compared to Double Dragon V. At least it basically looked and played like a Double Dragon game. Double Dragon V is a horrible 1-on-1 fighter that plays like a Time Killers knock-off (which itself is a semi Mortal Kombat knock-off). I'm no Double Dragon expert but who are these characters anyway? Except for Billy and Jimmy, I can't see a single connection to the original series. I'm sure some uber-nerd will send me a scathing email explaining that they're from the Double Dragon manga or something else I don't care about. If that's the case then 1% of gamers will have a clue what's going on. For the rest of us, this game is a waste of energy.
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