is a

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released in 1989 for various home computer systems and consoles. It is a sequel to '' Heroes of the Lance''.

Gameplay

Like ''Heroes of the Lance'' it is

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oriented, with few RPG elements. The style of the game is very much like its predecessor, horizontally scrolling fighting controlling one character at a time.

Plot

It is based on the second

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campaign module, '' Dragons of Flame'', and the second half of the first Dragonlance novel ''

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''. The plot is a faithful representation of the books it is based on.

Development

''Dragons of Flame'' was adapted from the '' Dragons of Flame'' printed adventure module. The game '' Shadow Sorcerer'' is a sequel to this game's storyline, but has quite different gameplay.

Reception

''Dragons of Flame'' was successful for SSI, selling 55,711 copies. According to GameSpy, "while the number of characters was increased to 10, the gameplay remained the same moderately competent, hack-'n-slash, side-scrolling action, marking this as another less than stellar entry on SSI's resume". '' ST Action'' magazine reviewed the Atari ST version, giving it an overall score of 73%, stating "When

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announced they were going to produce an ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' range I thought we were going to be in for the usual graphic-lacking role-playing games. ... I've been proven very wrong. This latest game seems to offer more of a challenge than its predecessor, '' Heroes of the Lance''. ... The thing I noticed about ''Dragons of Flame'' was the playability. Although the game uses complex menus, they have all been set out in a friendly, easy-to-use manner." ''ST Action'' also praised the variety of monsters, graphics, and "well implemented" gameplay.

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