One of the most legendary series in the world of beat em’ ups is experiencing something of a resurgence. In 2023 we will receive the funny one Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of The Dragons and it was recently announced that Billy and Jimmy Lee will appear as DLC in River City Girls 2
We learned about this thanks to the announcement made in the Japanese magazine Famitsu. RPG Site writer HD_Kirin shared through his Twitter account an image of the scanned page with the news.
This new game, tentatively called Double Dragon Reviveis being developed by Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, Dragon Ball FighterZ). The article emphasizes that they are trying to retain the charm of the original Arcade games, but adding modern controls, graphics and elements.
In addition to Billy and Jimmy Lee, we’ll be able to control the traditional villain Abobo and a new character who is described as a “vagabond.” Characters named Leah and Rover are also mentioned.
There is still no definitive release date for Double Dragon Revivebut the Famitsu article mentions that Ark System Works plans to release this new game in 2025. It will be released for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S and to PC.
