Double Dragon 3: The Sacred Stones
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones uses global stages, switchable fighters, and demanding brawling in a search for sacred stones. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.7 / 10
About this game
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones uses global stages, switchable fighters, and demanding brawling in a search for sacred stones. Fighter switching and world stages add variety, while co-op and moves preserve the series. Lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive, and enemies repeat and pacing varies. This assessment covers the catalogued Wii U release. This description covers the original wii-u release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Double Dragon is a martial-arts action series built around street brawls and the brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee. Punch, kick and turn dropped weapons against the gangs blocking your path, with many entries letting a second player join the fight.
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Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones uses global stages, switchable fighters, and demanding brawling in a search for sacred stones.
Fighter switching and world stages add variety, while co-op and moves preserve the series. Lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive, and enemies repeat and pacing varies. This assessment covers the catalogued Wii U release. Overall, its main strengths are Fighter switching and world stages add variety; Co-op and moves preserve the series. Its material limitations are Lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive; Enemies repeat and pacing varies. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Fighter switching and world stages add variety
- Co-op and moves preserve the series
Weaknesses
- Lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive
- Enemies repeat and pacing varies
Who it is for: Players who value fighter switching and world stages add variety and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive and enemies repeat and pacing varies.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Co-op and moves preserve the series; Enemies repeat and pacing varies. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Fighter switching and world stages add variety; Lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Co-op and moves preserve the series; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original wii-u release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Lives, difficulty, and collision are excessive. | Reviewed | 6.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Technos
- Publisher
- Acclaim
- Release date
- 1991
- Platforms
- Wii U
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- 2D GraphicsLocal Co-opRetro StyleSide-scrollingHigh DifficultyMelee CombatMartial ArtsLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Wii UWorldwide1991
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