<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
platform	O
and	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
world	O
,	O
dragons	O
are	O
monsters	O
with	O
immense	O
power	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
is	O
to	O
slay	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
magical	O
sword	O
that	O
is	O
passed	O
down	O
through	O
successive	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
manner	O
somewhat	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
differs	O
from	O
other	O
platform	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
that	O
whom	O
the	O
protagonist	O
marries	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
influence	O
who	O
will	O
lead	O
the	O
adventure	O
in	O
its	O
next	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
get	O
from	O
where	O
they	O
start	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
or	O
to	O
defeat	O
specific	O
boss	O
enemies	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
are	O
a	O
military	O
force	O
of	O
Jirat	O
led	O
by	O
Volef	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
siding	O
with	O
Volef	O
is	O
Raimun	O
,	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
and	O
samurai	B-Application
;	O
both	O
had	O
received	O
their	O
powers	O
from	O
a	O
mysterious	O
source	O
which	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
dragon	O
pursued	O
by	O
Clovis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
as	O
Clovis	O
)	O
duels	O
Volef	O
,	O
who	O
runs	O
off	O
when	O
beaten	O
and	O
heads	O
for	O
the	O
alchemist	B-Language
's	O
tower	O
(	O
where	O
Raimun	O
resides	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleeing	O
the	O
ship	O
after	O
the	O
knights	B-Application
attack	O
Robere	O
's	O
pirates	O
,	O
Kodel	O
and	O
Fannah	O
swim	O
for	O
Kadeli	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
knight	O
,	O
who	O
bears	O
a	O
message	O
for	O
Robere	O
from	O
Clovis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Raxis	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
East	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
royal	O
family	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
retitled	O
Alkemia	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Lodonya	O
,	O
Volef	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
and	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
exhibition	O
match	O
between	O
Vilherm	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Jirat	O
's	O
strongest	O
knights	B-Application
and	O
the	O
protector	O
to	O
Jeanne	O
,	O
the	O
princess	O
,	O
and	O
Felippe	O
,	O
with	O
Jeanne	O
and	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
,	O
Zomas	O
,	O
watching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
word	O
heard	O
of	O
her	O
,	O
Mihael	O
organizes	O
the	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
and	O
heads	O
off	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
praying	O
and	O
hoping	O
that	O
she	O
still	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
lost	O
contact	O
with	O
Anna	O
,	O
Mihael	O
organizes	O
the	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
and	O
sets	O
off	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Anna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
and	O
continues	O
on	O
alone	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
now	O
fallen	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Raxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
displeased	O
that	O
he	O
lost	O
to	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
his	O
brawn	O
was	O
his	O
only	O
redeeming	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
magical	O
power	O
she	O
inherited	O
from	O
her	O
mother	O
,	O
Sarah	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Gerome	O
's	O
skills	O
as	O
a	O
swordsman	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
,	O
she	O
quickly	O
rises	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
her	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halfas	O
appears	O
,	O
praising	O
her	O
skills	O
as	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
fails	O
,	O
and	O
Dahaka	O
comes	O
back	O
after	O
his	O
initial	O
flight	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
turn	O
this	O
would-be	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
into	O
a	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
Volef	O
(	O
twice	O
)	O
,	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
and	O
Raimun	O
,	O
the	O
Alchemist	B-Language
when	O
Clovis	O
reaches	O
Raxis	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
held	O
prisoner	O
by	O
the	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
who	O
killed	O
her	O
parents	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
and	O
Queen	O
of	O
Raxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clovis	O
rescues	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
then	O
invited	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Raxis	O
Knights	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Londonya	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Volef	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
Alkemia	O
Knights	B-Application
in	O
West	O
Raxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
to	O
possess	O
two	O
magic	O
swords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arktos	O
is	O
an	O
ice	O
dragon	O
that	O
resides	O
in	O
the	O
coldest	O
and	O
most	O
frozen	O
place	O
,	O
The	O
Glacier	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
"	O
The	O
Renegade	O
Knights	B-Application
"	O
but	O
defeated	O
by	O
Prince	O
Arlen	O
of	O
East	O
Raxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
then	O
that	O
Arlen	O
decides	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
but	O
despite	O
defeating	O
him	O
in	O
battle	O
when	O
he	O
reaches	O
The	O
Glacier	O
,	O
Londonya	O
proceeds	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
area	O
where	O
the	O
two	O
knights	B-Application
come	O
face-to-face	O
with	O
the	O
dragon	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragon	O
shares	O
many	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
G-virus	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
menacing	O
Azale	O
knights	B-Application
who	O
took	O
over	O
Raxis	O
Castle	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
five	O
years	O
had	O
passed	O
on	O
and	O
has	O
aligned	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
dragon	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
hiding	O
in	O
a	O
secret	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Azale	O
Knights	B-Application
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
Queen	O
and	O
Prince	O
of	O
Raxis	O
and	O
kidnapping	O
of	O
Princess	O
Celia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
begs	O
the	O
dragon	O
to	O
transfer	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
him	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
dragon	O
kills	O
him	O
for	O
his	O
pathetic	O
performance	O
in	O
killing	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raimun	O
is	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
,	O
and	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
,	O
Avenger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragon	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
senses	O
a	O
magic	O
sword	O
wielded	O
by	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
nearby	O
and	O
requests	O
Raimun	O
to	O
eliminate	O
him	O
or	O
else	O
suffer	O
the	O
same	O
fate	O
as	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Londonya	O
is	O
an	O
antagonist	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
,	O
The	O
Renegade	O
Knights	B-Application
(	O
in	O
Prince	O
Arlen	O
's	O
storyline	O
)	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
King	O
Clovis	O
,	O
East	O
and	O
West	O
Raxis	O
began	O
war	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
Londonya	O
and	O
his	O
Alkemian	O
Knights	B-Application
had	O
completely	O
taken	O
over	O
West	O
Raxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chet	O
Barber	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
not	O
blow	O
your	O
socks	O
off	O
,	O
but	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
title	O
worthy	O
of	O
any	O
gamer	O
's	O
attention.	O
"	O
</s>
