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Dragon Breed

December 31, 1989(36 years ago)·Full Release
Dragon Breed
8.0
5 user ratings
8.0
5 critic ratings
VOTES
5
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: C64, Amiga, ACPC, ZXS, Arcade, Atari-ST

Screenshots

ActionScience fictionSingle playerSide view

Summary

The protagonist is a human who rides a massive, green, airborne Chinese-style dragon. This dragon is nearly impervious, able to deflect most enemy attacks and inflict damage on foes upon contact. The human, however, is vulnerable but equipped with a crossbow that fires forward. The dragon's body is agile and reacts to the player's movements, allowing the dragon to serve as both a moving shield and a whip-like weapon. You can wrap the tail around a cluster of enemies to eliminate them. The tail of the yellow or blue dragon can also coil around the player, granting near-total invulnerability for a short duration. The dragon can also launch fireballs. Holding the fire button allows the dragon to charge a fiery blast in its mouth; the longer the button is pressed, the stronger the fireball becomes. There are four levels of fireball intensity, with the most powerful resembling a dragon's head. The game also features platforming elements, as the human can dismount and move on horizontal surfaces. Power-ups can be obtained by shooting small green dragons that appear at various points in the levels or by collecting them on foot from the ground. There are four types of power-ups, each granting the dragon a unique weapon. Collecting multiple power-ups of the same color enhances the corresponding weapon's strength. The dragon's color changes depending on the power-up collected. Red allows the dragon to exhale a continuous flame, which grows longer with more power-ups. Yellow enables the dragon to fire crescent-shaped projectiles in all directions. White allows the dragon to summon up to four homing mini-dragons that target enemies. Blue grants the ability to fire downward electric bolts from beneath the dragon's body.

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