Dragon Knight 4

Dragon Knight 4
Developer(s)	ELF Corporation
Publisher(s)	ELF (DOS, FM Towns, Sharp X68000) NEC Avenue (PC-98) Banpresto (SNES, PC-FX, PlayStation and Saturn)
Series	Dragon Knight
Platform(s)	DOS NEC PC-9801 Sharp X68000 PlayStation PC-FX Sega Saturn SNES
Release date(s)	1994 (DOS, FM Towns, NEC PC-9801) 1996 (SNES) 1997 (PC-FX, PlayStation and Sega Saturn)[1] 2007 (Windows)
Genre(s)	RPG
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media/distribution	CD-ROM

Dragon Knight 4 is an anime-style role-playing video game developed by ELF Corporation and released in Japan on several platforms between 1994 and 1997.^[1] In 1994, the game first became available for PC DOS, NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000, with a censored version ported to the SNES in 1996 and later to the PC-FX, PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997.

Dragon Knight 4 is a continuation of the Dragon Knight series, and a sequel to Knights of Xentar.

Story

The central character of Dragon Knight 4 is Kakeru, the son of Takeru, the protagonist of the earlier games in the series. At the outset, the player is informed of the sorcerer Lushifon's plot to destroy civilization and must guide Kakeru through a number of battles before finally confronting the wizard.

Gameplay

The game features a turn-based battle system, with the player in control of up to eight additional characters. Allies and enemies are both separated into statistically distinct classes: swordsmen, archers and sorcerers, with certain armour and weaponry being appropriate to each.^[1]

Censorship

The original DOS, FM Towns and PC-98 versions of the game feature erotic scenes.^[1] Banpresto removed these aspects before re-publishing the game for the SNES, PC-FX, PlayStation and Saturn consoles in 1996 and 1997 respectively. A third remake brought the game into the third dimension and brought back the erotic scenes.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Dragon Knight 4 summary". MobyGames. http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dragon-knight-4. Retrieved 2 March 2010. 
2. ^ Seid, Kurtis (2009-02-14). Games that scarred me for life: Dragon Knight 4. 1UP.com.

External links

• Dragon Knight 4 at MobyGames
• Dragon Knight 4 at GameFAQs
• (Japanese) Official ELF DK4 website