Akanbe Dragon is a strategy developed by Winky Soft Co., Ltd., released 31 December 1988 on MSX.
What Akanbe Dragon is
Akanbe Dragon is a strategy game developed by Winky Soft Co., Ltd. and released in 1988. It is available on MSX only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Akanbe Dragon can be seen as a forerunner to the company's long-running Super Robot Taisen franchise. On a one-screen playfield, you have a group of dinosaurs opposing a computer-controlled group of beasts. As in chess, you move your creatures around the board, each creature having different movement patterns and range; some move only diagonally, others move only short distances in the cardinal directions. When two creatures end up on the same square, a fight commences. Unlike the Super Robot games, these fights are totally interactive action sequences seen from a side view. You must move your dragon to evade enemy fire and try to shoot down the opposition. Each creature has different stats…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action.
What it launched against
Akanbe Dragon launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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When did Akanbe Dragon come out?
Akanbe Dragon was released on 31 December 1988 for MSX.
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