<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
MGM	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
by	O
Team	O
Storm	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda-style	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
Dragon	O
Warrior-like	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
before	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
ultimately	O
reworked	O
into	O
a	O
Tekken-style	O
arcade-like	O
hybrid	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
combat	O
influenced	O
by	O
Rastan	B-Device
Saga	I-Device
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Vendetta	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiple	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
over	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
themed	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
reminiscent	O
of	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
Soul	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
and	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
where	O
players	O
would	O
have	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
crusaders	O
battling	O
with	O
monsters	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
against	O
an	O
evil	O
god	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Avantaria	O
and	O
free	O
its	O
people	O
from	O
enslavement	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
going	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
by	O
Team	O
Storm	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
of	O
approximately	O
nine	O
people	O
,	O
being	O
three	O
programmers	O
and	O
six	O
art	O
designers	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
assistant	O
creative	O
manager	O
Ian	O
Pestridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Pestridge	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
a	O
medieval	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
titled	O
Dragon	O
Storm	O
,	O
featuring	O
heavy	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
before	O
the	O
team	O
reworked	O
their	O
project	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-style	O
genre	O
hybrid	O
that	O
combined	O
both	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
emphasizing	O
combat	O
action	O
over	O
conversation	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pestridge	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
sat	O
within	O
the	O
staff	O
's	O
mind	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
,	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
and	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Conan	O
the	O
Barbarian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pestridge	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
replicate	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
titles	O
like	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Streets	O
of	O
Rage	O
on	O
the	O
3D	B-Application
era	I-Application
but	O
featuring	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
playability	O
,	O
as	O
Butler	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
staff	O
were	O
also	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Pestridge	O
and	O
Rushbrook	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
another	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
previous	O
name	O
but	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
became	O
the	O
official	O
name	O
for	O
Team	O
Storm	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
staff	O
liked	O
said	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
MGM	O
Interactive	O
between	O
late	O
1997	O
and	O
early	O
1998	O
alongside	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Return	O
Fire	O
II	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
Dragon	O
Storm	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
an	O
MGM	O
Interactive	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
planned	O
for	O
launch	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
but	O
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
during	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
kept	O
being	O
previewed	O
in	O
magazines	O
and	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2000	O
issue	O
of	O
64	O
Magazine	O
but	O
MGM	O
Interactive	O
decided	O
not	O
publish	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
doubts	O
of	O
not	O
selling	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
a	O
potential	O
release	O
on	O
digital	O
download	O
services	O
,	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
co-founder	O
Philip	O
Oliver	O
declined	O
the	O
possibility	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
battling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
build	O
features	O
7	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
planned	O
levels	O
but	O
gameplay	O
is	O
prone	O
to	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
due	O
to	O
its	O
incomplete	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
publisher	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
and	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
finish	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
British	O
Nintendo	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
July	O
1999	O
preview	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
quite	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
fans	O
will	O
love	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Georges	O
Grouard	O
of	O
French	O
magazine	O
GamePlay	O
64	O
noted	O
visual	O
similarities	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
August	O
2001	O
preview	O
that	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
looks	O
like	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
home-grown	O
Nintendo	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
