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  Panzer Dragoon Saga Reviews - Panzer Dragoon Saga Player Reviews - Panzer Dragoon Saga Web Site Reviews
Panzer Dragoon Saga is an epic story that finally connects the whole timeline of the Panzer Dragoon games.
Panzer Dragoon Saga fuses traditional shoot em' up game play, as in the previous Panzer Dragoon games, with RPG elements to make a completely original and enjoyable battle system.
Panzer Dragoon Saga is truly exciting to play, it does not feel like a responsibility to finish, unlike some other RPGs.
www.gamefaqs.com /console/saturn/review/R8623.html   (830 words)

  
  Panzer Dragoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panzer Dragoon was one of the few games available at the Sega Saturn's launch due to the date being brought forward at short notice by Sega, meaning that some intended launch games were not ready.
Panzer Dragoon Saga (known as Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG in Japan) is the sole RPG in the series, released for the Sega Saturn in 1998.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is an Xbox game, released in late 2002 in Japan and in early 2003 in America and Europe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panzer_Dragoon   (1451 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panzer Dragoon Orta is the only Panzer Dragoon game to be developed by another company than Team Andromeda.
Whether or not this dragon is perhaps a harbinger of a future conflict, and whether or not Orta is to be the bringer of peace to her war-torn world, remains to be seen.
Panzer Dragoon Orta has many unlockable bonus features, which are opened after certain achievements within the game, such as beating it on a certain difficulty.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panzer_Dragoon_Orta   (2214 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Legacy
In Panzer Dragoon Saga a Lathum was described as being an "enormous mountain of slime and steam" that gave off a horrible smell, and the Seeker known as Gash went as far as to call it the "most disgusting thing alive".
In Panzer Dragoon Saga alone it seemed that these creatures had evolved and adapted to some very diverse climates, as an aquatic variation of the Stryders could be found on the lake around the ruins of Uru.
This is an unofficial Panzer Dragoon fansite that is not associated with Sega or Smilebit.
legacy.panzerdragoon.net /cameos1.php   (1707 words)

  
 The Panzer Lagoon: Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Panzer Dragoon and all related names, images, properties and logos are copyright Team Andromeda and Sega Enterprises Ltd.
Considered to be the strongest of the Panzer shooters (at least until PD Orta is released), Panzer Dragoon Zwei improves over its predecessor tenfold, moreso in terms of imagination and innovation than gameplay systems.
Set approximately twenty years before the events of the original Panzer Dragoon, Zwei introduces us to Lundi, a young man living in a frontier village where Khourieats are bred and sold as steeds.
panzer.envy.nu /zwei   (837 words)

  
 UGO.com Games -- Panzer Dragoon Orta Xbox review of the Sega action shooter, plus cheats, screenshots and more
There’s a Panzer Dragoon encyclopedia, an appendix with all sorts of images and movies, and a good deal of sub-scenarios that you can play through – these side stories don’t come close to matching up to the main game, but they are a really great addition nonetheless.
Panzer Dragoon has always used a, I guess you could say modified, form of Japanese that really gives you the impression your on a distant world.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is a masterpiece through and through, and easily one of the best Sega, and Xbox, games to come around in a good while.
www.ugo.com /channels/games/features/panzerdragoonorta   (2362 words)

  
 Panzerdragoonorta
Unlike the RPG style of the legendary (and highly valuable) Panzer Dragoon Saga, Orta is more reminiscent of the first two games' approach and is an ambitiously designed on-rails shooter.
As players have come to expect from the series, Panzer Dragoon Orta is an aesthetic tour-de-force that transports players majestically into a world that encompasses both dream-like, ethereal fantasies of flight and ominous, darkly oppressive areas where danger lurks constantly.
The creativity and spirit that gave the first three Panzer Dragoon titles such a large cult following is here in spades and this installment represents is a welcome return to a series many have wished to revisit.
www.the-laser.com /panzerdragoonorta.htm   (1804 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Legacy
The second line was the final piece of dialogue from Panzer Dragoon Zwei, where Lundi (the rider from that game) reflected how Lagi would always be with him in spirit, even if he was destined never to be reunited with his dragon friend.
The focus of Panzer Dragoon Zwei was Lundi and Lagi's epic struggle to destroy the flying Tower known as Shelcoof, which had annihilated Lundi's village in its attempt to take out the dragon.
That music was used in a Panzer Dragoon Saga FMV where Edge told Azel of Craymen's murderous past, and questioned why she was loyal to him; she seemed to be momentarily overcome with sadness and remorse.
legacy.panzerdragoon.net /cameos2.php   (1550 words)

  
 Mindjack - Games - Panzer Dragoon Orta
Panzer Dragoon Orta caters to its own extensive epic back story involving genetically altered dragons bred for war by a technocratic empire.
After all, Panzer Dragoon Orta is a "rail shooter" - a mostly moribund genre where players move forward at a constant rate of motion, blasting nearly everything coming towards them.
Panzer Dragoon Orta takes the deluxe-edition DVD approach to game-making: oodles of information layered on top of the core product.
www.mindjack.com /games/dragoon.html   (593 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta - GameCritics.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
But even my lack of know-how in the Panzer Dragoon mythology doesn't take away from the fact that it is a mystical world of imagination and wonder, thanks to the wonderful set and creature designs.
Panzer Dragoon Orta effectively dodges criticism about being too linear or restrictive because that was always the point of the series, and they never indicated once that it would change.
The Panzer Dragoon series finally have found their Trojan horse in Panzer Dragoon Orta, reaching American gamers in a way that the other installments could not.
www.gamecritics.com /review/pdragoonorta/main.php   (1584 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta Review (Xbox)
It only made sense that Panzer Dragoon, one of Sega’s most revered and loved franchises ever, would be the next title that got the 2003 facelift.
When Panzer Dragoon Orta was announced last year, Sega junkies around the world rejoiced in what would turn out to be one of the greatest remakes of a classic series ever.
Panzer Dragoon is what has been described as an “on-rails” shooter.
reviews.teamxbox.com /xbox/444/Panzer-Dragoon-Orta/p1   (781 words)

  
 GAF - Review - Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
As years passed and the Dreamcast came and went with no sign of a new Panzer Dragoon, gamers were forced to face reality; Team Andromeda was gone and the possibility of a new PD most likely went with it.
Panzer Dragoon Orta exhibits a near perfect balance of superficial thrills and visceral thrills to satisfy even the most jaded gamer.
Panzer Dragoon has survived in the past thanks to its intense action and great presentation, and, chances are, PDO would've been no different, but the transformation mechanic brings an entirely new dimenstion to this shooter's gameplay.
www.gamesarefun.com /gamesdb/review.php?reviewid=146   (2013 words)

  
 The Panzer Lagoon: Panzer Dragoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Panzer Dragoon is the story of a post-apocalyptic world of sand, airships and mutated unpleasant things with far too many teeth.
Both Panzer and its sequel were criticised for the 'on rails' nature of this gameplay, but it's hard not to feel that the people in question were missing something of the point.
The third is to wait until Panzer Dragoon Orta is released on XBox early next year, which, according to XBox Magazine, will include a full version of the original PD game as one of its unlockable secret features.
panzer.envy.nu /panzer   (958 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta :: Xbox :: Review :: DreamStation.cc
Panzer Dragoon Orta is a rail-shooter, a genre becoming more and more rare in videogames.
Although Panzer Dragoon Orta is a relatively short game there is enough replay value to keep one playing long after the main game ends.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is an instant classic but two aspects keep it from being a masterpiece: Unclear story and repetitiveness.
www.dreamstation.cc /reviews/xbox/panzer_dragoon_orta   (866 words)

  
 Gamebits: Panzer Dragoon Orta
This game will be many people's first experience in the universe of Panzer Dragoon, a highly acclaimed series which previously languished on the ill-fated Sega Saturn.
Events in each previous Panzer Dragoon has contributed to the world in which Orta now finds herself, so reading or playing these extras helps bring her dead world to life.
Panzer Dragoon Orta gives a fully fleshed-out experience to gamers looking for a challenging shooting game.
www.gamebits.net /xbox/pdorta.shtml   (677 words)

  
 Game of the Week [1/17/03]: Panzer Dragoon Orta Feature for Domestic on GamePro.com
The first Panzer Dragoon game (released in 1995, and developed by a group that would later be known as Team Andromeda) was as much of a system seller as the Sega Saturn launch could have hoped for---polygons were all the rage, and the game was swimming in them.
Panzer Dragoon Saga was, of all things, a role-playing game, the very antithesis to the 'rail-shooter' genre.
The world of Panzer Dragoon is one of the most unique, vivid, and fully-realized (in its own abstract sort of way) worlds in all of gaming.
www.gamepro.com /gamepro/domestic/games/features/27805.shtml   (2915 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta Review for Xbox on GamePro.com
Panzer Dragoon Orta exists on two levels: The first is as a 10-stage rail shooter, an archaic and straightforward game style that's been all but shunned and forgotten in this modern era of fully immersive 3D worlds.
Boss battles take a note from Panzer Dragoon Saga (the brilliant-but-barely-played Saturn RPG), as you can use your new dash and decelerate moves to reposition yourself on different sides of bosses as their bodies and weak points (and crazy super-weapons) shift around.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is like taking a trip through a modern art museum...except all of the paintings are moving, all the sculptures are breathing, and every display is shooting swarms of genetically enhanced laser missiles at the thoughts inside your head.
www.gamepro.com /microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/27792.shtml   (868 words)

  
 RPGFan Soundtracks - Azel -Panzer Dragoon RPG-
Panzer Dragoon Azel contains some of the most beautiful and diverse ambient music I've heard in a soundtrack; the game is epic, and so is its soundtrack.
If you've played Panzer Dragoon Saga, odds are you have been looking for this soundtrack for a long time.
Panzer Dragoon Saga, was not only a work of art in terms of graphics and story, but also in sound.
www.rpgfan.com /soundtracks/azel   (749 words)

  
 IGN: Panzer Dragoon Orta Review
As Sega continues to reach into their vault of past licenses, Panzer Dragoon Orta arrives to perhaps the widest American audience yet for the Panzer series.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is the perfect way to start the new year and is the best rail shooter of all time.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is a rail shooter, a rare type of game more popular in the '80s and early '90s.
xbox.ign.com /articles/382/382195p1.html   (876 words)

  
 Into Liquid Sky - Game Reviews
The story of Panzer Dragoon Orta is delivered through a number of FMV and in-game cutscenes that really go a long way to fleshing out the story.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is, without a doubt, a "rail shooter", which means you'll be faced with wave upon wave on enemies to shoot down.
Replayability is the strength of Panzer Dragoon Orta.
www.intoliquidsky.net /site/reviews/panzer_do.html   (944 words)

  
 Preview: Panzer Dragoon Orta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Smilebit has opted to stick to the roots of the Panzer Dragoon universe and formulate Orta as a shooter.
Lastly came Panzer Dragoon Saga, the title that put an RPG twist on the trilogy.
Fans have waited quite awhile to see a new Panzer Dragoon title hit the shelves and judging by the way the game is looking they won’t be disappointed.
www.gamesfirst.com /previews/todd/panzerdragoonorta/panzerd_orta.htm   (772 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga has arrived but it is too late.
The Saturn is dead in the States and Panzer Saga is a final thank you to those who stuck with the system from the very beginning.
When playing Panzer 1 and Panzer Zwei you were set on paths directed by the CPU but in Panzer Saga, you having free movements in this very unique world.
www.vgzone.com /reviews/saturn/psaga.htm   (629 words)

  
 Gamer's Logik 4.0 - Panzer Dragoon Orta Preview
Developed by Smilebit, Panzer Dragoon Orta is shaping up to be another must own title for the Xbox.
For those familiar with the Panzer Dragoon series, Orta will be a straight up shooter in the vein of the Panzer Dragoon Zwei and not an RPG a la Panzer Dragoon Saga.
For those who may not have heard of the Panzer Dragoon series, or who have heard of it but not played any of these games, this is a good time to start.
www.gamerslogik.com /preview.php?PrevID=24   (468 words)

  
 WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
As the world is engulfed in the flames of war, a mysterious girl on the Dragoon becomes mankind's only hope and stands alone against the empire.
Panzer Dragoon debuted on the Sega Saturn back in 1995.
Plus, the original Panzer Dragoon is available in all its glory once certain criteria are met.
www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=8267   (1109 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta - XBOX Review
I really didn't play much of the previous two, as my only experience with it is playing the first one at a Toys'R'Us demo display (I think, but I do remember playing it, not remember where exactly).
Panzer Dragoon Orta had all the makings to be an instant classic.
Unfortunately, Panzer Dragoon Orta came up short, literally, with it's complete lack of actual gameplay.
www.netjak.com /Reviews/xbox/orta.htm   (924 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Panzer Dragoon for Saturn at Epinions.com
Panzer is a gameplay masterpiece with awesome graphics and music, if you think shooters are even 'ok' then you will love it.
Third of all, the designs of the characters, vehicles and generally everything in the Panzer Dragoon world is so well crafted, you feel it should have been done for a movie.
Not too long afterwards, a prequel to Panzer Dragoon, named Panzer Dragoon Zwei was released, followed by the well known RPG, which was one of the last Saturn titles, and more recently a new XBox sequel Panzer Dragoon Orta.
www.epinions.com /content_153329176196   (1331 words)

  
 Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox) - Xbox Game Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox) : Transcending a genre
Panzer Dragoon Orta is a game that will have superlatives you never even knew existed tripping off your tongue.
Panzer Dragoon Orta is the fourth in a...
www.dooyoo.co.uk /xbox-game/panzer-dragoon-orta   (197 words)

  
 Gamer's Logik 4.0 - Panzer Dragoon Orta Review
Lo, Sega had different intentions, and here is Panzer Dragoon Orta, the latest entry in the little series that could, and perhaps its last chance of grabbing the attention (and dollars) of the mainstream audience.
The voice-work is particularly noteworthy as it's expertly done, which is quite impressive considering that no one in the game speaks English (everyone in the Panzer Dragoon universe speaks a strange, fictional dialect).
And even if you're not a perfectionist, or even if you're not a big fan of shooters, Panzer Dragoon Orta has so many good qualities that it'd be a shame to skip it entirely.
www.gamerslogik.com /review.php?RevID=91   (864 words)

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