Review: 99Vidas (PS4) | Push Square
Ken Talbot: "The scrolling beat-'em-up is one of those beloved genres that indie devs are always trying to bring back to the fold, but they never quite succeed. Maybe it’s the inherent level of old school challenge or the left-to-right simplicity that fails to catch on. Perhaps the strongest example of this attempted resurgence in recent years is the criminally underrated Double Dragon: Neon, a garish and funny throwback with modern sensibilities. It’s a shame, then, that the PlayStation 4 has up until now only really had the abysmal Double Dragon IV to wave that particular genre flag. 99Vidas – named after a podcast collective that formed studio Qubyte Interactive via Kickstarter – makes an admirable attempt at rekindling the memory of those games on PlayStation."
