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Amiga
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4.6

Description

Dragon Wars takes place in the magical land of Dilmun, an island of salvation perverted into a world of horror by Namtar (as you might expect - the bad guy).
You start with a party of four in the city of Purgatory, equipped with nothing more than.. well - nothing.
Worst of all your magic users won't help you out, either, because magic has been banned (to correct this unpleasing situation is one of your main objectives).
Other main targets are surviving, getting out of Purgatory and toppling Namtar (maybe getting some decent clothing, one or two shiny swords and the like on your way out).

Gameplay instantly reminds of the Bard's Tale-Series. Step-by-step first person 3D, opponents materialize out of the air. The combat system is turn based.

Unlike its (spiritual?) predecessors the game features a full-blown skill system, auto-mapping and many places to actually use all these abilities.
Reasonable distribution of your skill points is rather critical.


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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Dragon Wars - Bard's Tale Series DOS $67.00  
PS2-WILD WILD RACING Apple II $1.21  
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User Reviews

I finished it twice DOS anton treuenfels (34)
A true classic CRPG I still enjoy playing DOS Late (95)
Ever seen an RPG Legend? Well this one's an RPG God! DOS Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (13163)

The Press Says

Dragon Apple II Dec, 1989 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Power Play Commodore 64 Feb, 1990 81 out of 100 81
Abandonia DOS Apr 21, 2009 4 out of 5 80
Power Play Amiga Jan, 1991 79 out of 100 79
Power Play DOS May, 1990 76 out of 100 76
Svenska Hemdatornytt Amiga Apr, 1990 66.25 out of 100 66
Datormagazin Amiga Feb 14, 1991 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

Well, the bad guy's name read backwards is "Ratman". That alone isn't amusing, but the fact that it took me five years to figure that out is. Or not.


This entry was contributed by JRK (8417), Zzap (43), NGC 5194 (17444), Terok Nor (10544) and Scaryfun (4679)
 

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