1994-03-04
King of Dragons is a two player port of Capcom's medieval fantasy arcade brawler. Its extremely simple combat engine is reinforced by an RPG-style experience-based leveling system as well as acquiring new weapons and shields that change your character's appearance. It features an unbelievable 16 stages and an impressive amount of enemy and boss variety.
This is a remarkably accurate port that sacrifices next to nothing when compared to the original. The Wizard is easily the best character. He's slightly weak at first, but his attack is still ranged. At the end of the game, he has higher stats than everybody else.
King of Dragons is unbelievably fun and satisfying despite the fact that the combat is essentially composed of a single attack. That's because the enemy and especially boss design is pure Capcom gold. Fighting is never boring because of the well-designed and varied opponents. Plus it has an unheard-of 16 stages, more than any other SNES brawler.
