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Dragon Buster

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Arcade action-platform adventure with branching stages, swordplay, monsters, and a pioneering vitality meter.

The briefing

About this game

Dragon Buster is an action platform game originating in the arcades. Each level is made up of multiple stages, including caves, towers, and castles, with the objective of reaching the final stage and defeating its boss.

Players guide a sword-wielding hero through platforming areas filled with diverse monsters. Multiple routes may lead to the final stages, and some stages can be skipped. Power-ups can aid the journey, but health cannot be restored between stages, making the game's vitality meter an important resource. Dragon Buster is noted as the first action game to introduce this type of life meter.

Platforms

  • Arcade
  • Family Computer
  • Final Burn Alpha Neo
  • MSX
  • Nintendo Famicom
  • Sharp X68000
  • Wii
  • Wii U

Genres

  • Action
  • Platform
  • Platform / Fighter Scrolling
  • Role-playing (RPG)