Dragon Fantasy
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Dragon Fantasy is a retro-style role-playing video game developed by The Muteki Corporation.[1] It was originally created for iOS, but was subsequently released for Mac, Microsoft Windows, and Android phones.[2] On April 9, 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment of America announced on their blog that an enhanced "16-bit" version of the game would be launching on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.[3] The game was originally created as an homage to series designer Adam Rippon's late father, sculptor and professor Thomas Rippon, who died in December 2010.[4]
Dragon Fantasy | |
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Developer(s) | The Muteki Corporation |
Publisher(s) | The Muteki Corporation |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS |
Release | Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3, PlayStation VitaThe Volumes of Westeria Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac
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Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dragon Fantasy features classic Japanese role-playing game gameplay, including random battles, lengthy treasure-filled dungeons, and a story about a lone hero saving the world. The game features numerous homages to other games in the genre, most notably Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, but also Lufia and EarthBound, amongst others.[5]
With the release of Dragon Fantasy Book I and Dragon Fantasy Book II on PlayStation Network, an enhanced mode with updated 16-bit styled graphics and orchestrated audio was added. This enhanced mode may be turned on or off at any time to allow the player to experience the game as either a Nintendo Entertainment System-style or Super Nintendo Entertainment System-style game. The compiled Volumes of Westeria that is available for Nintendo 3DS since mid-2015, via digital download on the Nintendo eShop, includes this feature as well.
Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice (Book II), was released on March 22, 2016, for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 systems. It was released for the Wii U on May 26, 2016.