Dragon Knight (video game)
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| Developer(s) |
ELF Corporation NEC Avenue (PC Engine) |
| Publisher(s) | ELF Corporation (PC88, PC98, X68k, MSX) NEC Avenue (PC Engine) |
| Designer(s) | Masato Hiruta |
| Series | Dragon Knight |
| Platform(s) | MSX, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) |
| Release | 1989-11-01 (PC88, PC98, X68k, MSX) 1995-03-31 (PCE) |
| Genre(s) | Eroge, role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dragon Knight (ドラゴンナイト) is a fantasy-themed eroge role-playing video game and the original entry in the Dragon Knight franchise that was originally developed and published by ELF Corporation in 1989. Its remake was created by NEC Avenue in 1995. Both versions were released only in Japan. The game was followed by Dragon Knight II in 1990.
Gameplay-wise, Dragon Knight is a dungeon crawler typical for its era (similar to that of early Wizardry games). The exploration and combat are shown from the first-person perspective using a 2D engine, combat in the game is turn-based and enemies are encountered randomly (a similar system was also used in the first sequel). With each new floor, the mazes becomes more sophisticated (there is, however, a helpful mini-map with grid coordinates), and enemies are getting stronger. The fights in the first game are difficult and unbalanced. The protagonist can attack, defend, and use spells and items to fight monsters (up to three at once).
In the kingdom of Strawberry Fields (ストロベリーフィールズ), a place inhabited only by women, the Goddess' Tower has protected the land and its people for generations. Then one day, the evil Dragon Knights led by the demon Gazelbaan (ゲイゼルバーン) descended upon the tower, and the people of Strawberry Fields suddenly find themselves threatened by his army of monsters, who have turned the goddess Aquarina (アクァーリナー) to stone and captured the warrior women, demanding the six gems that are a source of magical power of the goddess to be delivered to them or else they would kill their hostages. Answering the plea for help from Queen Luna (ルナ) (voiced by Noriko Hidaka), the young warrior and traveler Yamato Takeru (ヤマト・タケル) (voiced by Akira Kamiya) takes them on. Luna's mother is voiced by Rei Sakuma. On each floor of the Tower there are captured females for Takeru to rescue.
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