Drakkhen
Sign in to saveDrakkhen is a 1989 3D role-playing video game, initially developed and published by Infogrames for the Amiga and Atari ST, and ported to MS-DOS, Super NES, PC-98, X68000, and FM Towns Marty. It was a very early game in the North American SNES library, and as such, received almost universal coverage in previews of the then-upcoming SNES in gaming magazines of 1990 and early 1991.
Game data
- Released
- 1988-12-31
- User rating
- 2.25 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, macOS, Linux, SNES, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST
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Key dates
- Published
- September 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Infogrames
- Developer
- Infogrames
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- single-player video game
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- P407
- English language
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Differences between computer and SNES game
- Background
- Storyline
- The original versions
- SNES alternate storyline
- Continental divisions
- Music and audio
- Development and ports
- Reception
- Notes
- References
- External links
Drakkhen is a 1989 3D role-playing video game, initially developed and published by Infogrames for the Amiga and Atari ST, and ported to MS-DOS, Super NES, PC-98, X68000, and FM Towns Marty. It was a very early game in the North American SNES library, and as such, received almost universal coverage in previews of the then-upcoming SNES in gaming magazines of 1990 and early 1991.
Drakkhen was among the first role-playing games with a three-dimensional playing field and an early example of the real-time tactics genre. It did not employ a fully 3D game engine, instead implementing a hybrid approach using vectors and bitmapped character-scaling algorithms. Drakkhen includes an animated day-night cycle and the ability to wander freely about the game world, both rarities for a game of its era. The game spawned a Super NES sequel: Dragon View.