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Double Dragon: Neon

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 • 2014

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Quick resume

BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!

Global score

77/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Strong co-op multiplayer including online
    • Nostalgic 80s aesthetic and soundtrack
    • Engaging and skill-based combat mechanics
    • Character progression and customization
    • Humorous and self-aware tone

    Cons

    • Some technical bugs and crashes reported
    • Linear level design with limited exploration
    • Short overall campaign length
    • Occasional grind for upgrades
    • Controls can feel slow or stiff to some players

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can customize skills and choose upgrades, allowing personal control over combat style and progression."

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging boss fights and requires skillful dodging and aiming, rewarding player mastery."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on cooperative or solo play with no mention of ranked or leaderboard competition."

      Capsule for The Expendabros The Expendabros

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    • Continuation

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      "Players often engage in grinding and replaying levels to earn upgrades and stars, encouraging habitual and extended play sessions."

      Capsule for Evil Defenders Evil Defenders

      "Players often replay levels to farm upgrades and improve characters, showing habitual engagement and replay value."

    • Cooperation

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      "Strong emphasis on local and online co-op for up to three players, with mechanics designed for teamwork and reviving allies."

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    • Creativity

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      "Customization mainly in weapon and perk choices; no building or map editing; some player expression through loadout and playstyle."

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      "Customization through mixtapes and upgrade system allows players to modify abilities and combat style."

    • Domination

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      "Gameplay encourages shared cooperation and mutual support rather than dominance over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "The 80s retro style, action gameplay, and humorous tone provide a strong escape from real life."

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      "The game’s nostalgic 80s setting, humor, and stylized action provide a strong escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and nostalgia, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with combos, characters, and strategies to improve."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Game embraces over-the-top, exaggerated action and characters inspired by 80s action movies and arcade shooters."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong community and social play through co-op and shared experiences."

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    • Growth

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      "Character progression through leveling and skill upgrades supports learning and development."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement, especially in combat and cooperative play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Co-op play and shared humor foster social bonding and friendly interactions, though not deeply emotional."

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      "Co-op play and shared humor foster closer social bonds among players."

    • Leadership

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      "Players collaborate as equals without clear leadership or authoritative roles."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on collecting items, upgrading abilities, and character growth."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game balances challenge with humor and exploration, providing moments of flow and tension release."

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    • Sensation

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      "Colorful visuals, effects, and soundtrack provide stimulating sensory experience."

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on personal and cooperative play rather than social recognition."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Players must plan character usage, upgrades, and dodging strategies to overcome bosses and stages."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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