Dragon Strike is a fairly old and out of date adventure board game by TSR, Inc. Based on the classic dungeons & Dragons role-playing game it tells the story of a boy who stumbles into an ancient dragon's cave and finds himself trapped. He must learn to fight the beast using only his wisdom and skills. In Dragon Strike review I will take a look at whether this is still a quality dungeon & dragons game or not.
Dragon Strike is a fairly basic role-playing board game. It is set in medieval times and puts players into the shoes of a noble nobleman who lives in a small town (actually, the town is under the rule of an evil king). There are three different classes available to the player characters. These are the warrior, the scholar and the thief. The only thing the player has in common with his opponents in this game is that he must kill enemies without getting hit by any of their weapons.
The fighter class can equip himself with a large variety of weapons like bows, swords and even maces. The fighter can also use his knowledge of weaponry and fighting to kill his opponents quickly and easily. The scholar has different tools at his disposal as well as magic powers that can be used against the monsters.
Unlike most of the earlier D&D games, Dragon Strike comes with a movie on the box and a VHS video. The box shows a scene from the movie where the heroes are defending their home against a group of rampaging dungeon dwellers who have invaded it. On the VHS video there is a voice over narration by Guy Haine, the voice behind the characters in the TSR games. The voice over narration does a good job of explaining the various features and abilities of the hero characters. The box and the VHS help in educating the players about how the monsters in Dragon Strike can attack and how the characters in the game can fight back.
Dragon Strike is one of the very first role playing games, to incorporate fantasy elements into the game. The developers of Dragon Strike recognized the potential of a board game to provide a feel good factor for children. As a result, a lot of the fantasy elements in Dragon Strike have been dropped in favor of more realistic combat situations. A major problem with Dragon Strike is that it is played on a tiny map (white background with black squares) and the screen can become too small to see what is going on around you.
To compensate for this, a large number of enemies have been added to Dragon Strike, many of which are more detailed than those in the original game. Some of these enemies are even dressed and designed to look realistic, including dragons. Dragon Strike is a lot of fun to play and offers some excellent role playing opportunities for those interested in pen and paper role playing games. It does, however, have its limitations. Despite having a large number of enemies, the map is not large enough to allow for a lot of exploration. In addition, due to the graphics, the computer enemies tend to look rather silly when they are defeated.