<s>
Dragon	B-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
role-playing	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
otherwise	O
known	O
as	O
Drakkhen	B-Application
II	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Drakkhen	B-Application
although	O
it	O
bears	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
View	I-Application
are	O
its	O
side-view	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
hybrid	O
gameplay	O
(	O
used	O
when	O
exploring	O
more	O
detailed	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
towns	O
and	O
dungeons	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
well	O
translated	O
first-person	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
player-driven	O
undirected	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
reproduction	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridge	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Drakkhen	B-Application
series	O
 '	O
most	O
recognizable	O
feature	O
is	O
its	O
custom	O
overworld	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Drakkhen	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
SNES	B-Application
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
View	I-Application
version	O
sports	O
basic	O
terrain	O
shading	O
and	O
mountainlike	O
"	O
boundaries	O
"	O
that	O
enclose	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
"	O
True	O
3D	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
overworld	O
engine	O
simulates	O
depth	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
(	O
without	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
supplementary	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
)	O
using	O
sprite	O
scaling	O
and	O
rudimentary	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
smoothly	O
on	O
standard	O
SNES	B-Application
hardware	O
because	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
screen	O
area	O
is	O
ever	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
