“Dragon Among Us 8 Gaiden” reveals the two fighting styles of “Rabid Dog” and “Pirate”, as well as the summary of naval battles

SEGA yesterday released detailed information on the two fighting styles of “Pirates in Hawaii” (hereinafter referred to as “Dragon 8 Gaiden”), “Rabid Dog” and “Pirate”.

Mad Dogs and Pirates Style

Goro Majima, nicknamed “Shimano’s Mad Dog,” is a notorious figure in the underground society. The “rabid dog” style is his representative fighting style. Can combine fist and kick fighting movements with dagger attacks. The characteristic of this style is that you can freely combine fist, kick and dagger attacks to perform a variety of combos. Follow up your combo with a powerful finishing punch or mid-air combo.

The rabid dog style can use weapons or terrain on the road, and when conditions are met, powerful “hot-blooded moves” can be performed. There are various types of hot-blooded action, including gorgeous moves that can take down large numbers of enemies at once. In addition, in the mad dog style, you can use the “madness gauge” gradually accumulated during the game to activate “clone”. The clones will not only attack the enemy individually, but also use super powerful combined attacks together.

In the “Pirate” style, you can use various pirate tools such as scimitars, and you can also use three “pirate tools” including “scissor boomerang”, “charge gun” and “hook rope”. Use the exclusive pirate moves made of refreshing continuous slashes and pirate tools. After the character grows up, you can also use the “Triple Finishing Blow”.

The pirate style has many “hot-blooded moves” full of pirate characteristics, such as slashing techniques with scimitars or attacks with pirate tools. The Madness Gauge can summon the “Curse God”. Win the fierce sea battle with the enemy pirate group and you will get the “Curse God Instrument”. Playing the cursed musical instrument will cause the corresponding “cursed god” to descend to the earth, using the power of the god’s curse to turn the tide of the war.

Introduction to “Curse God”

• Curse of the Sea Man-Eating Shark Hell’s Curse: After playing the cursed violin, the man-eating shark jumps out of the ground and bites the enemy causing a lot of damage. The more enemies there are, the more man-eating sharks will be summoned, and the battlefield will turn into a groaning hell.
• Curse of the Earth’s Curse God, the Tyrannical Giant Ape Hell: After playing the cursed guitar, the Tyrannical Giant Ape appears and exerts amazing power to cause massive damage to the enemy. Its attack range is smaller than other curse gods, but it possesses overwhelming attack power.
• The curse of the sky, the wind monster bird, the curse of hell: after playing the cursed saxophone, the wind monster bird fell from the sky and blew up a huge tornado. Enemies swallowed by the tornado will continue to receive severe damage and eventually fly into the air.
• Curse God of the Deep Sea Electric Jellyfish Hell’s Curse: After playing the cursed ocarina, the electric jellyfish will summon a fantasy space and heal Majima and his friends. Enemies who enter this space will be shocked and immobilized due to the electrocution effect.

Introduction to naval battles

In this game, players can control a ship named “Goro Maru” and embark on adventures in the vast sea with their partners in the “Goro Pirate Group”. There are various scenic spots on the sea, such as treasure islands and lighthouses, but there are also many dangerous enemies lurking, and sometimes there are even “pirate battles” between ships.

Players can use their gorgeous ship maneuvering skills to avoid enemy bombardment and bombard enemy ships with cannons! Finally, board the defeated enemy ship with their partners and decide the outcome with their fists! In addition, they can also compete in the pirates’ “Pirate Arena” Engage in naval battles with various enemies.

The deployment and training of crew members and the modification of ships are also key to winning naval battles. There will be more than 100 charming characters appearing as crew members in this game. The ship can not only strengthen its armor and change its cannons and other weapons, but also enjoy the fun of customizing its appearance. Train Goromaru and his crew according to your own preferences, dominate the gorgeous naval battles, and become a legendary pirate group.

In “Artillery Battle”, you will operate a ship named “Goro Maru” and compete with other ships by firing cannons at each other. Dodge the enemy ship’s bombardment and use your cannon to hit the enemy ship to win. You can strengthen the ship’s armor or change its armament from cannons to flamethrowers or lasers. When the two sides are fighting, they can not only launch artillery attacks, but also directly operate Majima to repair ships on their own, or use rocket launchers to bomb enemy ships.

After defeating the enemy ship in the bombardment battle, you can board the enemy ship with your friends to fight with the enemy and start a “decisive battle on the ship.” If you want to win the decisive battle on the ship, you must not only strengthen Majima’s own abilities, but also board the ship together. Partner grouping and training is also key.

Crew members have various characteristics and skills such as attack type and recovery type. Collect and train crew members in places such as Hawaii or Crazy Lantis to build your strongest team.

In the “Pirate Arena”, a special arena, you can battle against the pirate groups assembled in Crazy Lantis. A variety of battle modes are provided here. You can challenge enemy ships alone, or challenge a large brawl involving dozens of people.

You will also encounter various opponents that can only appear here, such as enemies who manipulate fire, weird scientists, and even sumo wrestlers…!? Take the modified Goromaru and fight with the fully trained Crew members dominate pirate battles and become the overlords of the pirate arena.

“Pirates in Hawaii” will be released on February 21, 2025 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and PC (Steam).