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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (Switch): all the updates (latest: Patch 2)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons on Nintendo Switch (originally released on July 27th 2023 in North America, Europe, and Japan).

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons – Ver. ??? (Patch 2)

  • Release date: September 21st 2023 (North America) / September 22nd 2023 (Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
Movement Break Changes
  • Light brake/land no longer limits player’s movement.
  • Heavy brake/land duration are shortened.
Invulnerability Changes
  • Player characters are invulnerable when performing throw and slam.
  • Player characters are invulnerable when knocked, unless they bounce off the wall.
  • All grapple special moves are invulnerable if the player grabs the target successfully.
  • Jimmy’s SP3 is invulnerable for a few frames on startup.
  • Uncle Matin’s SP3 is invulnerable for a few frames on startup.
  • Chin Tai Mei’s SP3 is invulnerable for a few frames on startup.
  • Linda’s SP1 is invulnerable for a few frames on startup.
  • Duke’s SP3 is invulnerable for a few frames on startup.
Command Run Changes
  • Billy, Jimmy, Chin Tai Mei and Linda will perform a dodge roll when initiate running
  • When performing a dodge roll, they are invulnerable and can pick up items and weapons except dynamite.
  • Uncle Matin, Burnov and Willy pushes the target when initiate running
  • Duke teleport and becomes invulnerable when initiate running
  • Abobo have armor property when running
  • Anubis will disappear and becomes invulnerable after running for a while
Miscellaneous Gameplay Changes
  • Projectile and thrown weapons Z-Axis hitbox size has been reduced.
  • Frequency of enemies attacking from out of screen has been reduced.
  • Certain special moves for some characters have had minor buffs.
  • Breakable object can also be broken with 2 stunlock hits.
  • Since players were buffed with more invulnerability, the overall difficulty has increased (especially in earlier missions).
  • HP recovered from hotdog has been reduced to 15.
  • HP recovery from burger has been reduced to 40.
Miscellaneous Quality of Life Changes
  • Mission Select’s gang evolution cutscene can now be skipped.
  • Gameplay tips have been added to Now Loading scenes.
  • Through the option menu, players can choose to make defeated enemies disappear over time.
  • Through the option menu, players can enable/disable screenshake.
  • Through the option menu, players can enable/disable double tap forward to run.
  • Through the option menu, players can enable/disable controller vibration.
  • Through the option menu, players can enable/disable each HUD and floating HUD element.
  • Additional notes: none.
  • Source: Modus Games (Twitter)

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons – Ver. ???

  • Release date: August 24th 2023 (North America) / August 25th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • You can turn on/off Crowd Control notification in the option menu.
  • When you respawn, all enemies on screen will be knocked down to provide you a safe entry. –
  • Fixed and reduced softlock
  • Fixed leaderboard data error
  • Improved loading efficiency by 20 to 40% (Nintendo Switch)
  • Additional notes: none.
  • Source: Modus Games (Twitter)

How to download updates for Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, you have three options:

  • let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

  • try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

  • select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.

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