Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara cover

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara 1996

Released: February 1996
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Arcade
Platforms: Arcade · Sega Saturn
Developer: Capcom
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Is it still worth playing?

Side scrolling fighting combines with role playing elements that are uncommon in arcade games, such as finding and equipping gear and earning new spells with experience. It is a 1996 beat 'em up set in the Dungeons and Dragons world of Mystara. The choices are the Cleric, Dwarf, Elf, Fighter, Thief and Magic-User, and two sprite sets for each allow two players to pick the same character. The controls use four buttons: Attack, Jump, Select and Use. Select opens a small inventory ring around the character, where an item is set in the Use slot. The Cleric, Elf and Magic-User also have two extra rings for spells. Special moves are made by moving the joystick and tapping buttons. For friends who want to brawl in a fantasy world, the game is still a fine fit.