Dragon Saber

December 27, 1991 Now Production Namco Bandai Games, Namco
Shooter
Arcade Wii turbografx16
About

Dragon Saber is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, released by Namco in 1990; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and as its complete title suggests, it is the sequel to Dragon Spirit which had been released three years earlier.

The sequel to Dragon Spirit follows much in the same vein, with your flying dragon defeating prehistoric monsters over various landscapes. This time round there is a two player mode thrown in for extra appeal.
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Release Date December 27, 1991
Developer Now Production
Publisher Namco Bandai Games, Namco
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric