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Dragon Knight 4

Dragon Knight 4 is a sequel to Knights of Xentar (Dragon Knight III). Years have passed after Takeru (a.k.a. Desmond, the hero of the previous Dragon Knight games) defeated the ultimate evil. He married his…

27 December 1996

Dragon Knight 4 is an adventure developed by ELF Corporation, released 27 December 1996 on PlayStation and Super Famicom.

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What Dragon Knight 4 is

Dragon Knight 4 is an adventure game developed by ELF Corporation and released in 1996. It was published by Banpresto Co., Ltd.. It is available on PlayStation and Super Famicom. It runs on AI5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set 15 years after Dragon Knight 3 our hero Takeru along with Luna has finally settled down. All is at peace untill mysterious force from another time invades Takeru's world. And so, request for his help along with his allies has been sent. Takeru thinking it a good opportunity decides to send his son Kakeru on this adventure instead of himself. In retaliation for Takeru's decision, his old comrade Baan sends along his own son Sail to accompany Kakeru. With the torch passed from father to son will Kakeru and Sail make their fathers proud?
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dragon Knight series

Dragon Knight 4 is the fourth of 5 entries we hold in the Dragon Knight series. It arrived 5 years after Knights of Xentar. The next entry was Dragon Knight 5 in 2017.

See all 5 Dragon Knight games in release order →

What it launched against

Dragon Knight 4 launched on 27 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper and Mega Man 8.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper, Mega Man 8.

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When did Dragon Knight 4 come out?
Dragon Knight 4 was released on 27 December 1996 for PlayStation and Super Famicom.

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