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Domark's latest Tengen conversion offers a new twist on the vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up theme. Instead of flying a spaceship against the massed army of some exotic alien nation, you take control of a huge blue dragon on a mission to rescue a Princess who has been captured by a big, evil monster. This requires you to fly through eight levels of action and lay waste to anything that gets in your way.

The landscapes are varied, and range from volcanic ranges through snowscapes to deep valleys. Each one is packed with hordes of flying creatures and mutant foliage which spit fireballs at your dragon. The dragon can defend itself by gobbing fire bolts at anything in the air and blue firebombs earthwards to burn things on the ground. And there are plenty of targets to torch!

To help prolong your dragon life, there are also power-up icons to collect. There are released when an egg is fire-bombed, and the icon inside can give an extra head (up to three), shrink your dragon (makes you a lot harder to hit), give extra shot power, full flame or homing missiles, a temporary shield, earthquake power (destroys all ground objects), extra points or extra lives. A neat collection, really.

At the end of each level is (surprise, surprise) a giant guardian who must be destroyed. These range from dinosaur to maniacal flowers, and put up a tough fight, with missiles flying from all angles! If you destroy the baddie at the end of the eighth level, the Princess is rescued and you can get your just rewards...

The Spectrum conversion contains all the elements of the original coin-op, and there's plenty of action for blasting fans to get their teeth into.

The ST version boasts similar graphics and playability to the arcade original, and although the action is tough, it's highly addictive and is recommended to shoot-'em-up fans.

An addictive conversion which contains all the features of the original machine.

An accurate and action-packed conversion with great graphics and addictive gameplay.