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| Developer(s) | Namco[1] |
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| Platform(s) | Family Computer |
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| Genre(s) | Action[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (ドラゴンスピリット 新たなる伝説 Dragon Spirit: Aratanaru Densetsu)[3] is a Family Computer video game that was released to both North America and Japan.
This game is a completely family-friendly vertical shooter that is based on 1942, 1943, and Tiger Heli.[4] The player controls a dragon who must use fireballs to destroy bigger dragons. Video game critics have given this game mixed reviews from very positive to very negative.[5]
There are two different kinds of game: the golden dragon game (easy difficulty level) or the blue dragon game (hard difficulty level).[6]
Peace has roamed the kingdom of Olympis for years, thanks to King Amru's heroic battle against the demon Zawel.[6] After Amru had married his lovely wife Aricia, they were blessed with the birth of their children, Princess Iris and Prince Lace.[6] But little did they know that the evil Galda was building an army of evil and used his black magic to resurrect Zawel from the dead.[6] Galda has decided to attack the Earth and the player must stop him.[5] Taking a sword that belongs to the player's father, he must rescue his sister Iris.[5]
While the player has 360° control within the screen on display, players have to avoid hitting enemies on-screen as it would damage (and ultimately kill) the main character.[7] Players have two kinds of attacks; shoot directly in the air with fire or bomb the ground with mysterious dragon bombs.[7] The main character sprite is large; meaning that the player is easy to destroy.[7] There are nine worlds in the game - ranging from the Paleozoic era to a parallel universe known only as the Evil Place where the final boss awaits the player in his lair.[7]