Dragon Fighter

Dragon Spirit by SOFEL is a lively and challenging action/adventure game, where you assume the role of both man and beast. Your task is to use your man/dragon powers to destroy a certain wicked warlock, Zabbaong, who's leveled your village.

Zabbaong is hiding somewhere deep within his castle, which is perched atop Mount Ghia.

Journeying up to and inside the castle requires six stages of nonstop hack 'n' slash combat. It's surrounded by devious traps and deep ice caves, which are fortified with an army of nightmarish creatures. To combat your evil enemies, you've been bestowed three lives, two weapons, a sword and the Mefamorphic Power. Destroying an enemy with your sword builds up your power. When you reach a certain power level, you can activate your Mefamorphic Power to transform into one of three flying, fire-breathing dragons.

Despite some limits in character maneuverability, Dragon Fighter is a good-looking game that packs plenty of fun and tough challenge. If you're up for a good dose of thumb- numbing action, grab hold of this dragon.

Several companies are attempting to secure the license to this souped-up version of the arcade Original. The Nintendo version of Dragon Spirit has all-new power-ups not found in the arcade, and some great shoot-em-up action.