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	Drakan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Drakan is an action-adventure video game series developed by Surreal Software and set in a high fantasy world simply referred as Drakan by gamers.
		Long, long ago, the world of Drakan was tormented by an endless war between all tribes and races, but the bitterest fight was that between Dragons and Humans, the two superior races of the universe.
		After the war was over and the Dragons had retreated from the world, life on Drakan once returned to its pre-order state of lawlessness and chaos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drakan (1300 words)

	Drakan: Order of the Flame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A sequel, Drakan: The Ancients' Gates, was released in 2002.
		Rynn and Arokh's journey takes them all across the world of Drakan and into various minor quests, and eventually, after countless battles (both in the air and on the ground), they find out that the minions of Narvros are trying to use Delon's body to incarnate Narvros.
		A sequel, Drakan: The Ancients' Gates has been released in 2002 exclusively for PlayStation 2 (Drakan: Order of the Flame was PC-exclusive) telling of Rynn and Arokh's adventures after the end of the first game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drakan:_Order_of_the_Flame (802 words)

	RPGFan Reviews - Drakan: The Ancients' Gates
		Although, Drakan does seem to be garnering some attention through word of mouth, many have skipped over this game—and that’s unfortunate, because Drakan is an excellent action game with some RPG elements.
		The world of Drakan is huge, and exploring all of it will find you wandering through caves and dungeons, flying high in the sky, and exploring numerous regions each with its own weather and geography.
		Drakan’s music is pretty much what you’d expect—majestic fantasy music in most scenes, with some darker pieces for the more serious parts of the game.
	www.rpgfan.com /reviews/drakan/Drakan.html (2343 words)

	Drakan: The Ancients' Gate - Just Adventure + Review
		Drakan 1 was among the five worse endings I have ever played in a game.
		Drakan is a fantasy adventure game about a sexy girl and her dragon.
		I was impressed at the learning curve to be able to fly and fight other dragons in the air, the battles were cool, and minimal swearing at the controls took place.
	www.justadventure.com /reviews/Drakan2/DrakanAncientsGates.shtm (423 words)

	Drakan
		Drakan is the story of Rynn, a peasant girl thrust into the role of hero after her village is attacked by Orcs and her brother is dragged away, and Arokh, the mighty dragon who binds his soul to Rynn and becomes her steed and helper.
		Despite its Tomb Raider look, Drakan makes good use of the mouse-look function, which means you can turn and look around using the mouse, and use the arrow keys to move forward, backward, and sidestep, as in most first-person shooters.
		Drakan is a game that was better than people gave it credit for, and with a few changes (better box art, better multi-player performance, more publicity, etc.) it could have been a hit.
	users.adelphia.net /~cryptik76/drakan.htm (1047 words)

	sharky extreme - games - drakan preview
		Drakan is played in the 3rd person perspective on 2 different modes.
		The flight model and physics employed by Drakan rival those of the big league flight sims, yet Surreal managed to keep the control simple enough to be enjoyable be everyone.
		Drakan's ease of control, breath taking visuals and seamless indoor/outdoor transitions have placed it on our lookout list for 1999.
	www.sharkyextreme.com /games/surreal_drakan_p (357 words)

	Game Over Online Magazine - Drakan: The Ancients' Gate
		Drakan is a 3D adventure game that puts the player in control of Rynn, a voluptuous heroine coming to save the proverbial day.
		Drakan utilizes many of the same devices as other 3D adventure games but implements everything very well and in the end, emerges a highly addictive package.
		Drakan is built on top of solid 3D adventure gameplay and while it does not take the genre anywhere new, it is an excellent example of what the genre has become.
	www.game-over.net /reviews.php?page=ps2reviews&id=23 (1276 words)

	Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Finally Arrives published by SOHH.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		In Drakan: The Ancients' Gates, Rynn and Arokh continue their adventures in the ancient decaying world of Drakan, undergoing new experiences with increased abilities, sophisticated gameplay and stunning graphics made possible by the power of PlayStation 2.
		In Drakan: The Ancients' Gates, Rynn and Arokh are called upon to save the immortal Spirit Dragons that are being held captive within the dimensional fabric between the gates to the ancient empire.
		Drakan: The Ancients' Gates allows players to adventure through eight unique and beautiful environments including treacherous mountains, murky swamps, barren deserts, lush islands and frigid arctic regions, experiencing miles of diverse landscapes seen from remarkable aerial views enabled by the superior technology of PlayStation 2.
	www.sohh.com /article_print.php?content_ID=3316 (432 words)

	FUTURE GAMEZ - Drakan: The Ancient's Gates Preview
		When Drakan: Order of the Flame was released on the PC a couple of years ago now, it received much applause and admiration from gamers worldwide.
		Drakan is an action based RPG set in a wonderful fantasy land filled with friends and foes.
		Drakan is being developed by Surreal Software and will make the most of the Playstation 2's vast power and Dual Shock 2 controller interface.
	www.futuregamez.net /ps2games/drakan/drakan.html (531 words)

	Drakan: The Ancient Gates Review for PlayStation 2 - Gaming Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Now their follow up is more of an Action/RPG of sorts, and not only gives one of the best Action engines to date (Tomb Raider developers take notes), but gives the depth, story, and complexity of an RPG without the nasty random battles.
		What enhances Drakan’s engine is the fact the game’s efforts aren’t tainted by an obscure camera.
		Drakan is a must buy for fans of Action titles, RPG titles, or whomever you may be.
	www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=ps2&game=drakan (852 words)

	GameOver - Drakan: Order of the Flame (c) Psygnosis
		When playing Drakan: Order Of The Flame, the game player must realize that he or she has been transported into a time of legend, myth and magic.
		Drakan: OTF delivers extremely rich level design and clean textures, which serve as a great enhancement to the atmosphere.
		One of the major advantages to the graphics engine in Drakan: OTF is that it does not consume large amounts of CPU power.
	www.game-over.net /review/sept99/drakan/index.html (793 words)

	Gamebits: Drakan
		Mastering the controls is the first obstacle Drakan throws at players, with Rynn's bagful of tricks requiring full command of the control pad's buttons.
		The world of Drakan is large and fantastic; Rynn can travel almost anywhere she can see, from distant citadels to nearby waterfalls.
		Drakan has all the trappings of a beautiful fantasy world approach to 3D games such as Tomb Raider.
	www.gamebits.net /ps2/drakan.shtml (669 words)

	GameSpy.com - Reviews: Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (PS2)
		Back in 1999, Drakan: Order of the Flame appeared on the PC, introducing gamers to the heroine Rynn and her trusty dragon companion, Arokh.
		The world of Drakan is one threatened by powerful evils.
		Still, Drakan's story serves its purpose of getting the action underway, and that's where the heart of the game lies.
	archive.gamespy.com /reviews/february02/drakantagps2 (661 words)

	Drakan - The Ancients' Gates at Psxa2z.com!
		The premise of Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is nothing new to gamers: it follows the clichéd fantasy exploits of a girl and her dragon sent on a deadly quest.
		Drakan first appeared on the PC a few years ago and boasted fantastic graphics, huge atmospheric worlds to explore, and a gameplay dynamic that removed basic linear progression by allowing you to fly anywhere on your dragon companion.
		Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is an enjoyable if not groundbreaking adventure, and seems to lend itself fairly well to the console market, despite the long load times.
	www.psxa2z.com /ps2/PS0200.php (903 words)

	PlayStation 2: Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Review at Ps2Fantasy.com
		After a long period of bloody wars that destroyed the Order of the Flame, symbol of the alliance between dragons and humans, the world of Drakan is in chaos.
		Monsters, feral dragons, and a mysterious tribe of sorcerers, the Desert Lords, are a curse for all the humans.
		Drakan is a 3D adventure game, enriched by RPG elements that give the player control over the character’s development.
	www.ps2fantasy.com /files/drakan/reviews/72/index.php?page=1 (1344 words)

	IGN: Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Review
		And just like a good adventure game, Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is big and long, packing in well over 25 hours of gameplay, along with a giant assortment of locales to sift through, explore, and inspect, and the kind of gameplay that gets you in trouble with the wife or the girlfriend.
		Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is in many ways connected to the PC game that preceded it, but it's independent enough for gamers unfamiliar with the PC game to start up and play, immediately.
		The initial palace is quite big on its own, and the mountainside locale in which you initially travel is voluptuous with mountains and valleys, meadows and rivers, waterfalls, caves, scattered houses, fully populated, and a small village or two.
	ps2.ign.com /articles/164/164424p1.html (753 words)

	Drakan The Ancients Gate - Welcome to Just Adventure + - Previews
		The original Drakan: The Order of the Flame was released for the PC in 1999.
		Drakan: The Ancient Gates, due for release in March of 2002, is an undeviating outcome of the original game and will follow your favorite characters, Rynn and Arokh, her dragon and comrade, as they struggle to keep their world free from the oppressive and evil aliens, the Desert Lords.
		The Ancients' Gates is a third-person action/adventure that is both linear and non-linear, and is over three times the size of the original Drakan that was made for the PC.
	www.justadventure.com /Previews/DrakanII/DrakanPlay2.shtm (286 words)

	Drakan: Order of the Flame by Al Giovetti
		This is Drakan Order of the Flame, an action-adventure that seamlessly blends aerial and ground-based gameplay in a beautiful 3D world.
		Played in third-person perspective, Drakan combines hand-to-hand combat using over 50 different weapons with a unique flight engine that allows you to battle it out against other dragons for supremacy of the skies.
		In the earliest known days, the world of Drakan was a place of chaos and strife.
	www.thecomputershow.com /computershow/reviews/drakan.htm (740 words)

	3DsoundSurge Interview: Stuart Denman and Tim Ebling of Surreal - Drakan: Order of the Flame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The technology behind Drakan has been in development for almost three years, but the game itself has only really come together in the last year and a half.
		In Drakan we use this control primarily to create smooth transitions between musical pieces, based on the player's actions and movement.
		Caves are emphasized in Drakan by using varying echoing effects that depend on the size of the caves.
	www.3dsoundsurge.com /interviews/drakan.html (1598 words)

	Drakan II Preview - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
		Drakan II for the PlayStation 2 picks up where the first game left off, adding lots of graphical enhancements along the way.
		It's hard to tell where the rumors--which stated, somewhat illogically, that Drakan II was to be a PlayStation 2 version of the Sony-published Drakan for the PC--first began, but Patmore wants to lay them to rest for good.
		Patmore says that the character model for Rynn in the original Drakan was composed of 300 polygons, while her model in Drakan II is made up of 4400 polygons.
	www.gamespot.com /ps2/action/drakantheancientsgates/preview_2770301.html (634 words)

	Drakan - PC
		PC : PS2 Drakan: fiery-breath and not a curry in sight - PC Sega had the flaming majesty of Panzer Dragoon; Nintendo had the ultra-cool Yoshi, with wings; but all Sony got was the sickly-sweet bare-backed action of Spyro.
		Drakan Level Editor Rumoured For Release - PC Reports currently circulating the gaming wires suggest that a level editor for Psygnosis' 3D action-lizard simulator, Drakan, may actually be available after the game launches.
		Drakan is an action/adventure game set in the mythical land of Drakan, a world populated by all manner of beasts from orcs to goblins and, of course, dragons.
	www.pczone.co.uk /t/games/drakanpc/id1870/story.htm (632 words)

	Game Revolution PC Review Page - Game Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		So it comes as little surprise that Drakan: Order of the Flame is one of the most hyped games of the year.
		The puzzles in Drakan are pretty basic - step on a few blocks to open a door, leap over a pit to pull a lever, etc. You won't find yourself stumped by any mind-benders, which is a nice development decision.
		But, while the pain of finding working drivers is alleviated, a different kind of ache arises, the kind of issue that haunts a game reviewer for the rest of his days.
	www.gamerevolution.com /oldsite/games/pc/action/drakan.htm (1002 words)

	Planet Drakan - Game Engine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The directors of Surreal had a company meeting to let us know that the Drakan project we were currently working on would be a Playstation 2 only title.
		You could flip the pages and look at sketches and drawings and read about the history of the Drakan world and stories about legendary people and events from long ago.
		I had emailed various people and had them send me a paragraph describing who or what they wanted to be and how they wished to be portrayed in a book.
	www.planetdrakan.com /ps2/interview.shtml (1944 words)

	Drakan - Game Reviews - The Cincinnati Enquirer
		Drakan is far from original; it's a virtual clone of the countless third person adventures on the market.
		Drakan tells the story of Rynn and her dragon, Arokh.
		Despite its lack of originality, Drakan has just enough pizazz to separate itself from the other Tomb Raider clones.
	www.cincinnati.com /freetime/games/reviews/drakan.html (442 words)

	Arokh's Lair - The story of Drakan
		In the earliest times, Drakan was a world of chaos and endless struggle.
		It's many tribes and races were scattered, warring amongst one another in a vicious cycle of death and retribution.
		Seizing their chance, an alien race from the world of Sessool called the Desert Lords came to Drakan with intentions of conquering it as their own enslaving or slaughtering many of Drakan's human population.
	www.arokhslair.net /drakan2/TAG_story.html (2717 words)

	Amazon.com: DRAKAN: ANCIENTS GATES (MATURE): Computer & Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Drakan: The Order of the Flame was a surprisingly solid, enjoyable,and underrated PC title when it was released several years ago.
		Drakan: The Ancients' Gates has improved upon these already pleasing visuals, and the results are stunning.
		Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is certainly one of the most enjoyable dragon games you could buy.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UNWC?v=glance (2789 words)

	Drakan Order of the Flame Interview with Alan Patmore
		A: Drakan is a hardware-only title, meaning that our minimum spec is a Voodoo 1 card or one with similar performance.
		A: Drakan has from the start been designed to be a character-based game.
		While it is clearly an action-oriented title, the elements of story and quest involvement suggest streaks of adventure between battles.
	www.thecomputershow.com /computershow/interviews/drakaninterview2.htm (2142 words)

	3D SPOTLIGHT - Drakan: Order of the Flame review
		Drakan may appear to have stolen a lot of what made Tomb Raider a success, but Drakan is a lot more fun to play then any of them.
		Drakan allows players to use many weapons when they play, making the replay value higher.
		Drakan, will hopefully be totally fixed with the soon to be released patch from Surreal.
	www.techspot.com /reviews/games/drakan (391 words)

	UGO.com Games - Drakan: The Ancients' Gate - Interview
		Drakan was the first game in the PC's 3D era to combine ground-level third-person combat with aerial battles, and it did it in the coolest way possible: With dragons.
		We wanted to find out what was up with Drakan: The Ancients' Gate and what players could expect from Rynn's further adventures, so we mounted our own giant, fire-breathing lizard (who looks surprisingly like The Neverending Story's Falcor) and tracked down Alan Patmore, CEO and Design Director of Surreal Software, for some answers.
		In Drakan: The Ancients' Gates, Rynn's polygon count alone is close to an entire scene in the original Drakan.
	www.ugo.com /channels/games/features/drakan (780 words)

	Drakan Information
		Drakan of The Sancta Oria is an Antipaladin (Warrior) and a Mage living between different universes.
		Drakan is known to be part of an elite group of bounty hunters called The Sancta Oria.
		Note that the wizard never learns what is possible except by the success or failure of his research.
	drakan.tripod.com (11254 words)

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