<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
prince	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
by	O
a	O
flash	O
of	O
lightning	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
controls	O
"	O
Huey	O
"	O
(	O
blue	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
controls	O
"	O
Siria	O
"	O
(	O
red	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
;	O
Huey	O
also	O
looks	O
like	O
an	O
8192-colour	O
version	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
Amul	I-Application
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
press	O
and	O
hold	O
their	O
Firing	O
Buttons	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
dragons	O
spit	O
flames	O
continuously	O
(	O
and	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
without	O
pressing	O
them	O
,	O
charge	O
their	O
shots	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
powerups	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
introduced	O
-	O
and	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
in	O
Phelios	B-Application
,	O
Huey	O
and	O
Siria	O
can	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
hits	O
before	O
dying	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
the	O
arcade	O
operators	O
set	O
the	O
"	O
LIFE	O
"	O
option	O
to	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
set	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
1	O
"	O
they	O
will	O
die	O
immediately	O
when	O
they	O
get	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Namco	O
artist	O
Yoshihiro	O
Sugiyama	O
,	O
being	O
his	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
planner	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugiyama	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
true	O
continuation	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
NES	O
sequel	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
just	O
a	O
rehash	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
rather	O
generic	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
ports	O
of	O
this	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
1991	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Encore	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
titles	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
never	O
got	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
was	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Console	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
release	O
in	O
2008	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
)	O
and	O
2009	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
on	O
July	O
14th	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
December	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
