About Dragon Buster
Dragon Buster is a 1985 platform game developed by Namco. It released on Arcade, Sharp X68000 and Wii, holding a 6.0 / 10 aggregate score.
A 1984 arcade platformer with action RPG elements, Dragon Buster is notable as the first game to feature a double jump. It was also one of the first games to include a life meter (along with Flash Boy and Punch-Out), known as vitality in this game.
The game featured side-scrolling platform gameplay and a hub "world view" map similar to the later Super Mario Bros. series.
It also featured hack & slash combat, like the later Tritorn and Legend of Zelda series. Dragon Buster was developed and published by Namco.
The game is a side-scrolling dungeon crawler, where the goal of the game is for the hero, Clovis, to rescue Princess Celia. Dragon Buster was later ported to a variety of home consoles, notably the Nintendo Entertainment System and the MSX.
JRPG details
| Developer | Namco |
| Publisher | NamcoBandai Namco EntertainmentBandai Namco GamesNamco Bandai Games |
| Platforms | ArcadeSharp X68000WiiFamily ComputerWii UMSX |
| Genres | PlatformRole-playing (RPG) |
| Themes | Action |
| Modes | Single player |
| Perspective | Side view |
| Series | Dragon Buster |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Tags | wii virtual consolewii u virtual console |
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