<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1994	O
film	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
(	O
in	O
AES	O
and	O
MVS	O
formats	O
)	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
the	O
latter	O
ported	O
by	O
Urban	O
Plant	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
last	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
game	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
game	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
aspects	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
lack	O
of	O
specific	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
buttons	O
like	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shuko	O
is	O
hosting	O
a	O
martial	O
arts	O
tournament	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
recruit	O
new	O
members	O
into	O
his	O
organization	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
lure	O
the	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
in	O
bringing	O
him	O
one	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
medallion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoever	O
possesses	O
both	O
halves	O
of	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
medallion	O
will	O
acquire	O
unlimited	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
film	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
depicted	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
anime-like	O
style	O
and	O
only	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
twelve	O
fighters	O
are	O
actually	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
;	O
Burnov	O
and	O
Duke	O
are	O
from	O
previous	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
are	O
new	O
characters	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
3,851	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
although	O
Andreas	O
Knauf	O
of	O
German	O
magazine	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
regarded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Falls	I-Application
on	O
Super	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
interactive	O
stages	O
,	O
adequate	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
controls	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
announcer	O
's	O
voice	O
and	O
low	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Knight	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
solid	O
fighting	O
game	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
dubious	O
honor	O
of	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
movie.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
charge	O
meter	O
and	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
remarkably	O
subdued	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Normally	O
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
would	O
just	O
be	O
average	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
silly	O
aspects	O
(	O
the	O
announcer	O
)	O
and	O
goofy	O
fighters	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
very	O
standard	O
moves	O
)	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
AES	O
version	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
template	O
from	O
which	O
this	O
one	O
came	O
should	O
certainly	O
be	O
retired	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	I-Application
another	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
line	O
of	O
mediocre	O
fighters	O
for	O
all	O
those	O
fighter	O
junkies	O
who	O
somehow	O
have	O
made	O
room	O
in	O
their	O
heads	O
for	O
50	O
different	O
sets	O
of	O
super	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
Javier	O
S	O
.	O
Fernández	O
of	O
Última	O
Generación	O
criticizing	O
its	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
Victor	O
Lucas	O
commended	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
stage	O
design	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
how	O
old	O
fashioned	O
the	O
title	O
might	O
suggest	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
is	O
really	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
modern	O
video	O
game	O
fighting	O
fan	O
's	O
attention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
originality	O
,	O
had	O
poorly	O
defined	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
suffered	O
from	O
subpar	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superjuegoss	O
Bruno	O
Sol	O
gave	O
very	O
high	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
Tetsuo	O
Hara-esque	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
playability	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
After	O
some	O
really	O
regrettable	O
episodes	O
like	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Billy	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
are	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
track.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
