A genre that had its moment of glory more than 3 decades ago was the beat ’em up thanks to some brilliant exponents. Old school players remember Double Dragona franchise that has remained current until today and will soon have a new installment with an unexpected studio.
Arc System Works announces new release of Double Dragon
According to various reports, Arc System Works, the studio responsible for the successful fighting game IP Guilty Gear and also of Dragon Ball FighterZis developing a new installment of the legendary franchise Double DragonThe announcement was made in the recent edition of the Japanese magazine Famitsuwhere the studio confirmed that they are working on the franchise to give it a modern touch without breaking the relationship with its roots, after all it is currently a niche IP.
Regarding this, Arc System Works notes: “The new game faithfully reproduces the excitement of old-school side-scrolling action titles, with updated controls and difficulty settings for the modern era, and utilizes Arc System Works’ fighting game development experience. Jimmy Lee, Billy Lee, Roper, Abobo and more will appear in elegant 3D.”
Subsequently, X user “HDKirin” site editor RPG Site shared screenshots of the development process of the new Double Dragon in the hands of Arc System Works. In them, the new character designs can be seen and even some images of the title in action. On the other hand, the Japanese studio revealed that This new installment will arrive until 2025 and its launch is planned on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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