<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Falls	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Leland	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Telegames	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
American-produced	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
credited	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
of	O
licensing	O
the	O
IP	O
to	O
the	O
publisher	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Falls	I-Application
is	O
a	O
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1991	O
arcade-hit	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technōs	O
would	O
eventually	O
produce	O
their	O
own	O
fighting	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1994	O
live-action	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
film	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Falls	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
unexceptional	O
but	O
respectable	O
clone	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
gave	O
positive	O
comments	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
sprite	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
did	O
not	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
versions	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
needlessly	O
difficult	O
controls	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Falls	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
8-way	O
directional	O
pad/stick	O
and	O
6-button	O
layout	O
common	O
to	O
most	O
fighting	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
including	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
weak	O
,	O
medium	O
and	O
strong	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
supports	O
the	O
standard	O
3-button	O
controller	O
(	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
start	O
button	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
6-button	O
controller	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
3-button	O
controller	O
for	O
punches	O
and	O
the	O
3	O
,	O
6	O
and	O
9	O
keypad	O
buttons	O
for	O
kicks	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
Falls	O
has	O
a	O
character	O
roster	O
of	O
twelve	O
fighters	O
—	O
ten	O
immediately	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
the	O
two	O
"	O
Double	B-Application
Dragons	I-Application
"	O
and	O
eight	O
Shadow	O
Warriors	O
)	O
and	O
two	O
end	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
that	O
aired	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominique	O
and	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Master	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
via	O
a	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Blade	O
,	O
Trigger	O
Happy	O
,	O
and	O
Icepick	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
while	O
Dominique	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
default	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
his	O
brother	O
Jimmy	O
,	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
fight	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
betrayed	O
by	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Warriors	O
,	O
he	O
joins	O
with	O
Billy	O
as	O
a	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
port	O
was	O
showcased	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
the	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Telegames	O
 '	O
CDG	O
division	O
by	O
Ed	O
Salvo	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Apollo	O
's	O
Spacechase	O
and	O
Wizard	O
Video	O
Games	O
 '	O
The	B-Application
Texas	I-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
Massacre	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
Janet	O
Salvo	O
and	O
former	O
VSS	O
employee	O
David	O
Mahaffey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Falls	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
only	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sansao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
generally	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
unoriginal	O
but	O
competent	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
clone	O
with	O
good	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
unanimously	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
previous	O
fighting	O
games	O
(	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Bruce	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
Story	I-Application
)	O
but	O
substandard	O
in	O
absolute	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
chief	O
criticisms	O
were	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
as	O
the	O
by-then	O
outdated	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
far	O
worse	O
controls	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
controller	O
's	O
number	O
pad	O
making	O
it	O
almost	O
impossible	O
to	O
execute	O
special	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro'''s	O
reviewer	O
expressed	O
little	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
but	O
still	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
"	O
headache-inducing	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
unacceptable	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
graphically	O
average	O
even	O
on	O
16-bit	B-Application
systems	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
64-bit	O
system	O
with	O
no	O
enhancements	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
background	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
better	O
than	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
