Dragon Spirit
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Published by

Namco Limited

Developed by

Namco Limited

Released

Jun, 1987

Platforms

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, NES, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum

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Description

Princess Alicia of the kingdom of Mitgult is kidnapped by the monster Zawell. It's now up to the heroic warrior Amul to transform himself into a blue dragon and go and rescue the princess.

Dragon Spirit is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up which consists of nine stages. Players fly around and destroy everything in their path. Much like in Xevious, action takes place on two planes, both in the sky (where the dragon is flying) and on the ground. The dragon has two different kind of attacks: fire that shoots up the screen, and fire that drops to hit a place on the ground in front of the dragon. Enemies exist both in the air and on the ground, and some can fly up from the ground to the sky.

Players can pick up power-ups, or upgrades, that will help them in their fight. Upgrades can include extra heads on the dragon, health, faster shots, and more. At the end of each stage is a boss that needs to be defeated. Having good upgrades that are not lost from being hit before reaching the bosses will help.

The NES version is unique in that it presents a somewhat altered story and an additional gameplay mode. Technically, it is a sort of sequel, with "A New Legend" being its subtitle. In this version, Zawell is already defeated and King Amul and his now wife Queen Alicia, have two children named Iris (a princess) and Lace (a prince). A new evil named Galda has decided to attack the Earth. Galda also has taken Iris captive and now Lace must go rescue her.

The NES version also adds a new initial stage. If the player survives it, the game continues in a "Blue Dragon" game much like the original arcade game. If the player fails to clear this initial stage in one life, an easy mode called "Gold Dragon" begins, skipping about half the game's stages, giving the player extra hit points, and features a different ending.

Also of note, the TurboGrafx-16 version's seventh and eighth stage are different than the other versions. The underwater and dark themed stages were changed to castle interior themed stages.

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Dragon Spirit Commodore 64 The first boss

Dragon Spirit Arcade At last, my dragon has 2 heads

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Alternate Titles

"ドラゴンスピリット新たなる伝説" -- Famicom Japanese spelling
"Dragon Spirit: The New Legend" -- NES US title
"Dragon Spirit - Aratanaru Densetsu" -- Japanese title
"ドラゴンスピリット" -- Japanese spelling

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Computer and Video Games (CVG)	TurboGrafx-16	Apr, 1989	94 out of 100	94
Video Games	TurboGrafx-16	Mar, 1991	84 out of 100	84
Questicle.net	NES	Nov, 2011	B+	83
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		80
Commodore User	Amiga	Nov, 1989	75 out of 100	75
The Video Game Critic	NES	May 22, 2007	B-	67
The Games Machine (UK)	Amstrad CPC	Nov, 1989	63 out of 100	63
Nintendo Life	Wii	Jul 02, 2007		60
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jul 07, 2007	6 out of 10	60
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Nov, 1989	5.8 out of 12	48