Dragon Saber/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 8-way joystick to direct Huey the Blue Dragon (or Siria the Red Dragon if you are player 2) around the screen. As with Amul from Dragon Spirit (along with Apollo from Phelios, and the ships from Dangerous Seed), they are always moving forward, but can direct them anywhere.
 * Firing Button: Use this button to make Huey (or Siria if you're player 2) spit flames at the air-based enemies. If they have two (or three) heads, they will spit flames simultaneously. And if you wait for a few seconds, Huey and Siria will charge their flames, then spit them when you press this button.
 * Bomb Button: Use this button to make Huey (or Siria if you're player 2) drop bombs on the ground-based enemies. If they have two or three heads, they will drop bombs simultaneously. And if you are pressing both the buttons if they have two (or three) heads, they'll fire and bomb simultaneously.
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin the game as player 1 or player 2.

Huey and Siria


These two human princes are the protagonists of the game. At the start of the game, they hold their sacred saber up to the sky (much like Amul did in the original Dragon Spirit), which gets struck by flash of lightning, and transforms them into the blue and red dragons you see on the right; they can take up to four hits before dying (which depends upon what the arcade operator has set the "LIFE" setting in the options menu to), and have up to three heads. They will also receive one extra life at 100,000 points by default.

Powerups

 * Blue Egg: When this is bombed, a blue ball will fly out. If you obtain it, Huey (or Siria) will grow another head. Obtain another when Huey (or Siria) already have two heads and they will grow a third head. When Huey (or Siria) are hit with multiple heads, they lose one of them.
 * Red Egg: When this is bombed, a red ball will fly out. Obtain three in order to get level 2 flames. Obtain three more when Huey (or Siria) already have level 2 flames and they will get level 3 flames, but when they are hit with level 3 flames, they will be reduced back to level 2 flames and if they are hit with level 2 flames, they will be reduced to normal flames.
 * Fire Ball: When an orange egg is bombed, one of these will fly out. If you obtain it, Huey (or Siria) will turn orange and breathe flames similar to anti-aircraft fire.
 * Axe Ball: When a green egg is bombed, one of these will fly out. If you obtain it, Huey (or Siria) will turn green and be able to breathe flames at a cutting angle.
 * Spark Ball: When a black egg is bombed, one of these will fly out. If you obtain it, Huey (or Siria) will turn black and be able to breathe sparks instead of flames.
 * Steel Ball: When a white ball is bombed, one of these will fly out. If you obtain it, Huey (or Siria) will turn white and be able to breathe flames that will home in on the enemies.
 * Small Dragon: When this is obtained, Huey (or Siria) will shrink in size, but if they are hit, they will return to their normal size.
 * Power Wing: When this is obtained, Huey (or Siria) will become temporarily invincible. Any enemies flying into them will be instantly killed.
 * Jewel: Obtaining this will give you 1000 extra points.
 * Anti: If you see this one, avoid it at all costs. Obtaining it equals a hit.