Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Technos Japan Corp.
Publishers(s): Taito America Corporation
ReleaseDate: 1987-07-01
Players: 2
Co-op: Yes
Double Dragon is a 1987 arcade side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed by Technos Japan and released by Taito America in the USA on July 1, 1987. Double Dragon is the first game in the Double Dragon series. Double Dragon is the story of Billy and Jimmy Lee, twin brothers trained in the fighting style of Sou-Setsu-Ken. Together, they manage a small martial arts training school, teaching their students in self-defense. One day, Billy's girlfriend, Marian, is kidnapped off the street by the "Black Warriors", a savage street gang led by a man named Willy. The Black Warriors demand the Lee brothers disclose their martial arts secrets in exchange for Marian's freedom. The Lee brothers set out on a rescue mission to crush the Black Warriors and save Marian.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Fighting