Weekly Famitsu magazine recently dropped the reveal for Double Dragon Revive, a 3D take on the classic beat ’em up series. It arrives by way of developer Yuke’s, which worked on Rumble Roses, as well as a bunch of WWE games up to 2018’s WWE 2K19, among other titles. Now an official website and Steam page are live for the brawler, which is flexing with all its might for a 2025 launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Publisher Arc System Works delivered the first look at the new entry in the teaser trailer below.
If your first thoughts when a new Double Dragon game is announced go straight to Abobo, don’t worry; he’s here, even if his head isn’t roughly the same size as his torso anymore. Abobo isn’t the only musclebound monstrosity gunning for the Lee brothers. Revive promises that good ol’ Bimmy and Jimmy will get to face off against “a variety of powerful foes from their past.” From the looks of it, the latest entry has retained a sense of humor, so we’ll see how many of those classic enemies end up making a revamped appearance.
Double Dragon Revive is looking to bring new players into the mix with simple controls and a more modern balance, while also being “more than a simple button-masher.” Hey, just try and stop me from mashing buttons!
The announcement mentions that the staff involved have experience working on Arc System Works fighting games, so maybe the combat will go a bit deeper than some other entries. All I need to know is that I can pick up weapons and kick people into refrigerators and dumpsters. More often than not, it’s the simple things that keep us going.
