Rise Of The Dragon Sega Cd
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Help expand itPC Longplay 057 Rise of the Dragon - Duration: 1:33:44. World-of-Longplays 41,942 views. As Rise of the Dragon: A Blade Hunter Mystery (ライズ オブ ザ ドラゴン ～ブレイド・ハンター・ミステリー～) in Japan, is an adventure game for the Sega Mega-CD.
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Sega CD version[edit]
Several differences existed between the Sega CD and DOS versions of Rise of the Dragon, the most prominent being the addition of voice acting to the Sega CD release. Blade Hunter is voiced by Cam Clarke on the Sega CD.
The graphics of the Sega CD version had to use a more limited range of colors than the DOS version, 64 on screen colors compared to the 256 of the computer, which gave it a green tint. This tint has been compared to some of the images seen in The Matrix films.
Another notable difference between the two versions of the game is the removal of a scene with a French kiss and implied sex from the Sega CD release. These changes were made even though the game was given a MA-17 label by Sega of America. This was likely due to public concern in the early 1990s about sexual and violent content in popular video games such as Night Trap and Mortal Kombat.
There are other small changes from the DOS and Sega CD version: The munition clip for the handgun (at the side of the computer) was removed. In the Pleasure Dome, where Darcelle is playing card, there is only one dancer. The one in bikini was removed. As well, where the naked dancer dance, part of her show was removed, it's more simple now. At the bar, in Pleasure Dome, the punk guy can't be talked to. The arcade scene couldn't be passed even if you die more than 5 times. There is no text and only voice in the Sega version.
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Summary
Dark Sci-Fi Crime thriller with some mature contentThe Good
Rise of the Dragon for the Sega CD takes advantage of the CD storage capacity by having most of characters dialogue read by actors. Where as the original DOS version of the game had to rely strictly on-screen text.The acting is actually quite good -especially the voice actor for Blade - and its probably some of the best example of voice acting in a classic point and click graphic adventure game.
The port over to the Sega CD did mean having fewer on-screens colors to work with in comparison to the PC. To address this hardware limitstions, the designers choose to give the game an green tint to the futuristic city.
It actuallys makes the game's environment seem a bit more mysterious. It is hard to describe, but the look and feel of the game reminds me of the first Matrix film.
The designers of this game did an excellent job in creating a dark sci-fi world that you want to explore and learn eveything about.
This game is an excellent story in the adventure game genre and one of the best games ported over to the Sega CD. It is a shame that this game was not ported over to a newer game system.
The Bad
Rise of the Dragon maintains most of the mature themes from the original DOS game, i.e. profanity, drug use (albeit a fictious one) and the many death sequences and bad alternative endings.The Sega CD game certainly earned its MA-17 label by Sega's own short lived video game rating council.
It's alll rather tame compared to the content seen in Grand Theft Auto, but in the early 1990s home console systems tended to be much more leery about mature or taboo content in a game.
The censorship seen in the Sega CD port is mostly concerned about sexuality. Mild Some of the DOS violence was toned down, although the biggest censorship issue seems to have been all about s-e-x.
Sexual jokes and innuendos are left in tact, but French kissing and implied sex scenes were cut. Their is also a dancer in a night club who was much more 'visible' in the DOS game.
Apparently, some things in the video game were just too mature for a CD game given a MA17 label. It is unclear whether or not Sega ordered the content changes or maybe the designer thought did so 'voluntarily'.
The censorship does not alter the story line significantly. However, given how the game was already classified as being for older games, it seems silly that the original content was censored.