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Rage of the Dragons (RotD) is a 2D fighting game by Evoga and Playmore. Evoga did the planning, designing and testing, but graphics, sound and program code was done by Noise Factory in Japan. It was first developed as a sequel to the Neo-Geo game Double Dragon
(1995), but due to licensing issues, Rage of the Dragons is not an official Double Dragon game. Instead of featuring Billy and Jimmy Lee, the stars here are Billy and Jimmy Lewis. Abobo became Abubo and Marion became Mariah. The game works more like an alternate version rather than a proper sequel.

Story

Decadent and corrupted, Sunshine City is a no man’s land ruled by the law of the strongest. In this chaotic situation, a group that practices the religious worship to the Black Dragon has become the real government of the city. Its leader, Johann, possessed by the spirit of the Black Dragon, wishes to expand the power of the cult upon the country. His malignant power, however, will not go unrivaled. The siblings Billy and Jimmy, respectively wielding the power of the ancient Blue and Red dragons, seek the defeat of the Black Dragon, not only to bring peace to the city, but also to revenge their martial arts master, killed by Johann several years earlier.

Joining Billy and Jimmy, there is Lynn, a Chinese girl aided by the power of the White Dragon and Pepe, a Mexican lad whose skill comes from the spirit of the Green Dragon, Quetzalcoatl. Other fighters join this motley crew as well, bringing the total of selectable characters to fourteen. Not every one of them has the power of a dragon spirit as a support, but every single warrior is deadly on its own way, as well as having a specific reason to seek the death of Johann.

Gameplay

Rage of the Dragons features tag team gameplay (like Marvel vs. Capcom), which means you will play with two characters, instead of only one. The game features fourteen playable characters: Billy, Jimmy, Lynn and Pepe as well as Oni, Pupa, Sonia, Radel, Alice, Mr. Jones, Annie, Elias, Kang and Cassandra. Plus, you will face two bosses during the game: Abubo and Johann. Each character is assigned an official partner. You can, however, pick any combination of two characters that you wish, you are not forced to take the combination the game suggests. After you select your fighter, a brief tutorial appears, explaining the basic gameplay premises of the game.

During the fights, there is an auxiliary meter located at the bottom of the screen that slowly fills whenever you hit your opponent. When it is full, you can perform special moves, like counter attacks and super moves. These attacks, however, have complicated commands and are sometimes difficult to be done. You also have the ability to switch characters in the middle of the fight. The one you are not currently using has his energy slowly regenerated. Also, there are special combos that make both of your characters attack at the same time, causing heavy damage to the opponent.

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