Big K


Dragonfire
By Cheetahsoft
Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Big K #9

Dragonfire

Prince William has to retrieve the royal treasury from inside the castle which is guarded by a dragon. On the first screen you have to get him across the drawbridge, leaping, ducking or running back to avoid the fireballs being spat out from the gateway.

On the second screen you have to scoop up the goodies while the dragon... you got it. Then it's back to the beginning and start over, slightly harder, though there are four skill levels if you want to raise the stakes right away.

Billy's animation, especially his jumping, is terrible and the game just doesn't offer enough of anything. If you want to test your reflexes in dodging and weaving, fine. But it takes a lot more than two screens to get me going.