Dragon Blaze

Dragon Blaze is a vertical-scrolling shooter first released in arcades in 2000. You play as one of four dragon riders, using normal shots, bombs, magic shots and the Dragon Shot to defeat enemies.

Dragon riders

Each rider has a sub shot, combined magic, separation magic and a bomb:

• Quaid, the Soaring Dragon Knight: Holy Lance, Burst Lance, Fire Breath and Chaos Flare.
• Sonia, the Ocean Girl: Freeze Arrow, Diamond Dust, Aqua Blast and Trident Rush.
• Rob, the Guardian of Forest: Plasma Hammer, Lightning Hammer, Giga Wave and Thunder Break.
• Ian, the Necromancer: Magic Sword, Death Crash, Hell Spin and Dark Stinger.

Shots and scoring

The Dragon Shot is a central mechanic. You can release your dragon to attack enemies; defeating them with this attack increases your score item bonus. Successfully hitting a boss's core earns a technical bonus. Your magic shot also changes its performance while you are separated from your dragon. Power up with P items and collect B items to gain bombs, which clear enemy bullets and help you evade foes.

Modes and options

Score Attack uses a fixed difficulty level and number of lives. You can compete in high scores and Score Attack rankings against players around the world, and view online rankings from the options menu.

You can choose from seven difficulty levels, set your lives from 1 to 9 and your continues from 0 to unlimited, and configure the Shot, Dragon and Bomb controls. The game includes a vertical screen mode, which can also be operated in horizontal orientation, and lets you select a screen filter from the normal and +2 versions. Other features include bosses with attack and transformation animations, and background art depicting an eerie, beautiful world.