![]() ![]() ![]() However, given their fast-paced action setting, there was little time to dive deeper into the series’ fiction outside of their atmospheric CG cinematics. ![]() Taken at face value, Panzer Dragoon and its much-improved successor, Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei, offered just enough mythos to compel players to work through each game’s handful of beautifully realized stages to completion. While 2002’s Panzer Dragoon Orta (developed by ex-Team Andromeda members who later joined another studio, Smilebit) kept the series going later, it was the role-playing game Panzer Dragoon Saga that ended up becoming the standout. Over the course of three initial games - Panzer Dragoon (1995), Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei (1996) and Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) - Team Andromeda continued to mine this simple yet compelling premise: that of a rider and his dragon facing off against a mysterious empire. Part Space Harrier, part Dune, part Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Panzer Dragoon filled Sega Saturns around the globe with evocative 3D shooting action featuring a blue dragon and its rider. Its debut game was the on-rails shooter Panzer Dragoon. A true triumph.It was Team Andromeda - an internal R&D team at Sega of Japan - that first revealed the potential of the Sega Saturn. It’s not only the best racing game on Sega’s console, but easily the best in its library. While many other racers threatened to dethrone Sega Rally, none of them succeeded. Each available car feels significantly different too, further enhancing Sega Rally’s longevity, and it’s even possible to tweak the Toyota Celica and Lancia Delta, which wasn’t an option in the arcade original. Yes, it’s short on tracks (like many arcade racers of the time) but each and every one of them is so well designed that you’ll spend forever examining every last inch of mud and asphalt in order to create the best possible lap times. While it’s certainly not arcade perfect – it lacks the force feedback, the rearview mirror, and is visually downgraded in certain areas – it remains a stunningly accurate replication and nails every important aspect of the acclaimed game, from its excellent physics to its realistic handling. ![]() Astonishing is perhaps the best way to sum up Sega’s conversion of its hit arcade game. ![]()
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