D3Publisher and LAND HO Co. Ltd.'s upcoming adventure title Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire for the Nintendo Wii had its own demo booth at the Anime Expo 2007. Anime otakus were able to try their hands on the waggly action-adventure game. While there's nothing really new to see in the videos - except that these are actual gameplay videos and not trailers - we can actually get to see how the dragon factor plays out in the game.

Flaming wings spring out of the main character's back to let him execute a double jump, and huge fiery claws grow out of his arms like extended appendages which grant the character extra dose of strength.

The landscape looks like it needs more improvement, though, and we've got a beef with how the character runs on accelerated speeds - LAND HO! could certainly do better than merely speeding up his movements. Add in better effects, perhaps?

In any case, just watch and enjoy the videos. Maybe it'll convince you to set aside some dough when the game finally comes out.

The second video awaits in after the jump!

   

LAND HO! Co., Ltd., developer of the upcoming Nintendo Wii video game Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire, has released gameplay information about its new hack n' slash (n' burn) title.

Dragon Blade boasts of a brand new weapon system: annihilating enemies by using the dragon's power through the flaming sword and the dragon's wings and claws. Even the dragon's tail and the flame-throwing mouth can be used in combat. We wonder if the dragon's parts are customizable/upgradeable as well. Keeping true to the Wii's way using the controllers, players will need to use both arms to let out the flaming sword and dragon powers at the same time.

What is confirmed to be upgradeable, however, is the main character's fighting styles and combat options. Players are also granted the freedom to mix and match moves to create their own fighting method.

The game will be set in 20 different fantasy environments and 6 worlds, all visualized by Richard Knaak of Dragonlance fame. Knaak, who we reported in our previous article as the writer for Dragon Blade, also penned stories for Warcraft, Diablo, and Age of Conan.