RAGE OF THE DRAGONS: FIRST U.S. PICS

I'll be honest. When I first heard months ago that Evoga/SNK was making a sequel to Double Dragon, I first thought..."why?" I mean, if SNK wants to dig itself out of a hole, why pick a sequel to such a terrible first installment?

Well, all I can say is, Evoga/SNK did their R & D, worked hard at programming and developed a game that I would say is one of my top ten best Neo games.

Here it is folks, ROTD:

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd1.jpg" target="_blank">Character Select Screen</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd2.jpg" target="_blank">ROTD Rocks!!</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd3.jpg" target="_blank">This game is da bomb!!</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd4.jpg" target="_blank">"Did I mention, silky smooth graphics?"</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd5.jpg" target="_blank">"Tight controls, great gameplay."</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd6.jpg" target="_blank">Combo Heaven? Oh yeah!!</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd7.jpg" target="_blank">Awesome Backgrounds? Yeah, that too!!</a>

<a href="http://waynetam.com/vinh/rotd8.jpg" target="_blank">I can't get enough of this game.</a>

If there's any genre that I love most, it's fighting games. I've grown up on beat 'em ups such as Karate Champ, SF, SFII, Fatal Fury, KOF...you get the point. Many has fallen by the waistside in terms of overall scores.

All I can say about this game is...I LOVE IT!! Everyone has their own opinion, but here is my breakdown:

-Graphics, what we see first, are top notch.
-Framerate, is this game smooth, uh, yeah, heck yeah.
-Gameplay, ah, the most important feature to me and yeah, it had tight controls, superb combos and a refreshing cast of characters. It's not about quantity, but quality.
-Tag mode, a la Capcom's vs. series makes it refreshing. SNK never really had a "true" tag mode and this game adds that extra feature to give it more gameplay.

Verdict: Evoga/SNK did an excellent job and it shows. I've heard a few bad reports from Japan about this game, but they were probably pure Capcom fans (which isn't a bad thing, but biased). I buying this puppy and IMO, it ROCKS!!!

I wish I could give a full review, but since it was a proto, I couldn't take it home.

Coming soon to arcades across the U.S. in June. This game shows that the Neo LIVES!!!!!!!!!!

Me likey! <img src="graemlins/drool.gif" border="0" alt="[Drool]" />

Seriously, this looks really nice.

...Looks very good!

...Billy? can anyone say Rock

Yeah, I have to say this is one I am really looking forward to. This and SNK vs Capcom... Actually, I never got excited about a new KOF... KOF is great, but I never was that into the game, so 2000, 2001 and 2002 never really got me to excited. ROTD, however, looks like it is going to be a blast! Looks like I will have a new Neo fighter this fall to play (come on price drop!). Thanks for the picts,

-Nick

WOW - looks pretty good ! <img src="graemlins/drool2.gif" border="0" alt="[Drool 2]" />

A must have! Definately!

I am so exited about it. Look! The char-select screen is managed like the one in the previous game!

good pics

I will be buying mvs and home version.

US home version from the neo store,naturally.

Rage of the dragon,"now coming on neo geo".

Wow! Thanks Trieu! The game looks very very nice from those still shots. I can't wait to play it.

Looks good... this is the first really good press I've heard about the game, it was almost off of the radar until now. But come to think of it, most of the bad reports on MMCafe mentioned the state of the cabs used for the beta test...

i love 2d games! <img src="graemlins/tickled.gif" border="0" alt="[Tickled]" />
definitly my next aes-release-buy!

Looks great, I can't wait to get it.

this game looks really great... a must have <img src="graemlins/loco.gif" border="0" alt="[Loco]" /> <img src="graemlins/loco.gif" border="0" alt="[Loco]" /> <img src="graemlins/loco.gif" border="0" alt="[Loco]" />

I approve! I can't wait to get my hands on it!
*starts humming Double Dragon theme*

Thanks Treiu!

I think that I might buy this one w/in the first year of it's release (I have never done that) If i'm not broke!

BTW Where is that Noise Factory Bar? I might go there some time to get a drink!

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I made my decision to get this on release as soon as I heard of it being made, months ago. So, Trieu - is this game testing in your area?

My veins are boiling with excitement !

What it the AES release date ?

Where am I gonna get the money to buy it ?

When should I get a second mortgage on my home ?

It seems really nice...

Looks pretty darn RAD to me! Will look forward to it!

I liked the first game.

You the man Vinh. thanks for the heads up.
honestly, I didn't hate the first bouble dragon all that much. since this game was anounced I have had very high hopes. I am hoping for A home cart. looks like slug 4 has some competition in terms of my next home cart purchase.

This game makes Neo DD look like an Atari game...

Still looks like they totally cloned Mark of the Wolves though, but that doesn't mean the game can't be good.

sweet sweet looking sweet!

Shway!!!!! <img src="graemlins/tickled.gif" border="0" alt="[Tickled]" /> <img src="graemlins/loco.gif" border="0" alt="[Loco]" /> <img src="graemlins/drool.gif" border="0" alt="[Drool]" />