<s>
is	O
a	O
2003	B-Application
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat-em-up	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1987	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
sequels	O
and	O
home	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
via	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
techniques	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
are	O
featured	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
new	O
ones	O
based	O
on	O
later	O
arcade	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Uppercut	O
and	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Knee	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-ups	I-Application
by	O
Technos	O
such	O
as	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
(	O
like	O
the	O
sit-on-punch	O
and	O
the	O
jump	O
stomp	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
Chinatown	O
stage	O
,	O
a	O
fight	O
atop	O
a	O
moving	O
truck	O
(	O
both	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
cavern	O
stage	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fortress	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
arcade	O
games	O
are	O
featured	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
ones	O
introduced	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Twin	O
Tigers	O
Hong	O
and	O
Huang	O
,	O
Kikucho	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Five	O
Emperors	O
led	O
by	O
Raymond	O
(	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
rival	O
martial	O
artists	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
II	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Technōs	O
employee	O
Muneki	O
Ebinuma	O
designed	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
having	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
Super	B-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
for	O
Neo	O
Geo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ebinuma	O
conceived	O
Advance	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
while	O
making	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
perceived	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Advance	O
largely	O
mirror	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
combined	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
released	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
few	O
slight	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Thanks	O
on	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
now	O
mentions	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Yoshihisa	O
Kishimoto	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
criticisms	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Leeper	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
,	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
still	O
no	O
30-hour	O
marathon	O
,	O
but	O
Atlus	O
has	O
added	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
to	O
an	O
already-excellent	O
beat	B-Application
‘	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
