Players take control of Clovis, a man who awakens to find his town burning to the ground. His sister Elena stumbles to him, burning, and clinging on to dear life. Clovis notices a man, a Dragon Valor, dead on the ground. He takes his sword and slays the dragon, only to find an baby dragon burst out of the dead one. Clovis vows to avenge his sister and starts his journey as a Dragon Valor.

The game is an action RPG, with a lot more action than RPG. Clovis has a ton of moves at your disposal - triple slashes, downward thrusts, are used to rid of enemies. Players have a HP bar and MP bar to cast spells. Along the way you will gain items and money from slain enemies, and watch the story unfold through cinematics in-between levels.

After you finish a level, an overhead map will appear with different areas Clovis can venture to. There are shops for him to buy items and different paths he can take to get to his ultimate destination.

Dragon Valor moves mostly on a 2D plain with subtle 3D elements. The visuals are standard fare and pretty solid. The dragons are textured very well, but the game as a whole is a bit on the plain side.

What makes Dragon Valor fun is its tight gameplay. Clovis has many ways to hack and slash enemies and controls very well. The only gripe I had was having to hold the L1 button constantly to run. If you don't hold it, Clovis walks at a snails pace. The main character can also double jump and somersault backwards to evade enemies. All the moves are very easy to pull off and it's fun to control a character that's so versatile.

Dragon Valor is a solid game backed by a very traditional RPG story. The gameplay is dead on and its 2D-ish gameplay is reminiscent of old 16-bit titles. Just don't expect to see any innovation here.