Stand Out Featues: One of the deepest arcade beat-em-up experiences available, both back in its day and today. Characters have special moves, magic, swappable equipment and individual inventories. Monsters have weaknesses that can be exploited or special rules that must be factored into combat strategies (Such as the Beholder, who will cause spells to fizzle if he's looking at the character when they attempt to cast). Multiple paths are available to the party both in game and between stages, including hidden paths that can lead to powerful weapons or items.

Pros: High quality pixel art that holds up well despite its age. Aforementioned deep gameplay. Excellent variety between the six playable characters to encourage replayability. Game logic largely adheres to DnD lore, allowing players invested in such things to get an edge against the various monsters. No longer swallows your weekly allowance, quarter by quarter.

Cons: No in-built Playstation controller support, requiring 3rd party software to integrate (Windows/Xbox supported controllers okay). Bonus features offered in the remake not exciting enough to recommend as a selling point. Some "arcade difficulty" (I.E. sudden spikes in movement speed or invulnerability frames designed to drain your life bar and force more of your quarters into the belly of the machine).

Would Recommend To: Fans of Beat-Em-Up games. Fans of 90s arcade games. Fans of DnD. Millenials wondering why all those 30 something youtubers keep referring to the 90s as the golden age of gaming. 30 something youtubers and their audiences who cannot get beyond the 90s. Anyone with $15.00 to spare, a few friends to play with, and a hunger for a fantasy adventure experience.

Stand Out Featues: One of the deepest arcade beat-em-up experiences available, both back in its day and today. Characters have special moves, magic, swappable equipment and individual inventories. Monsters have weaknesses that can be exploited or special rules that must be factored into combat strategies (Such as the Beholder, who will cause spells to fizzle if he's looking at the character when they attempt to cast). Multiple paths are available to the party both in game and between stages, including hidden paths that can lead to powerful weapons or items. Pros: High quality pixel art that holds up well despite its age. Aforementioned deep gameplay. Excellent variety between the six playable characters to encourage replayability. Game logic largely adheres to DnD lore, allowing players invested in such things to get an edge against the various monsters. No longer swallows your weekly allowance, quarter by quarter. Cons: No in-built Playstation controller support, requiring 3rd party software to integrate (Windows/Xbox supported controllers okay). Bonus features offered in the remake not exciting enough to recommend as a selling point. Some "arcade difficulty" (I.E. sudden spikes in movement speed or invulnerability frames designed to drain your life bar and force more of your quarters into the belly of the machine). Would Recommend To: Fans of Beat-Em-Up games. Fans of 90s arcade games. Fans of DnD. Millenials wondering why all those 30 something youtubers keep referring to the 90s as the golden age of gaming. 30 something youtubers and their audiences who cannot get beyond the 90s. Anyone with $15.00 to spare, a few friends to play with, and a hunger for a fantasy adventure experience.