Dragon View

Dragon View
North American box art
DeveloperKemco
PublisherKemco
PlatformSuper NES
Release
  • JP: August 26, 1994
  • NA: November 1994
GenreAction role-playing
ModeSingle-player

Dragon View, released in Japan as Super Drakkhen, is a 1994 action role-playing video game developed and published by Kemco for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a follow-up but not a direct sequel to Infogrames' Drakkhen. It uses the same pseudo-3D overworld system for which the series is most famous. Other features of Dragon View are its side-view action role-playing game (RPG) hybrid gameplay (used when exploring more detailed areas such as towns and dungeons), its well translated first-person storyline, and its emphasis on player-driven undirected exploration. In 2019, the game was re-released through emulation for Windows. In 2022, a reproduction SNES cartridge was released by Limited Run Games.

Gameplay

A screenshot of Dragon View's first-person overworld perspective.

The Drakkhen series' most recognizable feature is its custom overworld engine. First used by the original Amiga version of Drakkhen, it was later used in the PC and SNES ports. Gameplay levels use a horizontally scrolling engine like its predecessor.[citation needed]

Reception

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: スーパードラッケン
  2. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review, three critics rated Dragon View 7/10, one 6/10, and another 8/10.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave Dragon View two 4/5 scores for control and fun factor, 3.5/5 for graphics, and 3/5 for sound.
  4. ↑ Nintendo Power rated Dragon View 3.4/5 three times for graphics/sound, challenge, and theme/fun, and a 3/5 for play control.

References

  1. ↑ Hagues, Alana (April 27, 2022). "Limited Run Games Releasing SNES Cartridge For Side-Scrolling RPG 'Dragon View'". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Semrad et al. 1994, p. 38.
  3. ↑ Scary Larry 1994, p. 120.
  4. ↑ Markus 1995, p. 94.
  5. ↑ Nintendo Power 1995, p. 107.
  6. ↑ Dancin' Homer (2001). "Dragon View". RPGFan. Archived from the original on September 13, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Video Games 1995, p. 111.

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