I have been trying out some old games lately, some from gameboys, sega saturn and playstation. I find that a lot of them are really fun and can be used to generate new ideas for our new gaming era
Today i am going to talk about Dragon Force, an old strategy game based on Sega Saturn console.
At the start of the game, you get to choose from 8 factions/country. After that some god will appear and tell you that you need to unite the Dragon Force Warriors which are the other 7 countries by means of war.
The entire game world is piece of land called Legendra and there are little castles scattered all over the place. You start with a couple of this castle and a few officers that have armies of their own including your King. Each officer have at least 10 soldiers and 100 max.
The purpose of this game is to send out divisions made up of at least 1 officer and 5 max to dominate every little castle on the map.
The best thing about this game is the battle, woot.
When you engage an enemy officer you will be bring to a screen that look like this.
In the battlefield, to win you need to defeat the opposing general by killing him or making him retreat using your army or by casting spells with your General.
After that, you can choose different formations/command to mobilise your troop. The formation and commands are very important here as well as when to use them as it can mean losing your entire force or winning an entire army of 100 men with just 30 men. There are various formation like Offense which command 70% of your army to charge and 30% to protect your General. There is also Disperse command where your army will scatter to the top and bottom screen mainly to avoid archers and mages and incoming spells. There are other formations and commands, if you want to know more get the game or go GameFaqs.
Also in the game, there are other components which you need to consider as they help in battles. Some units are good against other units, for example, Cavalry are good against Soldiers, Soldiers are good against Beast. Knowing what unit is weak against which unit can turn a battle to your favour.
Other than searching for castle to battle, you can recruit new generals by capturing enemy general or search for them during your domestic affair meeting. The domestic affair meeting will occur after the sandclock on the top of your screen ends everytime. In this meeting, you can award your generals medals which can boost their morale and their army size, fortify your castles and negotiate with prisoners.
Fun Factor:
The battle system is unique and balanced allowing even a small force to take down a huge force.
There is no super unit in the game, forcing the player to acquire every type so to use in the approriate moment.
On how to get the game, you can go ebay and buy the original or you can go google it how to get it to play on your computer.
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