I will start by saying that I am completely biased toward this game. I loved this game growing up, and I love seeing it again on the 360. When it first came out, I was about nine years old, and I remember thinking that it was one of the coolest games ever. I have to give it a high score for personal nostalgic reasons. Looking at it objectively, I think that it is also great. It has cool characters, nice environements, and a very good soundtrack. It also added a lot to the beat em' genre when it came out. Characters have a variety of effective moves. Anyone who liked this years ago is sure to love the remastered version.
The Good: Five dollars is a bargain - Graphics smoothing is a great option and actually improves how the game looks - Surprisingly deep attack system for one button - Online modes are fun and mostly lag-free - Being able... Read Full Review
A lot of classic beat-'em-ups just don't hold up that well anymore. Double Dragon, for instance, was released on Xbox Live earlier this year, and while that game is legendary, today it just seems too simple and too short... Read Full Review