Rise of the Dragon was Dynamix' first foray into Point and Click Adventure Gaming after being bought out by Sierra in 1990. Unlike other games in the Sierra line, Rise of the Dragon featured a first-person perspective and two side-scrolling Platformer sections in addition to the then-standard style of gameplay for an Adventure Game. The plot and characters are a blend of Noir tropes, After the End, and supposedly Chinese mythology, leading Blade to an Ancient Conspiracy to revive an ancient Chinese sorcerer (the titular "Dragon").