Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man
| Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man | |
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| Developer | Cryo Interactive |
| Publisher | Interplay Entertainment |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | 1997[1] |
| Genre | Action role-playing[2] |
Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man is a 1997 video game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Interplay Entertainment. The game is a sequel to Dragon Lore.
Gameplay
[edit]In Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man, the player character is Werner von Wallenrod, a Dragon Knight searching for his missing dragon while traveling through the capital city of Draconia, moving between buildings and underground areas, talking to characters, and completing quests that require finding and delivering specific items.
The game uses first‑person, point‑to‑point navigation with a cursor for movement, speaking, and taking actions, along with life, strength, and magic bars that change through eating, sleeping, or gaining experience. The player collects items with limited inventory space, combine some to solve puzzles, and must locate objects that may be difficult to see. Movement can lead to new areas, conversations, or combat.
Battles use mouse‑controlled attack types, jousting shifts to a third‑person view for balancing and aiming, and spells are cast through icons. The game spans three CDs with disc swapping for certain transitions, all reloads require the first disc, and jousting rounds require repeating a set of preparations. The story leads to a final confrontation with the rival, and an unmarked interface button immediately exits to the credits.[3]
Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World | 2.5/5[4] |
| GameSpot | 3.1/10[3] |
| PC Gamer | 35%[5] |
| PC Player | 3/5[6] |
| PC Games | 55%[7] |
PC Gamer called Dragon Lore II bland and uninteresting.[5] GameSpot criticised the combat as well as the interface.[3] Hardcore Gaming 101 praised the game's major graphical and gameplay improvements but concluded that, despite all its advances, Dragon Lore II was ultimately a worse game than its predecessor.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man". Interplay Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 9, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Dragon Lore II". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Smith, Steve. "Dragon Lore II". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 18, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ Olafson, Peter (December 1997). "Dragon Me Down" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. p. 328. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- 1 2 Sullivan, Keith (December 1997). "Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on August 21, 1999. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man". PC Player (in German). February 1997. pp. 102, 103. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Dragon Lore 2". PC Games (in German). February 1997. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Dragon Lore II: Heart of the Dragon Man – Hardcore Gaming 101". Retrieved 2026-07-07.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)