Double Dragon IV

Double Dragon IV is for people who remember side-scrolling beat-’em-ups and want that rhythm back without modern redesign. By our assessment, its main strength is that it sticks to the old lane-based brawler feel: walking, punching, kicking, clearing waves, and moving on. That plainness is also the downside, because the game leans so hard on nostalgia that it can feel stiff beside newer action games. In practice it is direct and readable, with little fuss between the player and the next fight, which makes it easy to grasp but not especially deep. It sits much closer to an old arcade continuation than to a broad modern revival, and Double Dragon IV makes no effort to hide that. Anyone looking for a straightforward throwback can find something solid here, while players wanting flashy systems or a generous move list will likely feel the ceiling quickly.