In this fantasy adventure game, players assume the role of Dirk the Daring, a reluctant knight-hero who must rescue Princess Daphne from an evil dragon. Players guide the knight through rooms of a magical castle and engage in brief sword fights with tentacle monsters, giant bats, robot knights, and lava creatures. The actual fighting is presented through triggered animated sequences based on players' "reflex" choices. Some of the brief sequences depict violent acts: sword-swipes cause snakes, ball-creatures, and the above tentacle monsters to get chopped/sliced in half—often with spurts of reddish fluid; characters are sometimes impaled, electrocuted, get their skin melted off, or get shot by lasers. Characters often scream or shriek in pain when defeated. Some female characters have exaggerated-size breasts that jiggle when they run around. Princess Daphne is often depicted wearing a tight leotard and a sheer, wispy gown that exposes moderate amounts of cleavage and portions of her buttocks.
