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Dragon Wars

1989 1 Players 61% ESRB T

The designers of the Bard's Tale series, Wasteland, and Battle Chess pooled their talents to create the ultimate role-playing fantasy. They knew it had to be a first-rate story with sophisticated graphics. The result was Dragon Wars. Sailing across uncharted seas, you and your party are in search of a legendary paradise called Dilmun — a place where the streets are paved with gold and no one wants for anything. However, King Drake of Phoebus has declared all magic illegal - magickers have been slain or fled into exile. In retaliation, enemy islands have threatened to unleash their guardian dragons, the most destructive force in the world. While docked at a harbor in Dilmun, you are arrested on suspicion of spellcasting. Imprisoned and stripped of everything but your wits, you are sentenced to life in a cesspool called Purgatory. Magic is your only salvation - a worldly possession in a world possessed.

Release date
December 31, 1989
Developer
Interplay Productions
Publisher
StarCraft
Players
1

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Dragon Wars

The designers of the Bard's Tale series, Wasteland, and Battle Chess pooled their talents to create the ultimate role-playing fantasy. They knew it had to be a first-rate story with sophisticated graphics. The result was Dragon Wars.

Sailing across uncharted seas, you and your party are in search of a legendary paradise called Dilmun — a place where the streets are paved with gold and no one wants for anything.

However, King Drake of Phoebus has declared all magic illegal - magickers have been slain or fled into exile. In retaliation, enemy islands have threatened to unleash their guardian dragons, the most destructive force in the world. While docked at a harbor in Dilmun, you are arrested on suspicion of spellcasting.

Imprisoned and stripped of everything but your wits, you are sentenced to life in a cesspool called Purgatory. Magic is your only salvation - a worldly possession in a world possessed.

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure

Modes

Single player

Perspectives

First person

Themes

Fantasy

Studios and credits

Developer
Interplay Productions
Publisher
Interplay Productions
Publisher
Kotobuki Systems
Publisher
StarCraft

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1989 · ESRB T
WorldwideDecember 31, 1990 · ESRB T
WorldwideMay 31, 1991 · ESRB T
WorldwideAugust 9, 1991 · ESRB T

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