Game Overview
A dead martial-arts enforcer returns to a rain-soaked supernatural underworld where every alley, rooftop, and nightclub becomes a shooting gallery. Drake of the 99 Dragons is a stylized third-person action shooter built around revenge, ancient clan warfare, and an artifact capable of imprisoning souls. Its cel-shaded look aims for the hard shadows and graphic-novel mood of animated noir, while its story sends the resurrected Drake after the killers of his clan. The result is an aggressively early-2000s action game: loud, dark, strange, and more interested in spectacle than subtlety.
Drake runs through five connected locations containing 25 missions, clearing rooms of gangsters, demons, and rival supernatural forces with pistols, automatic weapons, swords, thrown blades, and martial-arts attacks. Combat revolves around acrobatic gunplay, letting him fire while wall-running, flipping away from danger, or activating slow-motion and Freeze Motion effects to line up shots. Fallen enemies leave behind souls, which restore health and give the action a fittingly grim resource loop, while Drake’s ancestral abilities can call in an ethereal dragon for added damage. Missions are generally direct and linear, emphasizing enemy encounters and story scenes rather than open exploration, and the PC edition includes improvements over the original console versions.
What makes it memorable is not polished precision, but its unapologetic mix of bullet-time action, supernatural kung fu, and comic-book excess. The controls, camera, and shooting mechanics show their age, and players expecting the smooth responsiveness of Max Payne or the depth of modern character-action games may find its rough edges difficult to overlook. Even so, its unusual visual identity, bizarre mythology, and willingness to pile guns, ghosts, and dragons into the same revenge story give it a cult curiosity factor. It best suits veterans of overlooked PS2/Xbox-era action titles, fans of flawed but distinctive shooters, or anyone who wants to see a remarkably ambitious relic from that period.
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Installation
- Select the Download button at the top of this page to open UploadHaven.
- On UploadHaven, wait for any countdown, then select Free Download. Optional: UploadHaven Pro for faster downloads.
- When complete, extract the archive to a Drake Of The 99 Dragons folder using 7-Zip.
- Open the extracted folder and start the game normally.
- For errors, check Setup Guide & Troubleshooting below. Keep your security software enabled.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP SP2 or newer
- Processor: Pentium 3 @ 600 MHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 3.0)
- DirectX: Version 8.1
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Drake Of The 99 Dragons?
After extracting Drake Of The 99 Dragons, navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 739.93 MB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Do I need to run the game as administrator?
Usually, no. Start the game normally from the extracted folder. If you see a permissions or save error, check that the folder is writable and follow the game's documented fix. Only grant administrator access when a trusted game's specific setup requires it.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Check that extraction completed and your PC meets the system requirements, including Version 8.1. Note any error message before choosing a fix. If it identifies a missing runtime, install the required DirectX components or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
A warning needs to be investigated; the download source alone cannot confirm that a file is safe. Keep your security software enabled and review the detection details. Do not run or restore a flagged file unless you have verified that it is a false positive. If you are unsure, leave it quarantined.