When comparing Double Dragon Trilogy vs Mark of the Ninja, the Slant community recommends Mark of the Ninja for most people. In the question“What are the best 2D games on Steam?” Mark of the Ninja is ranked 15th while Double Dragon Trilogy is ranked 44th. The most important reason people chose Mark of the Ninja is:
The art was done by the same team that did the Shank series, which is known for great art. It is clean, yet well illustrated, and it shows a lot of polish.
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Pros
Pro Casual story mode
There are two modes in the game, arcade mode and story mode. While arcade mode is a bit hardcore due to limited continues, story mode allows the player to play any cleared level casually in order to improve or just play their favorite stages.
Pro Great art
The art was done by the same team that did the Shank series, which is known for great art. It is clean, yet well illustrated, and it shows a lot of polish.
Pro Lets you choose your own gameplay style
Whether you want to stealthily evade everyone, silently kill everything, or stab everyone in the face, you can play how you want. The game doesn't tell you how it should be played; the choice is up to you.
Pro Pure stealth gameplay
Mark of the Ninja requires stealth throughout the whole game, getting spotted will get the player killed pretty much instantly.
Cons
Con Slight changes to the originals make the game worse
There are slight UI changes to the game as well as score changes that any fan of the series is going to notice, sadly they are not for the better.
Con Some parts can be really slow and it can take a few deaths to figure out how some things work, yet it's most straightforward
Con Puzzle stages mid-game feel out of place
About midway through the game, users will run into puzzle-platforming sections. These feel as if they were added to add longevity to the game and seem out of place compared to the rest of the game.