Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle

 Switch
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Mar 24, 2020
    70
    There is a lot to love about Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun: Retro Brawler Bundle, whether it be the silly expression on a player’s face after getting the wind knocked out of them with a soccer ball or launching a panel from a broken hurdle at a rival during a foot race in Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day! There’s just something special about the oddities of what’s included that can often seem dated, yet somewhat ahead of their time as the barriers of logic get kicked towards an insane level of absurdity.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Feb 21, 2020
    70
    Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle is a great piece of video game history for beat-em-up enthusiasts the world over. The once niche and Japanese-exclusive library of Kunio-kun games are playable in English for the first time, and while some of them haven't aged well enough to warrant extended play sessions, the in-game achievement system and Online Play add oodles of replayability to otherwise minorly novel Famicom classics. The lack of a gallery mode and alternate console editions of each game keeps the collection from being perfect though.
  3. Cubed3
    Apr 13, 2020
    60
    For the quality included in Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle, it feels as if Arc System Works isn't onto a winner here. In fact, when giving it a little thought, it's hard to understand why this collection is needed at all. Any Switcher with access to the Nintendo Online service already has access to some of the best titles available here. Double Dragon and Double Dragon II, as well as River City Ransom[/], and [i]Volleyball are available for the small yearly subscription, and are probably the best titles on offer. It's a major barrier to warrant a purchase, and the question will always rear its ugly head: why buy the gaming cow when you are getting the milk for free? One for the fans, and diehard retro collectors only…
  5. GameSpew
    Feb 20, 2020
    50
    It feels like a pointless endeavour to stick a score on something like this, really. Thanks to recent titles such as River City Girls and timeless classics such as Streets of Rage 2, I’ve found playing most of the titles in Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun: Retro Brawler Bundle to be painful, at best. To me, they’re now nothing more than curios; relics of the past that are good to be remembered but not to be played. But you might feel differently. It’s a costly gamble to find out.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. gddurruti
    Feb 27, 2020
    10
    La mejor colección de juegos de video del NES, tiene la trilogía de doble dragón, y toda la colección de kunio Kun la cual es muy divertida,La mejor colección de juegos de video del NES, tiene la trilogía de doble dragón, y toda la colección de kunio Kun la cual es muy divertida, desde los juegos de fútbol, hockey, olimpiadas escolares, batallas campales. Es una colección que no te debes de perder... Si lo tuyo es la diversión, el reto, las aventuras gráficas definitivamente este set de juegos son para ti… Full Review »
  2. Tiamat_Swec
    Feb 21, 2020
    8
    There is not much more to say the collection is affordable for 18 games (about SEK 21 per game). However, playing with different controls canThere is not much more to say the collection is affordable for 18 games (about SEK 21 per game). However, playing with different controls can be a bit tricky. Online games were not available because the game was not live. Even at the time of writing, you can't find "room" to play online. The game gets a strong 8 out of 10 as we love old 8-bit games.… Full Review »
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