Game Boy
Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game
DEV
Sales Curve Interactive
REL
Aug '92
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About

Double Dragon III: The Arcade game is the final release in the Double Dragon Game Boy trilogy. Unlike the first two games, this one is based off the Arcade version instead of the NES one. It's combat is brutally difficult, but you can buy extra health, lives, damage, and attacks from shops in each stage. It also has two player support.

Marquee
Story

BILLY AND JIMMY WENT ON A JOURNEY TO COMPLETE THEIR MARTIAL ARTS. ON THEIR RETURN HOME TWO YEARS LATER, THEY MET A FORTUNE TELLER.

FIND THE THREE ROSETTA STONES, THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO EGYPT. THERE YOU WILL FIND THE WORLD'S STRONGEST ENEMY. BUT BEWARE, NO ONE HAS COME BACK ALIVE.

Trivia

Like every other version of Double Dragon III other than the NES one, this game was not developed by Technos, which explains why it's horrible.

Although the combat may seem extremely broken, it's actually beatable. Strangely, you can only hit enemies when you're vertically above them. Keeping this in mind and using shops, this game is beatable although still super hard.

Release Info
Developer
Sales Curve Interactive
Publisher
Acclaim
Released
Aug '92
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Series
$series
Game
Players
2
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Brutal
Gang size
Trio (3)
Variety
Upgrades
Playtime
0:40
Combat
Buttons
Attack, Jump
Combos
Linear
Grabs
No
Dashing
No
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
N/A
Item Stay
N/A
Weapons
N/A
Death-blow
N/A
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
No
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Semi-realistic
Sprites
Medium
Setting
Urban
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Rock
Tone
Serious
Numbers
Fighters
2
Stages
?
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
9
Continues
0
Extend
?
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

Double Dragon 3 is barely playable. Basically, you can only hit enemies when you're vertically above them. This is an oddity not seen in any other brawler. Even when abusing that, the gameplay is still extremely sloppy yet brutal. The enemy variety is nearly non-existent. Thankfully, bosses are somewhat manageable. The graphics and music are not great.

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