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The King of Dragons (1991)

Capcom

Arcade

3.43 from 111 ratings

204 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 42 backlogged · 20 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h · with extras 1h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

The game has 16 levels, though many are quite short. Much like Capcom's Knights of the Round, King of Dragons features an role-playing video game-like level advancement system. Points scored for killing monsters and picking up gold count towards experience, and the character gains levels at regular intervals. With each level, the character's health bar increases, other attributes such as … Read more
The game has 16 levels, though many are quite short. Much like Capcom's Knights of the Round, King of Dragons features an role-playing video game-like level advancement system. Points scored for killing monsters and picking up gold count towards experience, and the character gains levels at regular intervals. With each level, the character's health bar increases, other attributes such as range improve, and the character also becomes invulnerable for a few seconds. Along the way, different weapon and armor upgrades for each character may also be picked up. King of Dragons features a simple control system that consists of a single attack button, and a jump button. By pressing both buttons, the character unleashes a magical attack that strikes all enemies in screen (its strength varies according to the character used) at the expense of losing energy. The fighter, cleric and dwarf can also use their shield to block certain attacks by tilting the joystick back right before the impact. This is one of the many Capcom games to feature the yashichi power-up item. There are three such power-ups hidden throughout the game, each giving the player an extra continue. Read less

Details

Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Capcom
Genres
Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy

Release dates

  • Aug 05, 1991 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade

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1990's Games by Roach · 140 games · 2

Rating distribution

5 stars
11
4 stars
42
3 stars
44
2 stars
12
1 star
2

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Begbie

Review Begbie 4/5 · May 17, 2018

Dungeons & Dragons & Slaps

King of Dragons is a true classic on the Snes and the best brawler i played so far on the system. The game leads you trough 16 (short) levels full of orks, fishmen, black knights, minotaurs, cyclops and of course dragons. You can choose out of 5 classes elf, dwarf, cleric, warrior and wizard have different stats of stamina, mana …

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King of Dragons is a true classic on the Snes and the best brawler i played so far on the system. The game leads you trough 16 (short) levels full of orks, fishmen, black knights, minotaurs, cyclops and of course dragons. You can choose out of 5 classes elf, dwarf, cleric, warrior and wizard have different stats of stamina, mana and attack, i finished the game with the tanky cleric.

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What i really liked about the game is that you can level up your armor, your weapon and your level singularity. They integrated some rpg elements, though the game felt a little bit more like a classic Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Mentioning Dungeons & Dragons the games biggest negative point is its generic build. The bosses dont even have own names they just called the wraith or the black knight. The Story is very thin (like in every brawler) and the enviroment is beautiful but generic too (the woods, the Dungeons, the mountains).

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The game is too hard for my taste (like most brawlers) but its possible and its not unfair like the final fight series. The Game was released in 1991 so the grafics can be considered as very good look at these:

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I completed the game alone, i think with a friend its even more awesome, give it a try!

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