History VideoGame / DoubleDragonIV

''Double Dragon IV'' is the long-awaited fourth ([[SequelNumberSnarl numbered]]) installment of the ''Franchise/DoubleDragon'' franchise, released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, PC (via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] in 2017. It was developed by Creator/ArcSystemWorks following their acquisition of all the former Technos Japan's franchises. The game was developed by a small team of five people, including director Yoshihisa Kishimoto, character designer Koji Ogata, and composer Kazunaka Yamane, all veterans from the original series.

The game features the [[{{Retraux}} graphical style]] of the NES trilogy ([[AdaptationDisplacement rather than the original arcade games]]), particularly drawing heavily from ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonII'' (which also serves as its direct follow-up). This time Billy and Jimmy Lee must face against a new gang called the [[ShoutOutThemeNaming Renegades]], who have joined forces with the remnants of the Black Warriors, as the Lees are ambushed during a business trip to expand their dojo to the west coast of the U.S. Behind the Renegades are the mysterious Okada sisters, who wish to lure the Lee brothers to a showdown in Japan.

* {{Retraux}}: The game reuses graphical assets from the NES trilogy, with all the returning characters comic back primarily from ''Double Dragon II'', although the backgrounds are bit more detailed than what the NES could typically handled. The soundtrack can also be played in either sampled or chiptune instruments.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: The ''Double Dragon'' theme kicks in when you fight Casey and Shannon.

''Double Dragon IV'' is the long-awaited fourth ([[SequelNumberSnarl numbered]]) installment of the ''Franchise/DoubleDragon'' franchise, released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, PC (via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}), UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and [[IOSGames iOS]] in 2017. It was developed by Creator/ArcSystemWorks following their acquisition of all the former Technos Japan's franchises. The game was developed by a small team of five people, including director Yoshihisa Kishimoto, character designer Koji Ogata, and composer Kazunaka Yamane, all veterans from the original series.

* NostalgiaLevel: The second half of the game, where the setting moves from the U.S. to Japan, feature many levels inspired by the VideoGame/KunioKun series ranging from a maze-like castle similar to the NES version of ''Renegade'' to an underground dungeon inside a mansion similar to a later segment in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka''.