RPGs. Jeuxvideo.com positively noted the gameplay depth and gave extensive commentary and praise to the dragon raising and commanding mechanics. Peters enjoyed the gameplay mechanics, but described the difficulty as unexpectedly high. Rox was mixed to negative about the gameplay, finding it too easy inferior to that of Front Mission and referring to the title as "basically Shining Force with dragons". Retrospective opinions on Bahamut Lagoon have been positive. Alex Kwan of Game On USA praised its mechanics as innovative within the genre, but considered its difficulty to be fairly low. Kurt Kalata, writing for Hardcore Gaming 101 positively noted the story's focus on clashing personalities and its depth of tactical mechanics. Reviewing the Wii U Virtual Console release, Nintendo Lifes Kerry Brunskill noted that it stood out from other tactical RPGs due to its blend of gameplay elements and dragon raising mechanics. Rolando Orcha of Siliconera praised its blending of tactical and standard RPG elements, hoping for its eventual appearance on other platforms and a localized release. As part of an interview with Sakaguchi, Simon Parkin of Eurogamer noted Bahamut Lagoon as one of several "fascinating curios" produced by Sqaure during the early to mid 1990s. In an article on six Super Famicom imports, 1Up.coms Bob Mackey called it a "fantastic game" and a notable title from Square's final year with Nintendo. References External links Bahamut Lagoon at MobyGames Box, cartridge and manual scans at Internet Archive RPGClassics.com's Bahamut Lagoon Shrine 1996 video games Fantasy video games Japan-exclusive video games Single-player video games Square (video game company) games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Tactical role-playing video games Video games about dragons Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Noriko Matsueda Virtual Console games Virtual Console games for Wii U