3 Star Title down to 2 – Double Dragon Trilogy Review

DotEmu has done a mostly clean job getting one of THE most fun games from the past into the wonderful world of iOS. The look is great, and you feel like it's 25 years ago re-living these classics on the iPhone/iPod/iPad. Graphically there's nothing I can tell that is off or nothing that glitches here. Well done! The sound- very clear, and a bonus- not only the 8-bit Classic, but a modernized version of the soundtrack too! Sweet! The gameplay- OK here's where the game takes a hit: but...not in Single Player! I'll admit, my 30 year old fingers may not tap the screen well enough to be as good as I used to be, but maybe that's why they included MFi support for controllers. I have yet to test that but another clap for DotEmu to that. The gameplay seems little more "speedy" than I remember as well but again I'm not sure if that is my perception. Here's the rub: CO-OP Multiplayer! When a friend & I recently were pumped to try this: it was UNPLAYABLE! Choppy, unsynchronized play not to mention you barely can locate the other player to even start the game! This comes down to a testing issue. I'm not convinced they have thoroughly tested this portion of the game. We both have iPhone 6's running the latest iOS. Yes, even the latest iOS 9. This shouldn't be! Further, they were quite kind when I emailed them for support of this issue, but they only offered more credit for their games library, not a promise of resolution for this game. What a shame. I hope they pour into this. I'm not mad at paying, because the game works for the most part- but your disappointment is doubled when you get a pal to play only to NOT be able to. 2 stars for not fixing any of the issues I reviewed in the last version.
Review by AdamAppleTech on Double Dragon Trilogy.