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Dragon Spirit

Dragon Spirit

Credits

Released: 1989 (35 years ago)

Publisher: DomarkInfo / Logos

Re-releaser: The Hit SquadInfo / Logo

Coder: Keith A. Purkiss

Graphics: Paul Johnson

Musician: Dave KellyInfo

Information

Main Control: Joystick (Port 2)

Players: 1 Only

Language: English

Retail Price: £9.99 Tape
£12.99 Disk

Tape Loader

Wildload

Used in Domark release (1989)

Wildload

Used in The Hit Squad re-release (1991)

Categorization

Genre: Shoot'em Up, V-Scrolling

Tags: Action, Top-down, 2D scrolling, Shooter, Fantasy

Tie-In License

Type: Arcade coin-op

Owner: Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA), Namco Ltd (Japan)

Reference: Dragon Spirit on KLOV

Magazine Reviews

Commodore Force, issue 7 (jul 93), p19 Release type is unknown	14%
Commodore Format, issue 16 (jan 92), p49 The Hit Squad budget release	78%
Games Machine, issue 26 (jan 90), p33 Domark / Tengen full-price release	30%
Zzap!64, issue 57 (jan 90), p70 Domark / Tengen full-price release	24%
Average magazine rating: Based on 4 magazine reviews	37%

Added by Kim Lemon, Nov 26, 2001.
Last updated Mar 27, 2023. Viewed 14145 times.

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Graphics: 3 ‧ Music: 3 ‧ Playability: 4 ‧ Overall: 3

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TehBunboi 2023-11-17

(3/10)

Dragon Spirit is probably my favorite vertical shooter. Unfortunately, this does not apply to the C64 version, as Domark really dropped the ball here. If you want a good experience with this title, try the arcade and PC Engine versions, as well as its sequel Dragon Saber.

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Sparky-D 2023-11-15

(5/10)

The C64 version of this game is really not the best, in my eyes. I really like this game on the Arcade and also alot on the PC-Engine console and i think, the C64 port also could be made alot better, when you compare, what some other shooters offer, on this 8bit system. Maybe there will be a good port of "Dragon Spirit" on the C64 too, sometime in the future? That would definitely be great.

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stooart 2014-11-15

(5/10)

Pretty linear vertical shooter with weak GFX and sound. Zzap got the review spot on. :sick:

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bookhouse Boy 2014-02-06

(3/10)

I like Dragon Spirit, but not on the C64.
A poor conversion indeed.

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Takumaji 2008-08-23

(4/10)

Below-average port of a nice Namco vertical shmup. Graphics look horrible, even to those who are not familiar with the visually splendid arcade original. The only two things which help the C64 version from being a total failure is the more balanced difficulty compared to the tough-as-nails arcade game and the extra weapons. However, if you take a closer look on the graphics and backdrops, you won't believe that this game came out in 1989. Gameplay is not too bad, at least there are lots and lots of different baddies and bosses (large dragons) to dispose of. Still, if you are not a hardcore C64 shmup'er who needs to play them all, avoid DS and try Warhawk, Terra Cresta or Slap Fight to get your vert shmup fix. 4/10.

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batalyx 2005-06-22

(5/10)

One of Domark's better releases - and you may interpret that anyway you like... :bigsmile:

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Lemonope 2003-03-12

Thanks Domark for coming up with an interesting good game !

martin 2003-02-04

This game was pretty good on the mattel aquarius

dumbflag 2002-08-04

Well, this is a grotty game. While the game itself isn't too bad, the programming is. Not only are the graphics poorly defined, but sometimes the enemy bullets are invisible resulting in the opening of Instant-Death-In-A-Can. Add to your avoid list.

Richard 2002-01-05

A pretty imaginative game, which looks a bit like a speccy game. Pretty poor