what's your opinion on Irem's arcade Dragon Breed?

gigadrive32 · Post by **gigadrive32** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:01 am

for those of you that have played Irem's Dragon Breed extensively, and reached the end, or at least deep into the game, what is your opinion on it?

better than R-Type II ? better than X-Multiply ? better than R-Type Leo ? better than SNES R-Type III?

...of course Dragon Breed cannot be better than the original R-Type....

I've only reached the end of the second level myself.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:26 am

i haven't played it for a while, i think i went to stage 5 or 6. it gets very hard, but not as hard as r-type 2. (because you have the curling dragon)
in my opinion it's the best irem shmup with r-type 1, i would put it above all the ones you mentionned

dboeren · Post by **dboeren** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:39 pm

Dragon Breed is one of irem's best IMHO. Certainly above X-multiply, and probably above R-Type II as well. Plus it's just cooler riding a dragon!

Unless you own a PCB you want to get rid of. Then it sucks socks and I'll take it off your hands for proper disposal

Post by **system11** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:47 pm

Classic game, one of my all time favourites - the dragon really makes the game. I have a spare one of the PCBs (got two) but it's not cheap. Only ask if you have money to burn.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:06 pm

Awesome, awesome game. Has great gameplay mechanics not found in any other shmup before and since.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 1:57 pm

I would say that Dragon Breed, X-Multiply and R-Type Leo are all on the same level i.e. - thay are all just as good as each other.

R-Type II isn't quite as good, I'm not sure where I stand on Gallop. That one's a little odd.