Side scrolling MMOGs aren't anything new in North America, but they're also not considered mainstream either. There have been others in the past such as Maple Story, but THQ*ICE is the first...

Side scrolling MMOGs aren't anything new in North America, but they're also not considered mainstream either. There have been others in the past such as Maple Story, but THQ*ICE is the first to release a 3D side scroller with Dragonica Online. It may have the look of a child's game but in actuality its depth goes farther than most gamers would suspect. Is this enough to save it from being relegated to the back of the short bus in today's F2P market? Join Eric "Dalmarus" Campbell as he hops in to unleash the beast.

I grew up in these mysterious hangouts called arcades when I was a kid. Back then, we lived by the quarter and died by the lack of continues, because back in my day they didn't exist. For any other arcade dweller of old, or even the modern gamer that may have parents who torture them with some of those ancient games, it's impossible to not feel like the combat in Dragonica Online is a cross between Street Fighter and Double Dragon.

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