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- Reviewed on: 04/24/2007
- Updated on: 04/26/2007
- Released on: 04/02/2007
- Originally published on GameSpot: Dragon's Curse (Wii) Review
Dragon's Curse is an action adventure game originally released in 1990 for the TurboGrafx-16. Despite a confusing name change, Dragon's Curse is actually part of the Wonder Boy series of games, which appeared in arcades and on the Sega Master System. Almost two decades later, the series is now available on the Wii Virtual Console. Dragon's Curse is a standard side-scrolling action game with a few role-playing elements and a unique twist, which is that the hero must transform into different creatures with unique abilities to progress through the game. Beyond that, there's nothing to get excited about in Dragon's Curse. This game has aged much better than many of Hudson's other Virtual Console releases, so it's not a bad way to spend 600 points ($6).
The tiger-man's special ability is?breaking blocks?
Dragon's Curse plays very similarly to such side-scrolling adventure games as Zelda II or Metroid. You play as a solitary hero who must smite evil and save the world from imminent doom. The world is yours to explore right from the start, but certain areas are blocked by obstacles that you can't overcome until you've collected the right items and power-ups. Most of the power-ups come in the form of different animal creatures that you can transform into once you've collected them. There are six forms, and each one has special abilities. The lizard-man form can spit fireballs, the mouse form can crawl in cramped spaces or up walls, the piranha form can swim, and the hawk form can fly. Using each of these abilities, you eventually gain access to new areas, dungeons, and bosses. You can't transform on the fly, but there are special platforms located throughout the world that allow you to change forms.
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