Alisia Dragoon

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Alisia never jumps on an enemy's head or swings a sword. She raises her hands and lightning arcs across the screen, snapping onto whatever is closest and tearing through anything foolish enough to get near. That single idea gives Alisia Dragoon a feel unlike any other action game on the Genesis, and the longer you play, the more you realize the lightning is also a resource to manage. Each volley weakens as Alisia's power drains, and it only recharges when she holds her fire. Wait for a full charge and she can unleash an attack that strikes multiple targets at once, so every encounter becomes a quick calculation between spraying bolts and saving up for the big hit.

She does not fight alone. Four companion creatures can join her, each with its own style of attack: the fireball-spitting Dragon Frye, the Boomerang Lizard, the Thunder Raven and the Ball O' Fire. Only one can be active at a time, and choosing the right partner for each stretch of a level is a big part of the strategy. The story is pure early-'90s dark fantasy. The tyrant Baldour tortured Alisia's father to death, and when Baldour's servant Ornah returns his dormant cocoon to Earth, Alisia sets out to destroy it before he awakens. Eight side-scrolling levels stand in her way, with no saves and limited continues to fall back on.

The pedigree behind it is remarkable. Game Arts, the studio behind the Lunar series, handled the programming, while the anime studio Gainax provided the art direction, the story and the artwork for the characters and environments. Anime News Network's Todd Ciolek later called it the best video game Gainax ever touched. Western magazines loved it too, with strong scores from Mean Machines and Sega Pro, yet it sold poorly in Japan and abroad. Sega's Western box art did not help, swapping the anime-styled heroine for a golden bikini-clad barbarian who looks nothing like the character inside.

Strong reviews and weak sales are exactly how cult classics are made, and Alisia Dragoon has been rediscovered steadily ever since, earning spots on the Sega Genesis Mini and Nintendo's classic game service. The original cartridge is the way to see Gainax's sprite work and the crackle of that lightning as players first did in 1992, on the console it was built for.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1992
Publisher
Game Arts
Players
Single player
About the game

The pace is intense. Enemies come at Alisia from everywhere. And nowhere. Battle hordes of crazed barbarians, mow down mobs of poisonous centipedes, and slay squadrons of winged gargoyels. Blast enemies in waves or one by one with multi-directional, auto-targeting laser fire. Recruit killer companions like the DragonFrye, Ball O'Fire, Thunder Raven and Boomerang Lizard. Use them to hurl blistering boomerangs, fireballs, and electrical attacks. With Alisia's super-tough fighting skills, fry enemies to a crisp. And prove once and for all that you can go hand-to-hand with evil and come out the champion!

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