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Dragon Warrior I & II
Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: Game Cartridge
EAN: 0695981100025
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Platform: Game Boy Color
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Editorial Review:
It's hard to believe that these titles are only 10 years old, considering how far role-playing games have come over the years. In fact, Dragon Warrior actually defined the beloved RPG genre for video game consoles. It began the whole system of turn-based battles against monsters, land roaming, and building character experience through fighting. And, now, all of this is back for younger players to enjoy for the first time, and for older players to relish once again.
It must be stated that these games, while they have been improved, are essentially the same as they were earlier, with these exceptions: names of people and places have been altered--which will disappoint only those who have played the originals--and the graphics are more detailed than before.
The differences between the two titles play almost like a history lesson in RPGs. In the first game, players travel as a single character who's set to rescue a princess and slay a dragon. In the second game, players manage a party of four heroes, each of whom has his or her own unique talents in magic or weaponry (or both). The game pits them against multiple enemies at a time, as opposed to a single foe. Also, the addition of a save-anytime feature eliminates needless retread.
Overall, Dragon Warrior I & II is a great value, and perfect for anyone who's interested in taking a trip, whether it be cross-country or down memory lane. --Robb Guido
Pros: - Brings back memories of the old days
- Focus is on gameplay
Cons: - Simplistic by today's standards of graphics and story
- Lots of wandering
Back in 1989, Dragon Warrior was one of the first titles tointroduce the concept of role-playing games to the world of video gameconsoles, which was then almost exclusively populated by arcade spinoffsand action games. Now, more than 10 years after its initial release,Dragon Warrior and its first sequel have been spiffed up withenhanced graphics and are now united together on one cartridge for theGame Boy Color.
In the first installment, you play as the descendant of the legendary Loto,a valiant Dragon Warrior. Your quest is to save the land of Alefgard fromthe evil clutches of DracoLord. Along the way, you must battle dragons,retrieve stolen sacred objects, and of course, save imperiled royalty.Dragon Warrior II will have you playing three different characters,all descendants of the original hero of the previous game, in a worldthat's grown larger. You'll need to use strategy and teamwork between yourcharacters to defeat foes who often outnumber your party.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Completely old school.
If you're old enough to remember playing this game on the original NES and getting issues if Nintendo Power in the mail just for the maps, congratulations. This game mostly just follows the monotmous cycle of go to town, kill monsters to get gold to buy better weapon, go to next town, get more gold to buy next better weapon.
This game is from back in the days where you knew how challenging a monster was, based on what color it was (is it a red slime or purple silme?).
Somehow, ... Read More
Rating: - Two classics return!
When it comes to role playing games from the old days, there are two major series of them that stand out in gamers' minds - Squaresoft's Final Fantasy series and Enix's Dragon Warrior series. Although the former is obviously the more popular series in the modern age, the latter was once an equally respected and loved series - just ask anyone who played video games in the early nineties. In recent years, Enix did gamers a huge favor - they rereleased the first two games in the series on the Game Boy Color! ... Read More
Rating: - The return of two amazin classics!!
I would like to fix my previous review and write a more clearer one. So bare with me. Up until last Fall, i've never heard about Dragon Warrior. I know you all think that i'm stupid for missing out on a great RPG like Dragon Warrior, so let me explain. I've been into the video game market for 13 years, since the age of 3. It's been difficult for me to know what games were coming out, when they were coming out and what they were. It wasn't until i got the internet and when i searched on this website did i realize ... Read More
Rating:  - I love this series, so I give it altogether 5-stars!
One of my all time favorites in the RPG-category would have to be the "Dragon Warrior" saga. This special pack includes both "Dragon Warrior I" and "Dragon Warrior II". Both are classics, each one with its own storyline, characters etc.
"Dragon Warrior I" is the story about a lone warrior whom must save a kidnapped Princess from a gang of monsters. "Dragon Warrior II" on the other hand tells about a group of heros and their quest to stop a different kind of foe.(I'm not too sure about this one quite yet.)
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Rating: - The Classic!
This is the best classic RPG game written. Hours and hours of entertainment. You'll have to fight the kids to play this one.
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