Welcome to VC Weekly, N-Europe’s guide to the wonderful world of Nintendo’s download service. Written by Sam C Gittins

Not a bad update if you like classic scrappers, even better if you like them portable. Anyway enough from me and on with the game!
 
Available for download this week we have...     

Double Dragon

 
Price: GB £4.49, EU €4.99
Publisher: Aksys Games
Developer: Technos Japan Corp
Released: 1988
System: NES

Fighting games on the NES don't get much better than this classic, ok so brush the predictable plot aside which revolves around  a good guy who's girl gets kidnapped by some bad guys and now he must go and rescue her; as thats not what you're here for, plots like this only serve as an excuse for the true nature of the game which is to take to the street and use your hands and feet against thugs who you must beat, simple really.

Your adventure will take you through buildings, across streets, and even to such exotic locations such as Jungles and Temples as you take on the role of Jimmy Lee and must use your martial arts skills and a variety of weapons such as baseball bats, knives and whips to eradicate your enemies.

Certain objects can be interacted with such as barrels and boxes which can be picked up and used as player-to-person projectiles adding a nice bit of variety into the standard fighting fray. At the end of each level you will face a beefed up boss character which gradually get more difficult as the game progresses, overall though the difficulty level isn't too bad.

Other than that the visuals, animation and audio all hold up very nicely for the hardware they were ported to, it might not be quite as good as the arcade version but it's damned close enough. The main game can be completed relatively quickly but there is always the addition of a VS cpu or  player mode which adds a bit more longevity, essentially though it's just a really nice game to play every now and then.

Verdict : A fun fighter with a fantastic formula.

That's it for another installment of VC Weekly which will return again soon. So until then, enjoy the rest of the week and Game On!