Dragon's Curse
is a cute cartoony action adventure game released in 1990 for the TurboGrafx-16
It's quite a unique game for it's time due to the features and it's one of my favourite Retro Games.
You begin the game at the end of the previous Wonder Boy game (Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair)
with the best equipment you can get, you head towards the final boss' lair and defeat him,
then a flame appears from his body and curses you, transforming you into a Lizard-Man.
The story of the game is to travel the land, destroy the evil dragons and regain your human form.
As you destroy each dragon he curses you into a new form, each having their own abilities,
later on in the game you can resume old forms to solve later puzzles.
The first thing you'll notice about the game is it's bright, cheery, cartoony graphics and it's similar upbeat music, it's stuff like this in a game that I like and it was the reason I went for this game in the first place.
It's quite a unique game for it's time due to the features and it's one of my favourite Retro Games.
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| You'll be exploring Deserts and all-sorts |
You begin the game at the end of the previous Wonder Boy game (Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair)
with the best equipment you can get, you head towards the final boss' lair and defeat him,
then a flame appears from his body and curses you, transforming you into a Lizard-Man.
The story of the game is to travel the land, destroy the evil dragons and regain your human form.
As you destroy each dragon he curses you into a new form, each having their own abilities,
later on in the game you can resume old forms to solve later puzzles.
The first thing you'll notice about the game is it's bright, cheery, cartoony graphics and it's similar upbeat music, it's stuff like this in a game that I like and it was the reason I went for this game in the first place.
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| All the forms you take in Dragon's Curse It's quite a simple Side-scrolling Action game on the surface but has some cool RPG elements beneath all of that. It's pretty similar to Zelda II, except without the annoying new screen for every enemy you bump into and without the Top-Down Overworld exploration. For example, while there's no experience/level system, you power up by buying Armour, shields and swords which boost your AP (Attack Power), DP (Defense Power) and CP (Charisma Points) Attack and Defence Power is pretty much typical and need no explanation, however, the Charisma Points system is quite a unique addition to this game.  The items that the Shopkeepers sell you depends entirely on Charisma points, if you don't have a high enough charisma then they wont sell you a certain item. Your Charisma points depend on your form and the armour you're wearing, so you're gonna wanna wear your sharpest get-up if you wanna buy that Crystal Blade. In my opinion, this game is a highly addictive, fun and interesting game that everyone (with a little patience) can enjoy. But don't be fooled by it's child-like appearance, this game gets HARD later on. Toku-R |
So the best way to beat the game is too wear smexy Armour?
ReplyDeleteMan why can't some modern gamers give the cute looking cartoony games a chance. No wonder they're dying out now days.
Something like that, but each armour affects both DP and CP so usually I put on the best CP armour to buy equipment, then put on the best DP armour.
ReplyDeleteSuch a good game but can be hard as balls xD