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I didn't use any other faqs, help, reviews, I did everything myself. For legal stuff, check the legal section. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This game was done by Virgin company, in 1993. The game is copyright 1993 Virgin. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ £££££££££££££££££££££ Table of contents: £££££££££££££££££££££ | - - - - - | |1. Introduction | |?: Dragon? | |A: Getting started | |B: Controls | |C: Tips | |D: Battle mode | |E: Scenario mode | |F: The enemies | |G: Fun stuff | |H: Legal section | |I: Credits | |-------------------- """"""""""""""""" |1. Introduction| """"""""""""""""" (This introduction is more about the faq and how I decided to do it, than the game. For more introduction about the game(Dragon: Bruce Lee) check the "Dragon?" section and "Getting started" section.) Well, I saw the Bruce Lee movie "The big boss"(fists of fury) for a week ago, and also "Game of Death" and hooked up my Bruce Lee game Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story for the Genesis and decided to do a faq for it. Bruce was a very good fighter(no tellin'!) and this game is about his life. I kinda like his movies, he fights nice and is pretty cool. And I haven't seen many faqs for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story out there, so I did this faq. Of course it's a fighting game where you're Bruce. The game itself isn't that pretty bad, but sure, there're better fighting games out there(i.e. tekken tag tournament). But it's not that bad. In fact I like it more than the classic fighting game "Street Fighter 2"(maybe because I played that game to death). There is a trace of "artificial intelligence" in this game(if you fight an opponent with the same moves all the time it won't work because the enemy figures it out and does something else. Common in new games like Tekken Tag Tournament, rare in old fighting games. You know, there's always a tactic that can be used, but that doesn't totally work in Dragon: The Bruce Lee story. Well done, Virgin!) For everyone disturbed by my spelling/grammatical errors all I can say I'm sorry. I know it's horrible. Please forgive me. I could have written the faq in my own language, but then the whole world couldn't read it besides my own country and I thought it would be better if as many people as possible could get help instead of just a small part. Oh well. I'm working on it, everyday I should get better on english, since I'm still going to school... You got a question(s)? Comments? You're a fan of Bruce Lee? Then go ahead and mail me! I'll answer all mails I get, at least the ones within reason. lufia3@hotmail.com is the adress. Maybe I'll make an updated version later, it depends if I think of something new needs to be added or if I recognize I missed something, or if I see that people actually play it. But don't expect it to be so soon, I don't update my faqs so frequently(maybe I should). Well, until then, hang on! Now, "let's fight!!" ........................................................................... |?: Dragon? | ........................................................................... Everyone has heard about the fighter Bruce Lee. His stories have been more a legend now than reality and 20 years after his death(yes, he passed away in 1973, more than 27 years ago!) Virgin released a fighting game based on the movie "Dragon: the Bruce Lee story" where the story's about Bruce's life, with Bruce's son Brandon Lee as the star. Maybe the storyline is a bit too strange(if you've seen the movie, you know what it's all about) but the game itself is pretty good. Of course Bruce is the hero in his own game, against a lot of baddies, some you've seen from the movie, but a few others that you've never seen before, that was not in the film. The game was made in 1993. Since the game is based on the movie I might talk some about the movie also, not only the game to explain a few things. If you feel for it, I suggest you watch the film(Dragon: The Bruce Lee story) because then you'll recognize a lot of places when you play the game and most things get more fun. Also, the movie is worth seeing. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% |ABOUT BRUCE'S FIGHTING MODES| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Bruce can fight in three different modes; "fighter", "normal" and "nunchaku"-mode. Normal mode is just the one you start with, the original state. Nothing special. But along the way, Bruce can obtain special power, "shi". He gets this energy when he has beaten an enemy badly without being hurt himself or if he takes a "shi mark"(only to be found in battle mode). Anyway, if you have enough energy("shi"), you can use the other modes. You'll see which mode you can use up on the lower blue energy. If you have more than half, you can be "fighter". If the "shi" energy is almost full, you can use "nunchaku". The text will be shown when you can use the technique. But aware, if you use the technique too much, the energy will go down and soon you can't use it, then you need to refill your "shi-energy". To enter one of the modes, you need to press a special combination. To do this, you need to have a control-pad with more buttons than the original one, you need that one with grey buttons above the red ones. You know what I'm talking about.(X, Z, and Y-button). (If all of this "modes" and "shi" sounds weird, just play the game and you'll see what I'm talking about after a couple of minutes). (For more about these modes moves etc, check the control section). ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Normal mode: ,,,,,,,,,,,,, You don't have to do anything to be in normal mode, you have it from the beginning(on the contrary to nunchaku and fighter). When you start a fight(the first one, when you haven't gained any shi) your shi-energy meter is empty and Bruce will be in normal mode. He moves in avarage speed, he can strike all regular hits, etc. This mode is definitely the easiest one to control. If I'm going to choose one of the modes(between nunchaku, fighter and normal)I'd choose normal. In this mode you can do all strong attacks like "groundbreaker", you can avoid attacks, block opponent's attacks, etc. You cannot do the groundbreaker as a "fighter", and you cannot block as a "nunchaku". This mode is the best one, that's what I think. You also take damage better(in the others you get easily knocked). But the two others can also be good in some situations(especially the "nunchaku", I don't really appriciate the "fighter" mode, it's a bit harass). But you can test all modes, it's fun! <><><><><><><> Fighter mode: <><><><><><><> To become a "fighter", you need at least half of the shi-energy and then press "mode-button"+ y-button. If you suceed, Bruce changes his way of fighting and you're in "fighter" mode. You'll recognize that he's much faster(almost double as quick as before) and he gets some special kicks/punches abilities. But playing as a fighter may not be as good as it looks. Bruce will be very difficult to control as he runs around. You get some new moves/strikes, but you also lose some old ones as playing as a fighter. For example, you cannot use the "groundbreaker" and the "slap attack"(the two best attacks in the game) as a "fighter", then you have to change back to "normal" mode first. ()()()()()()()() Nunchaku-mode: ()()()()()()()() To enter "nunchaku"-mode, you need almost all of the shi-energy. Then press "mode button"+ z-button. Bruce will then use nunchakus. The nunchakus are the strongest attacks in the game. If you get the chance and can time it, the opponents will be very very hurt. But when you play with nunchakus, you can't kick or punch, not even block which makes you much more vulnerable. Test it and see for yourself! I usually don't use the nunchakus, but I can tell you that they are needed against the last boss(the phantom). The best way to use the nunchakus is trying to make a combination among the buttons. If you can combine the three different swings of them, it will go quicker and whip around all the time instead of just one swing and then waiting. This is quite difficult though so test it on a professional level. And also it takes a lot of shi-energy. But check it out later! For any moves of these modes, check the control section. Good luck! =========================================================================== |A: Getting started and menus | =========================================================================== The best way to learn this game is to go to option mode and try "piece of cake" level and then take 1p game because "Dragon" is pretty hard in the beginning(for newcomers), before you've learned the controls. Then start playing and explore all moves, hits, strikes, kicks, punches, etc. After a while you'll learn some special tricks and good moves which will make it much easier. You don't want to explore the moves yourself? Then check out the control section, you got some good tips there. >< >< >< >< >< >< >< 1player story mode: >< >< >< >< >< >< >< You play on your own against quite many baddies in the game. This is where you can see the movie/scenario cinema sequences, it's most of the game here. You play through the game. .................... 2player story mode: .................... You play two players, in battle. First you battle the computer and then one of you have to win against the other to go on. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 1 player battle: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You face the opponent alone, you versus the computer. The diffcultness varys depending on which difficult mode you chose, and if you decided to give one of the players handicap. <><><><><><><><><> 2 player battle: <><><><><><><><><> You versus another player. Fight and you'll see who's the man! ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 2 players versus computer: ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| You're two players against the computer. When you finished him, you have to fight against each other, because one of you can only be the winner! ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 3 player battle: ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; You fight three friends against each other. This can be really fun if you have a multiplayer(and three controls, of course), otherwise you can't play it. Just imagine, three Bruce Lee's kicking at each other! Cool huh! (And let's not talk about how it could be if two persons were against one!) ------------- Option mode: ------------- When you feel ready for some more action you can test another level, maybe easy or normal. But you can't beat the whole game or face "the phantom"(last boss) unless you play on tough or arcade mode. For example, if you choose the "piece of cake", the game ends after you've beaten Johnny Sun for the first time, in the George Wu gym(strange place with old men in the background). If you choose "Easy", the game ends after another battle, a little after that. If you choose "Normal", the game ends after you've beaten Johnny Sun again, but this time within 60 seconds. And if you choose "Arcade" or "tough" you can play through the whole game(including facing the phantom). You can also change the speed in the game. For example, you think the fights are so slow and drag, then speed it up by going to the option menu and select manic!. The battle and fighters will move much quicker. I usually play on this, otherwise I think it goes too slow. You can also shut off the movies/scenarios in the game if you want, it's exactly as it should have been in the game, just without cinema-sequences. So why would anyone want to play the game without the movies then? Well, it goes much quicker to play through and if you've already seen the movie- sections a thousand times and just want to play the game, this is an alternative. (But of course, you can skip the movie sections by pressing start as soon as they appear). ++++++++ Points: ++++++++ The points/score in this game has no function(at least not what I know), it's just for fun to see how much you get. You get points when hitting an opponent and when you finished a practice(score depends on how much you hit the training stuff). £££££££££££ Bonus game: £££££££££££ In practice mode(the bonus level, the tree-stuff you know) you get 100 points for the highest pillar, 500 for the middle, and 1000 for the lowest. So as you can figure, hitting the highest one isn't very good, try to concentrate on the two lower ones if you want a high score. Also, you get more "Shi" if you hit the same rolling platform, as it becomes quicker. If it's slow, you won't gain so much. You get more "Shi" depending how fast the platform is rolling. So take the chance of gaining "shi" if you need to. ||||||||||||||| Battle points: ||||||||||||||| You get points each time you hit the opponent, the score varys depending on which kind of hit it was. After the battle(if you won) you'll get some extra points, like "Form" and "Shi". The "shi" score is the points you get for how much "Shi" you had when you finished the battle. The "form" points is how well you fought, if you varied your attacks, if you hit the opponent many times, used a fair style(no kicking in the back, etc). Form is very good to get because you gain a lot of score(much more than the "Shi" brings). You can also get a "Perfect Round". You get it if you beat the opponent totally without you've been hit once by him. You cannot even block one of his attacks, then you won't get a "Perfect Round". If you get this, you'll be rewarded with 30000 points. But it's not so easy. The high score list disappears when you turn off the Mega Drive 2, so the scores are not there until next time you turn it on. (Too bad huh!) It's only restored if you press the reset button, but when you turn the power off, everything will be gone. ,,,,,,, Lives: ,,,,,,, About the lives is a little more strange. You always start with three lives in scenario mode(story mode, in battle mode you fight in games, not lives). When you lost your third life, you're dead. But you get another chance to live again, if you beat the phantom(good luck :) If you beat him, you get your three lives back again! Yay :)! (You're interested? Read more about it at the enemy section, "the phantom after death"). As I said, you always have three lives and you get another chance to get them back(when you fight the demon). But if you lose to the phantom, you're dead and "game over" comes up. Oh man! But there's another strange thing in this game too, about the lives. If you have three/two or more lives than one and fight the phantom at the end of the game(not when you're already dead), something crazy happens. If you lose to the guy(I always do, kinda pisses me off) it's "game over", no matter how many lives you have! Crazy, huh! I mean, against all other enemies you get a second chance(or a third, depending how many lives you have) right? But when you fight this one, you only get one. And if you fail, you have to play through the game again... Well, that was about the lives. =()=()=()==()=()=()=()==()=()=()= Items and stuff you should know: =()=()=()==()=()=()=()==()=()=()= "Shi" is the mystical art of Bruce Lee, his inner force. He gets it when he gets the first hit in a battle(you hit the opponent before he hits you), when you've beaten the enemy a lot without being hurt yourself, or if you pick up "shi-marks"(only in battle mode), or he can gain some at the practice. The "shi-marks" are looking like the black and white chinese symbol(I think it was Lao Zi, old chinese wise man thousands of years ago that was talking about it), glowing and almost always up in the air. Jump up and take it as quickly as you can before your opponent does. You can only take shi-marks in battle mode. The force will remain until you lost a battle, so if you beat the opponent, you're energy is still at the same level as it was before. The shi might also disappear, when you get hit many times by an opponent or all can be disappeared if you loose totally(a life) against an opponent. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ |B: Controls | @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Well, in "Dragon: The Bruce Lee story" there are a few moves(about 36) to learn and use, some are better than others. But an interesting thing is that in this game ("Dragon") you can play in different modes, "fighter", "normal" and "nunchaku"(hope I spelled that right). The differences are explained in the "Dragon?" section. Check it out for more info. About the different modes moves' are in this section. It comes directly after "normal mode". I didn't list all moves here, just the regular and best moves, the others are pretty useless and not really "moves", more a sort of techniques. Oh well, I might list them in a next updating... "NORMAL MODE" +-+-+-+-+-+-+ Light punch: +-+-+-+-+-+-+ The quicker but weaker punch is the grey button (Y). It is pretty useful, especially when you're near the opponent. It's very fast and you can hit the opponent many times without giving him the chance to strike back. A personal favorite. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Strong punch: \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Similar to the light punch but stronger and slower. It's the grey button(X). It is an ok punch but I prefer the light punch more. The strong punch gives the opponent time to counterattack(but if succeeding, it damages more). """"""""""""""" Groundbreaker: """"""""""""""" Slam dunk!! When an opponent is lying down on the floor, Bruce can jump up and make a slam on his body, which is very painful. But remember, you can only do it while the opponent is down. Go forward and jump up above him, press in one direction to either left or right, then down. If you succeed, the groundbreaker is a fact. This may seem hard to do the first time you play the game but after a while it's pretty easy. This is a very handy(and cowardly) attack which hurts a lot. Use it as often as you can. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Roundhouse kick: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% To do the roundhouse kick, press the black A-button twice and Bruce will first kick and then do the round kick. The roundkick is strong and quite good, but if the defending opponent blocks the risk that you get damaged is pretty big because the move is slow. But if it succeeds, the opponent will be quite hurt. Just watch out so he doesn't counterattack. £££££££££££££££££££££££ Slap attack(cat-claw): £££££££££££££££££££££££ Slap attack(I also call it the cat-claw attack, because it looks like a cat-claw attack) is that one when you jump up and strike with the grey button(X-or Y button). Bruce will jump and strike with his hand like a cat, on the enemy. It's pretty strong and almost hits all the time, plus the enemies will be knocked easily and then you can make a "groundbreaker" on them(which is very painful). A real nice move, almost works at all enemies. But watch out, most enemies learn that type of attack and then counterattack it. So don't use it all the time, you got to vary your techniques. But I want to say that this technique is the best in the whole game, it works on almost every enemy and without it, the game would have been a lot harder. You think I praise it too much? Well, play the game and you'll see why. |||||||||||||||| Hard low kick: |||||||||||||||| Duck and press A-button. Bruce will kick with both his feet, in low position. This is a very good move, most enemies will be damaged by this. Surprising, no enemies seem to block this kick so it almost works all the time. Also, it's a strong kick. Check it out! ================ Light low kick: ================ Duck and press B-button. This kick is really worthless. I never use it, and if you try it you'll see why. It never hits(weird huh!) and if it does it's not dangerous at all. Don't use it. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Jump-down kick: ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Jump up and press A-button/B-button and Bruce jumps with a kick towards the opponent(not the groundbreaker). It may take a while to master this technique. It's not a super-attack either, then I like the "slap attack" better. So why is this attack not so handy then? Well, the opponents are likely to block it easily and then counterattack since the attack is slow. Watch out if you use this attack. Then it's better to use in "fighter" mode 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Throw-technique: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In most fighting games, there is a way to throw opponents. Yes, you can do that in "Dragon" too. Stand near the opponent, press Y-button(the grey upper left button) meanwhile you press the moving button away from the opponent. If you succeed, Bruce grabs the opponent and throws him away. After this, you can follow up with a "groundbreaker" because the enemy will lie down. (Ouch, that hurt!). Also, remember that you can counterthrow. When an opponent is just about to throw you, you can counterthrow him instead. Do exactly as before(press Y-button + in the other direction) and Bruce comes out of the situation and grabs him instead. This may be a little harder though, you have to be quick. "FIGHER MODE" @@@@@@@@@@@@ Speed kick: @@@@@@@@@@@@ As you figured, you need to be in "fighter" mode to do this. Press the A- button as quickly as you can. Keep pushing the button until it works. If you succeed, Bruce lifts his foot and kicks very quickly in the air, creating a cool attack. It's not so handy, but cool to look at. But if you push your opponent into a corner and do this, it can be a good attack... """"""""""""" Speed fists: """"""""""""" You need to be in "fighter mode". Press the X-button as many times as you can and Bruce punches very quickly. Also not a very handy attack but could be used if the enemy in knocked. ---------------------- Quick jump-down kick: ---------------------- Gotta be in "fighter" mode. Do exactly as for the normal jump-down kick(jump up and press A/B-button). Bruce will kick down against the enemy real quick in a cool move. A quite handy attack, but not the best one. But it's pretty difficult to use, since "fighter" mode is so hard to control. But check it out. Just watch out so the enemy doesn't counterattack... "NUNCHAKU-MODE" ;;;;;;;;;;;;; Strong whip: ;;;;;;;;;;;;; Just enter the nunchaku-mode(much shi-energy and mode button+z) and press B-button. Bruce uses the nunchaku against the enemies. It's real strong but be careful, if you miss the opponent he might strike back because the move is really slow and it takes almost a second until you can use the nunchaku again. And also, you cannot block in this mode. So be careful. The nunchaku swings around your body, hitting everything around. --------------- Weaker attack: --------------- Enter nunchaku-mode and simply press A-button. Bruce makes an almost ridiculous move with the nunchaku, but aware, it's dangerous. It maybe don't seem to be something, but it's strong. If you keep hitting the opponent like this, he'll pull down quickly. But don't use it too much, then you get paralyzed after a while, and you cannot move. As always, vary your attacks and that won't happen. ....................... "Shi"-energy draining: ....................... You can get "Shi"-energy by using the nunchakus. Swing it by pressing the X-and Y-button between your hands and the Shi-energy will increase slowly. You can of course use this as an attack, but the others are better. But use this one to drain some energy. @@@@@@@@@@@@ Neck-throw: @@@@@@@@@@@@ Bruce can use his nunchaku to choke his opponent. Walk INTO the opponent(walk forward until you touch him) and then press Y-button(the grey one up to the left) and Bruce grabs the opponent's head and swing around. A quite handy attack, but difficult to do since the opponent is likely to not let you get that near... ( More interested in this move?!? Check the phantom section, where I tell a little more about it). I bet there are more techniques to master than those I've written here, but these are the major and best attacks. I might update the document with more later on..... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& |C: Tips | &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& This section is dedicated to major tips throughout the game. Of course all of them doesn't work always throughout the game, but they work fine overall. Remember that they might work different on different opponents, but they should help. Some major tips throughout the game: Special strikes/hits There's a very handy punch in this game. It works perfectly against almost every single enemy, except the phantom and the two cooks, because the phantom slices you when you try to reach him and the two cooks duck away from it. The punch I'm talking about is that one when you jump up and strike with the grey button(X-or Y button). Bruce will jump and strike with his hand like a cat, on the enemy. Why is this so handy then?!? Well, it's pretty strong and almost hits all the time, plus the enemies will be knocked easily and then you can make a "groundbreaker" on them(which is very painful). Test this move a few times and you'll see why it's so great. Check it out! Another great hit is the rolling kick(the one where you make a leap). This technique works great when fighting two opponents. You can do it by pressing forward and B-button, meanwhile you flip. If you succeeded, Bruce leaps over the screen, hits the opponent with his feet. It's handy because it's hard to block, but the best part is that Bruce is hard to hit while he does this. Works great, check it out. Gaining Points Try to vary your attacks; the "form" score will increase then. Try to fight with honor. No "groundbreakers". Don't use strong attacks so much, the more you hit the opponent, the more points you'll get. Weopons/techniques Well, as you know there are three techniques. In normal mode, Bruce can take more damage before he is wiped off. And he can create deadly attacks. Use this technique most. The "fighter" mode is quick but you're very vulnerable. As you cannot block or defend yourself in any other way(except jumping away from the opponent), this mode is a bit risky. It doesn't work as good as normal mode. Don't use it too much. But one advantage with it is that it's so quickly. If you choose to play at normal speed at the option, then this technique can be handy. You know, the opponent will be slow, but you're in fighter mode so you're quick. The nunchaku can be used anytime, but don't use it against two opponents(it's hard to beat both with it, and remember you cannot block in nunchaku mode, + you can't take so much damage). Use the nunchaku against one enemy, and remember to vary the attacks with it, otherwise you'll be cramped up and cannot use it anymore. You can also swing the nunchakus between your hands with X+Y-button to get your "shi"-energy up again. Defense Don't jump around so much, only if you want to use the "slap attack", because otherwise the opponent might just smack you down. It's hard to defend yourself when jumping. Just jump when you know it's good. Bend down and block. It's safer than standing up because most hits can break through a standing defence, like low kicks, low punches, etc. But try not to block so much, use the flip instead. It's much safer when you master it because it avoids most attacks great. 0o0o00o0o0o0o00o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0 |D: Battle mode | 000o0o0o0o00o0o00000o0o00o0ooooo00o0o0o0o0o0o000o0o0o0o0o000o0o0oo0o0o00o0o "Battle mode" section tells you about everything about the battle mode, with the stages, etc. These are the stages you can play in: ,,.,..,.,.,..,.,.,.,.., |Alleyway | |Seattle Gym | |George Wu gym | |Chinese film set | |Bruce's Kwoon | |Big boss set | |Enter the Dragon set | ,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.| (Remember that when you battle an opponent, you battle him all of the "trophies to win" at the same stage, so the stage selecting is important, because I know you want the best possible stage, right?) ;;;;;;;;;;; "Alleyway": ;;;;;;;;;;; You fight in the alley, out in the streetz. This is a quite cool environment, with nice backgrounds and decent graphic. It's the same stage where you fought the cooks. (Why is there a dude in the trash can in the background to the right?:) Quite good music. -------------- "Seattle Gym": -------------- The gym where you fought a black guy. Quite nice environment but it's nothing special. I don't like it so much but it's ok. ................ "George Wu gym": ................ The place where you fight Johnny Sun for the first time, in a mysterious place with some fire in the backgrounds and a few referees in the background(recognize them from the film?). I like this place, nice music, cool atmosphere, a personal fav... //////////////////// "Chinese film set": \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ The place where you fought "the two babes", where a big temple is in the background. Pretty nice one, detailed graphic but the music might get a little drag. 00oo0o0o0o0o0o0o "Bruce's Kwoon": 0o0o0o0o0o0o00oo Your own training "dojo"(in the film), where the graphics are nice with cool environment etc. The music is pretty good. *************** "Big boss set": *************** Immediately I thought about the movie. Exactly as in the film you fight in a warehouse with ice in it. Quite good music, just that it's not so varying. +++++++++++++++++++++++ "Enter the dragon set:" +++++++++++++++++++++++ Detailed graphic, with demon statues and dragons in the backgrounds. Good music. """"""""""""""""" Player handicap: """"""""""""""""" Here you can choose if anyone/anyones should have handicap. You can choose among all players. The handicap is that the energy goes down to half(huge disadvantage). !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trophies to win: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Choose how many battles there will be, max 6. Choose among everything and the battles start, good luck, and fight well! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |E: Scenario mode | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These are the scenario modes, the cinema sequences in the game. Enjoy! Intro: Hong Kong 1949 (Bruce sees the phantom for the first time) Hong Kong 1961 "Bruce!" "The demon..." "He knows who you are". "These mirrors will protect you." Hong Kong 1961 "Bruce!" "The demon..." "He knows who you are". "These mirrors will protect you." "You will die in Hong Kong. I've seen it in a dream." I've thought a lot of this for a very long time." "You must leave." "You were born in a San Fransisco hospital". "They have to let you in!" "I saved it for you, for a day like this." "Tell me you will make a big noise in America so I can here it over here!" ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Practice mode(bonus section): ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ "You must practice your moves Bruce, or the phantom will defeat you!" .,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,.,.,. Fight 1: The sea man: ,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,., Latern Festival 1961 "I want to dance with her!" "Get one of your own!" "She is one of my own!" ,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.., Fight 2: The two cooks: ,,,.,.,.,.,..,..,..,.,.. San Fransisco 1961 "Hi! My name is April!" "Get away from that girl!" "Why?!?" ,.,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,,,,,..,..,.,.,.., Fight 3: The challenging black man: ,,,,,,,,,,,...........,.,.,.,.,..,, "Get off that equipment". "But I have to finish my workout". "Might as well finish it off on you". ,.,.,..,,.,....,,... Fight 4: Johnny Sun: ....,,,.,.,.,.,.,.., "His name is Johnny Sun. Be careful man, this guy is a killer". "I will never be defeated". ....,.,.,.,...,..,.,.,., Fight 5: The two babes: ,,..,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,. "What is she doing here?" "Nobody steals my fame". "Prepare to be defeated". ######################### Fight 6: Black man again: ######################### "Welcome to my school". "I am not here for a lesson." You are stealing my pupils. I am here to show you how weak you really are." ,.,.,,..,.,.,.,,,,,,,,,.,.,..,., Fight 7: Johnny Sun(60 seconds): ,,.,.,.,..,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,..,..,. "I have developed a way of fighting with no fixed position. I can defeat any man in this room within 60 seconds". "I beat you once. I will beat you again". "Prepare to fight". ========================= Fight 8: Muay Thai boxer: ========================= Pak Chong, Thailand 1970 "What are you doing here?" "You have dishounored my family! I have sworn to kill you!" |||||||||||||||||||||| Fight 9: Strange guy: |||||||||||||||||||||| "What are you doing? This is not in the movie." "I have come here to challenge you." "Very well. This is not for the camera". ()()()()()()()()()()()()() Last fight: The Phantom: ()()()()()()()()()()()()() (1973, Bruce's death) "What's happening?!?!?" "Prepare for the ultimate challenge". "It's the phantom!" ########################################################################### |F: The enemies | ########################################################################### Alright! We came to the biggest section in this faq, even bigger than the controls, everything about all the enemies/bosses! This place might be a little complicated, so if there is anything you don't understand, feel free to mail me at lufia3@hotmail.com and everything will be fine, I hope. The real interesting enemy here is the Phantom. If you want more info about him, read on and I'll tell you everything I know. These are the enemies you can fight in Dragon: The Bruce Lee story: I rated them from Easy-Hard+impossible?(phantom) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |The sea man(1st, easy) | |The two cooks(2nd, normal) | |Challenging black man(3rd, normal) | |Johnny Sun(4th, easy) | |The two babes(5th, hard) | |Black dude again(6th, normal) | |Johnny Sun(60 seconds)(7th, easy) | |Muay Thai dude(8th, quite easy) | |Outside movie challenger(9th, quite easy) | |The phantom(last boss, impossible?) | """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" <<<<<<<<<<<< The sea man >>>>>>>>>>>> In the movie, Bruce wants to dance with a girl at a party, but a sea man grabs her instead. Bruce gets pissed and a fight starts. The background is full of people dancing around. In this game, the sea man is pretty strong but has a weak defense. His major attacks are strong kicks, uppercuts, and after a while(when he knows he'll be defeated) he turns into a coward and uses a weopon(chain). Watch out for the chain, it hurts! But if you just don't fool around too much, this guy won't be a problem. Use strong techniques like the "slap attack"(jump, Y-X-button), "Groundbreaker"(opponent lies down, jump over him and press forward+down), and the "strong low kick"(bend down, press B-button). He'll be defeated easily if you just concentrate and do your best. For all newcomers keep trying if you lose, you'll win pretty soon, you just need to figure the controls. Don't go too near him because then he uses his uppercuts(hurts) and his weopon. Stay in distance, jump forward and hit him. Use the low strong kick a lot. If you have the fighter mode, you can use it. But I bet you don't have the nunchaku mode(you haven't fought enough battles to increase it). _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ |Main strategy:| Use the slap attack, stand far away from him, use the low strong kick. EASY ++++++++++++++ The two cooks ++++++++++++++ In the movie, Bruce and another girl(April) start talking(they look pretty interested in each other, don't you think ? ;) . Then a jealous cook comes up and threats Bruce to death. A fight takes place, in the movie Bruce fights 4 cooks, luckily you just fight two... The two cooks could be pretty dangerous. There main attacks are butching with their knives, kicking and actually headbanging. Watch out for the knives, they hurt. When you start the battle, you fight one cook, dressed in a blue suit and an apron. He carries a sharp knife. In the beginning, you can use the slap attack(jump, Y-X-button) a few times but after a while the cook learns to avoid your tactic and counterattacks it. Then you got to change strategy. A very good attack is to use the low strong kicks when you're near him(it almost always works). If you get close to him, a good combination is two quick light punches, then a strong one, and then bend down and wipe him off with a strong low kick. When he is knocked, get him down on the floor and use a groundbreaker. After a while, the other cook appears, dressed in a green suit. Now you have to fight two guys at the same time! But don't worry, you'll make it. Try to concentrate on the blue one as he is short of energy, cause if you can damage him enough, he'll pass out and be defeated. If you kill him, you can concentrate on the other one after that, and you don't have to fight two cooks, just one. So try to get him. You can use the flip-attack which is very handy here(flip and press B-A- button so Bruce flips himself away with his feet first). It's good because it always hits something, you know what I mean? The two cooks get hit by it, no doubt. As always, try to not stand in the middle, because then the opponents just kick you from one side to the other, and you'll never get out, losing a lot of energy. Don't use the fighter mode, and if you can use the nunchaku-mode(I doubt that) you can use it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |Main strategy:| Kill one, head for the other, use low strong kicks, and use the flip attack. NORMAL ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Challenging black man ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Meanwhile Bruce's working out on a gym,a guy comes up to him and commands him to get off an equipment. A fight starts.(Well, I've been told to get off equipments at my gym also, but that never started a fight.Oh well. ^_^) This guy is a bit tougher than the others. He's much stronger, and above all, he blocks your attacks successfully. You have to use different kind of attacks. As you can see, the slap attack works fine in the beginning, but then he starts to block it. Then you got to do something else. How about getting near him(use the flip) and then punch him quickly with a few light punches, then a strong one, and a low strong kick(hard to block) and then finish him off with a groundbreaker? This will do for a while, especially if you used the slap attack in the beginning. If you still get trouble, another tactic is to block his moves and then counterattack. Don't use the fighter mode(he'll just block all your attacks and knock you down), but if you have the nunchaku, use it. |||||||||||||| |Main tactic:| Use the slap-attack in the beginning, then head for quick light punches and the groundbreaker. You might want to test blocking. NORMAL <><><><><><> Johnny Sun <><><><><><> In the film, Bruce Lee starts a "training Dojo", a place where anyone can learn martial arts. Many chinese fighters thought this ruins the secret chinese fighting arts, learning them to others than asian people, and this pisses them off. A guy called "Johnny Sun" challenges you. If Bruce loses, he stops the training. If he wins, he continues. In the movie, Bruce wins(but Johnny comes back). Johnny fights quite aggressively. As you notice, he almost never blocks, only goes for attack. So if you want to beat him, hit back quickly. He is quite fast though, so watch out. His main attacks is his jump kick, and fists. The best way to defeat him is to use the air. Yes I know, in the beginning Johnny just does his jump kick and you'll get thrown to the ground, all the time. You think I try to trick you? No, the problem is that you do it too late. If you jump up in the right time(meanwhile he does) and then strike with the slap attack(jump +Y/X-button), he'll be hit. You better learn this strategy because when you know how to use it, Johnny stands no chance. When you master the technique, hit him once and Johnny will fall back, but turn into a rage and jump up again. Then you can hit him again with this attack, because he is lower than you and then his kick attack can't hit you, and everything will repeat. Keep hitting him like this until he's knocked off. Then use a groundbreaker. Repeat this attack until he gives. You can also use the low strong kick, it works pretty good but if you learn how to jump and hit Johnny(before he does) with that fist- claw attack, you'll win. Don't use the fighter mode, you can use the nunchaku if you feel for it, but be a bit careful. < > < > < > < > |Main Tactic:| Use the cat-claw attack(slap attack) against him, several times until he gives, and then use groundbreaker. You can also use the strong low kick. EASY :::::::::::::: The two babes :::::::::::::: This sequence is out of the movie. Suddenly Bruce is attacked by a girl carrying a staff. Whoops, fight! These girls may look pretty but they are real fighters! Don't underestimate them, actually I think they are the hardest enemies in the game(except the phantom). So be careful! First you fight one of the enemies. The other one appears later. Their major attacks will be their low strong kicks, slide attacks, and the cane attack. Watch out for their slide attacks and their low strong kicks, they hurt! And for gods sake, don't stand in the middle if they are two! They'll kick you from one side to the other, between each other and you'll lose lots of energy and you cannot get out of there before you are knocked. Watch out for this because you can lose the whole battle because of this. And of course Bruce will jump up when he is knocked, and then he might has the habit of jumping up in the middle again. So keep away from the middle, fight them both from one side of the screen. When the fight starts, there is one enemy. Jump up and strike her with the cat-claw attack until she's knocked. Then do a groundbreaker. At this time, the other one appears. The boss will now be harder(more difficult to fight 2 than 1). Now you got to use the cat-claw attack as much as you can, wipe them off and use the groundbreaker. Try to stay in the air as much as possible, they won't take you down. Don't stand on the ground so much, because then they just kick you. The two/three major attacks you should use is the groundbreaker, the cat-claw attack, and the low strong kick(bend down, press the B-button). These attacks are the best you can use. If the opponents get near, use the low strong kick so you can get them away(+they lose energy). If you get a chance to use the groundbreaker, they lose a lot of energy. And of course the cat claw attack knocks them off. Try to concentrate on one enemy(probably the one with less energy), because if you get one dead the battle will be easier. If you use these attacks, you'll make it after some practise. Don't use fighter or nunchaku-mode, it will just confuse and complicate things. _-_-_-_-_-_-_- |Main attacks:| USE THE CAT-CLAW ATTACK! And the low-strong kicks, +groundbreaker. HARD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Black dude again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It comes a dude to Bruce's Kwoon and is really pissed because Bruce's stealing his pupils. He challenges Bruce, and of course there is a fight. It's the same guy as before(but dressed in a white suit, not blue), just a little stronger. And it's about the same tactics to use. He uses strong kicks, and blocks a lot of your attacks. Try to use the cat claw attack, as long as it goes, then use fast punches. Finish him off if you have the chance, because this guy can really fight back if you let him be(he got very strong attacks). If you can, use the nunchaku(I assume you know how to use it), quite handy against this guy, don't use the fighter mode. " " " " " " " " |Main attacks:| Quick, fast punches, cat claw attack. NORMAL ||||||||||||||||||||||| Johnny Sun(60 seconds) ||||||||||||||||||||||| Bruce says he can defeat any man within 60 secs, and guess who challenges! The same crazy guy steps up and the fight starts. He's exactly as before(dressed in pants, no t-shirt), the same moves, the same weaknesses. As you can see, he plays aggressively. The only way you could lose to him is that that the clock ticks down, and when it's down to 0, you're dead. So don't let that happen. Sounds hard? Nah, not really. If you just keep concentrated you'll make it. Don't get nervous about the time, you'll make it. Use the cat-claw attack against him(as I learned you in the previous Johnny section) and you'll win. For more information, read the previous Johnny section. Don't use the fighter or nunchaku mode, you don't have time for it. . . . . . . . . |Main attacks:| Use the cat claw attack, and use it quickly so the time doesn't run out. EASY *************** Muay thai dude *************** This guy is in the movie, and Bruce fights him. You fight him in the "Big Boss set", where a lot of ice is. He's quite big, tall and pretty strong, dressed in a green suit. But if you just fight on, you'll beat him badly. Use the cat-claw attack if you can, then that doesn't work, use quick and fast punches, then duck and hit him with a strong low kick. Then use a groundbreaker. The dude will be defeated pretty soon and flee. Bruce follows his tracks and pretty soon there comes several ice blocks against you. No matter how many you crash there will come new. Instead, you have to go forward if something is about to happen. The best way to approach to the left is to jump and make the jump kick(Jump and press A/B- button in direction you want to) and Bruce jumps over the ice blocks easily and the whole sequence will be over. It's much easier to use the jump attack than smashing all ice blocks that come. When you're there, you see that it was the guy that threw the ice blocks. Fight him again, use light quick punches until he gives. He is pretty easy. Don't use the fighter mode, you might test the nunchaku. )( ) ( ) ( ) ( )( |Main strategy:| Use quick fast punches. QUITE EASY .......................... Outside movie challenger: .......................... A guy comes and challenges Bruce, this is not in the movie. This is the last enemy before the phantom, so be sure to have enough "Shi" to use as nunchaku-mode when the battle is finished, you need the nunchaku against the demon. He's dressed in a green suit, wearing a claw at his hand.(He reminds me about the evil guy in "Enter the Dragon", maybe it's supposed to be him? I mean, he looks the same and also he has that dreadful claw on the left hand...) This dude is also pretty easy. Use the cat-claw attack, then get him with low strong kicks, etc. Do as you want, he'll lose. Don't use the fighter or the nunchaku-mode, you need it on the phantom. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ |Main tactics:| Use the cat-claw, and low strong kicks. I bet you beat that guy pretty easily. QUITE EASY @@@@@@@@@@@@@ The phantom @@@@@@@@@@@@@ Now, we're deep into it! "What's happening?!? The phantom!!!!!!" We have to fight this baddy! Ok, I got some theories and stuff here, so if anyone just wants to fight the boss, head down a bit. But for anyone that fought the demon before and wants to know everything about it, read on. Please, anyone that knows anything about this phantom, mail me!! I would be very grateful if you do, because I tried many many hours to beat this guy(about 5-6 h), but I haven't. Now I'm pretty sure you can't beat him because I've tested every kind of technique. But if anyone out there has beaten him(you, feel proud) mail and tell me, please! I would be very glad. My mail adress is lufia3@hotmail.com I've searched the net a lot but I've never found anything about this phantom. So if you know anything, please! (Read on for more info, about the demon) Here are my experiences from the phantom: I am pretty sure he is invicible, that you cannot beat him. So why do I think so then? Well, there are a few things that lead to that, for example: if you enter the boss with three or two lives, and lose against him, it's game over immediately. You don't even get a second chance, no matter how many lives you have. This is pretty weird, right? It was almost like it was meant to be game over then, right? Another thing is that when I fight the demon and I've hit him so much as his energy is out totally(he has no energy left, I promise) and I keep hitting him he won't die!!! I know his energy was gone and I hit him several times but he didn't die. Can he be defeated or not? Is there a special technique that should be used or what? Once I succeeded a neck-tie on the phantom(when he had about half the energy left) and then it looked real strange, not like the usual times Bruce chokes an opponent. It looked like the phantom was going to die but he got loose and threw me down in the ground again. Now I'm wondering if that should be used against the boss, like if he should be out of energy and then I should use it like a "finish-him-off" move? One more thing is that I think most enemies is quite easy in this game(even on tough) so I beat them easily(sorry if you think I'm boasting, but it is like this) but when I come to the phantom, everything's just over. And this seems really weird to me... I don't know. But for now, I see myself as I've beaten the game, because it looks like you're supposed to be defeated there. It looks like the boss can't be beaten, but on the other hand, a game without an ending looks strange! Don't you think? I don't think the ending "game over" is the last that happens when you beat a game. So I still figure about this...... ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ TACTICS ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ These are my tactics against the demon: First, I want to tell you this is very very hard and might be all worthless. As you know, I don't even know if he can be beaten(I don't think so). You might be wasting your time doing this, because you maybe already found the end when you came to the phantom, if he is "undefeatable". I warn you, this can be very annoying and I wouldn't be surprised if you get pissed off along the way. But if you want to try, here's a tactic I used to "almost" kill him(as long as you can, probably): (If you can't beat him, no matter how much you tried and used my tactic, it's not my fault if you wasted time on this, because I warned you, right? I reserve myself against anything like this, I warned you know, and if you fail against the demon, it's not my fault) |tactic| As soon as you fight the demon, immediately change from normal mode to nunchaku-mode(mode button+z-button). Without the nunchaku, you're dead. Now comes the hard part, let the phantom approach near you, and when he is just about to hit you with his sword, jump over him to the other side(near him) and hit him with your nunchaku. This is very hard to master, and it takes a lot of patience. And you must also concentrate and hide your feelings(if you're nervous, it will never work). When you learned this tactic, do it over and over again, hit him with your nunchaku until he has nothing left(hard to do). Then here comes what I think is the only way to defeat him(but I've never done it). As you can see he doesn't die no matter how much you hit him with the nunchaku when his energy is out. I think you have to finish him off in some kind of way. Test to use the neck-tie on him. To do this, you must run into him and press the X-button. If you succeed, Bruce jumps up and chokes the phantom. But I never succeeded to do this, when the phantom had no energy left(I just did it once, when he had about half the energy left). Maybe he'll die this way, I don't know. Good luck, you'll need it. If you win, please tell me. IMPOSSIBLE? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% |G: Fun stuff(My review + a few nice ideas) | %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Playing 3 players is very fun. Check it out some day! ================================== Date review was made: 2000-10-27 ================================== Yakuza's review for Dragon: The Bruce Lee story!!! The game was made 1993, by the Great Britannian company(England) company Virgin. The game is based on the legendary fighter Bruce Lee's life, according to the movie with the same name. Of course you're Bruce Lee, fighting baddies out there. For anyone that likes fighting games and looking for old ones to cheap prices, this might be an alternative. I really recommend if buying(and even if you don't buy the game) you should watch the movie; Dragon: the Bruce Lee story because it's definitely worth seeing and a kind of culture in martial arts... Here are the catagories, and the scores. Enjoy! *Story:* (Intro sequence in Dragon) -Hong Kong 1961- (Bruce's father)"Bruce!" "The demon..." "He knows who you are". "These mirrors will protect you." "You will die in Hong Kong. I've seen it in a dream." I've thought a lot of this for a very long time." "You must leave." "You were born in a San Fransisco hospital". "They have to let you in!" "I saved it for you, for a day like this." "Tell me you will make a big noise in America so I can here it over here!" The storyline follows the movie as much as possible(except that you fight a few more enemies). Following to the chinese knowledges, we all have inner demons to fight. "Anger", "hate", "fear" are some of them, and all of these have to be vanquished, otherwise they root inside and finally possess the body. Since Bruce was a child, the demon has been after him. His grandfather was a great martial arts student, but he couldn't defeat his inner fears, and that's why the demon was brought over to the next generation. Bruce's father didn't believe the story first but at his later years, he recognized the situation. But he was too old to fight it, and then it was brought over to the next child; Bruce. And Bruce's father knows the demon is after him. When Bruce was a child, his father dressed him in a girl's clothes, changed his name to an american, everything to avoid the demon. But now he knows...Bruce thinks his father is just superstitious but later on, he will know the truth... Anyway, Bruce's father tells him to leave Hong Kong and gives him a lot of money. So then the journey starts and Bruce travels all the way over the sea to america. But at the end, the demon finds him and a showdown of life and death starts, and only one can be the survivor! Will Bruce overcome his inner fears and vanquish the demon, or is it too strong? Well, see the movie and play the game now, I don't want to ruin the end... The story won't effect the game so much for people just interested in the fighting scenes, but for the people interested in chinese traditions and customs it can be fine. But overall, the story is not so important. But I think it's kinda good though. (What's interesting is that nobody, or maybe I should say the public does'nt really know how Bruce died. Some say that he took an overdose, some people say he was assassinated, others tell stories about that he practiced so hard that he died, and then there is also this legend about the "inner demon".) Score story: 8.2/10 |Challenge:| I own Dragon: the Bruce Lee story. I've been playing it for at least 10-15 hours and I know almost every move and technique in the game. I've been playing it to the end at least 7 times, but I've never beaten it. I'm telling you this so you know that I didn't play the game just for a few minutes and then make a review for it. It can seem strange why I'm not putting a score on the challenge catagory, but if you read on, you'll see why. This might be one of the hardest games all time, or not so hard. So what am I talking about? Well, in Dragon: The B.L.S. there's a very hard boss in the end(the phantom) which I've never beaten. I'm pretty sure he can't be beaten, but I'm not 100% because I haven't heard anything about him from anyone else. Anyway, this phantom seems impossible, and then I think the game is hard to beat. But the other enemies you'll face are quite much easier. You can choose among many diffculties, "Piece of cake", "Easy", "Normal", "Tough", and "Arcade". The game is pretty hard to beat in the beginning cause it's difficult to master all techniques, but when you find a strategy you can use it against most enemies. Score challenge: ¤/10 (Don't know for 100% if it can be beaten) =Graphic:= Being a SNES/Mega drive game, this isn't very bad. Of course you get much better graphics for a PS2 game. For Genesis, this isn't bad, but not so great either. The backgrounds are quite nice, the only things I'm complaining about is the characters and some of the moves. The characters could look a little better(except Bruce, he was well done) and the moves could have been a little more smooth. But otherwise it's nice. Score graphic: 7.5/10 *Control:* Perhaps the most important catagory for a fighting (beat 'em up) game. Dragon has a nice and fitting control, you control Bruce as you want. You have lots of combinations to use, here are a few: strong/light kicks, strong/light punches, throws, fatalities, roundkicks, chokes, flying kicks, etc. etc. But the best thing with Dragon is that you have different "modes" to play as. If Bruce fights well and hits his opponent many times without being hit himself, or if he gets the first hit in a battle, or if he picks up an item, he gains "shi". Shi is Bruce's own mysterious inner force that gives him extra power which can be used for different modes. You have three modes to choose among; "normal", "fighter" and "nunchaku". All these modes make the game more varying and in each mode you can create different and deadly attacks, for example Bruce is much quicker in "fighter" mode, he can punch and kick much quicker. In "nunchaku-mode" he can use nunchakus, a very powerful weopon. All this is well done in the control and everything works real fine. The only thing I'm going to complain about the controls is the blocking. It's quite hard to block an opponent. But oh well, the attacks and the other controls make up for it. Well done, Virgin, a fighting game with better controls is hard to find! Score control: 8.7/10 ¤Music/Sound:¤ (Music/sound is hard to describe, I just wanted to say that :). If not so good, very fitting. It succeeds to capture the mystic chinese motion music which fits very good to a fighting game like this. The sound is better than the music, if that can be compared. The attacks and punching/kicking sounds are great, with a lot of realistic noises. ¤You can actually hear the bones getting crushed when Bruce does his "groundbreaker"¤(special attack, it hurts, trust me). The sound is very good, music is decent. Score Music/Sound: 8.6/10 ~Gameplay:~ Maybe the best catagory Dragon has to offer. When you think you played Dragon to the end, you recognize that there are more to investigate. Thanks to the fenomenal "fighting modes"(fighter, nunchaku, normal) the game gets more interesting when you can fight with nunchakus, and powered up speed. And then you also get more techniques to master. In fact there are up to 36 moves to find!(Even if all of them are not so important, you might only use about 8-10 to beat the game). But it's not only the modes that increase the gameplay score. Dragon got Scenario mode(where you play as Bruce through his life, following the storyline from the movie, +some extra sequences), battle mode(where you can play against a computer, against another player) but the most amusing part of the game is that you actually can play 3 players against each other! Yeah you heard me, I've never heard about any other fighting game where you can fight 3 persons against each other, (not even in days like this with Tekken Tag Tournament, Soul Calibur, Power Stone, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Street fighter alpha 3, etc.) This is very fun, imagine you and your buddies fighting against each other, three persons! There will be a lot of fights, I tell ya. But remember, a fighting game can't hold forever(they intend to be the catagory of games that end first, that's at least what I think), but Dragon holds a long while, especially to be a fighting game. A disadvantage in the gameplay might be that you can only play as Bruce, no other characters. That's why Street fighter 2 gets a little better, it's more varying. But Bruce makes up for it by better control/fighting scenes. After you discovered everything in Dragon, it might intend to not be so fun anymore, at least not for the lonely player. Then you got to invite some friends, and fight against each other. Then it holds a little while more, but after that, you probably played it to the end. Score gameplay: 9.1/10 =Replay value:= Well, thanks to the phantom at the end(that possibly can't be defeated) most of you will play through the game again just to get a second chance again. Myself, I played to him at least 7 times before I gave up. That will keep you replaying the game, if nothing else. But otherwise, Dragon is a game you can replay a few times. Thanks to the many moves, 2P mode fighting + the 3P mode, and the practice scenarios, you may keep playing it more than other games. Dragon holds for a while, at least 10-15 hours, and the replay value is quite high. Replay score: 8.5/10 +Summary:+ Buy it for 8-14 U.S. dollars(or less), you won't regret it. But the best way to enjoy Dragon: The B.L.S. is to be a fan of beat 'em up and Bruce Lee. If you're a peaceful person, don't get this one. I recommend you to watch the movie, before you play the game also, it gives you some more inspiration and stuff. Dragon is a nice fighting game, with lots of moves and cool attacks, but the graphics and music could have been a little better(Notice: I'm not saying it's bad, just that the control is better). Of course I think T.T.T.(tekken tag tournament)is better, but hey...1993, it's 7 years. Overall score: 8.4/10 TOTAL SCORE(Score on a line between 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10): 8/10 Music/sound 8.6/10 Graphics 7.5/10 Controls 9.2/10 Replay 8.5/10 Challenge ¤/10 Story 8.2/10 Controls 8.7/10 Gameplay 9.1/10 Overall 8.4/10 Total 8/10 OnE lInE sYnOpSiS: "You must practice your moves Bruce, or the phantom will defeat you"!!! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// |H: Legal section | \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ I did this faq on my own. Everything. I didn't use any other faqs, reviews or information. And it took me a while to do, so please respect these things, I mean, I did this work for free and everyone can use it. =|=: Don't change anything in it, in any way without asking me. =|=: Don't put it on your website without my permission. =|=: Don't use it for money(if someone should have money for it, that'd probably be me, right?) =|=: Mail me before you plan to do anything with it, and everything will be alright. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |I: The credits | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are many many people and friends that deserve a spot here, so many that the risk I forget anyone. So if you're not here, don't be mad, forgive me. Mail and tell me and I'll add your name here the next time I update it. Here're the credits: () To Bruce Lee, creator of the fighting style Jeet Kune Du and one of the best legendary fighters, ever. Without him, there would have been no game, and no faq. And definitely no great movies like "Big Boss", "Enter the Dragon", "Game of Death", etc. () To my main man Daladiesman, for his awesome reviews, faqs and almighty work. () To Dingo Jellybean (gamefaqs) for his amazing work, especially his faqs are superior. DJ, your the man! Keep going! () To Marshmallow (gamefaqs), I still love his Zelda 64 faq...A LOT!!!! () To Virgin for the decent fighting game Dragon: The bruce lee story. () To Square for the best RPG's ever. () To Chrono Trigger, simply being the best game ever. I love it, especially the section where Frog is talking to Glenn, about being a swordsmen. Totally perfection!!! () To Coca Cola company, for something very tasty. () To Metallica (hard rock"Master of Puppets"), machine head(hard rock"From this day"), rob zombie (hard rock), Bob Marley("Stir it up"), Megadeth(hard rock), Jimi Hendrix (old classic rock.) () To Hiroaki Samura ("Blade of the immortal"), Sanpei Shirato("Kamui"), Kazue Koike("Lone wolf and the cub") for awesome manga arts. I'm a mangafreak... () To TMNT (teenage mutant ninja turtles) and their creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird for everything!!! I love the TMNT! I love it, all the comics, the movies, even the painted ones. Oh man.....it's just perfect. T.U.R.T.L.E. P.O.W.E.R. !!!! () To Sefirstein for his awesome stuff (gamefaqs), keep going man!! () To Yee Seng Fu(gamefaqs) for cool work. Too bad you left gamefaqs..good luck with your studies! () To Stan Sakai for Usagi Yojimbo, a quite decent series. () To myself (Yakuza), making this faq and others. I just wish I wasn't so lazy :P "Sometimes I get myself together, that's when I get a faq done. Sometimes I get myself into chaos, that's when I don't write a faq ready for a long time.... Like Megadeth would describe it, "Addicted to Chaos"/Yakuza