Double Dragon: Neon spin kicks its way onto Nintendo Switch this December 21
By popular demand, WayForward’s cult classic comedy brawler rides again, courtesy of Majesco
December 10, 2020 — Majesco Entertainment is proud to announce that Double Dragon: Neon, the cult classic co-op brawler by WayForward, is headed to Nintendo Switch, and is just days away! On December 21, players will once again control totally radical martial artists Billy & Jimmy Lee on a weird, wild side-scrolling brawler to rescue their friend Marian from the clutches of the villainous magical skeleton Skullmageddon - he’s bad to the bone. Check out some of the brotacular action of Double Dragon: Neon on Nintendo Switch in the trailer below.
Players will punch, kick, and High Five their way through goon-packed city streets, haunted forests, secret labs, and even Skullmageddon’s barely-hidden SPACE DOJO. Take down legions of expendable but enthusiastic bad guys, including the frequently palette-swapped and reskinned Williams, the whip-cracking Linda, and legendary heavyweight Abobo. Tip the odds in your favor by collecting skill-enhancing retro mixtapes and mastering the Gleam system, turning perfect evasions into powerful counter-attacks.
Built from the ground up for co-op play, the bravest of martial artists can go solo, but Double Dragon: Neon is best with another hero on the couch. Don’t worry about your teammate ‘accidentally’ stealing all your power-ups either. Players can share health with a high five, or psych their partner out with a low five and steal some, if you’re feeling less than righteous.
Inspired by the Saturday morning cartoons of the late 80s and early 90s Double Dragon is the iconic side-scrolling brawler adventure of Jimmy and Billy Lee. It’s been a long time coming since its original 2012 launch and 2014 Steam re-release. It’s time to get ready, to grab a buddy, and a 2-liter soda and party like it’s 1987 when Double Dragon: Neon launches on Nintendo Switch, December 21 for NA with an EU release to come in the weeks following.
Features:
- An 80s classic reimagined through the lens of neon nostalgia!
- Brawl through ten stages solo or with a buddy in local co-op.
- Time your dodges perfectly for stylish ‘Gleam’ counter-attacks.
- What game has a dedicated High Five button? This one!
- The greatest skeletal villain this side of ‘80s cartoons - Skullmageddon!
- All the bone-related puns you can stand! They’re very humerus!
- Punch all the things! Robots! A giant tank! Your own mutant clone!A toe-tapping, genre-hopping soundtrack by Jake ‘Virt’ Kaufman.
To request a review copy of the brotacular good time of Double Dragon: Neon for Nintendo Switch, please email the contact below.
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Based in Valencia, California, WayForward was founded in 1990 and has remained an independent game developer for 30 years. We are home to many talented individuals including programmers, environment artists, animators, modelers, illustrators, audio wizards, designers, and team leaders. With the new avenues for distributing games directly to fans, we are finally able to make the games we have always wanted to.