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GAMES ''Panzer Dragoon'' This first game in the series was released on the Sega Saturn in 1995 , and later released on PC . It follows the story of Keil Fluge, a member of a hunter party who encounters a fight between two dragons, coloured black and blue. The rider of the blue dragon is mortally wounded in the battle, and entrusts his mission, as well as his dragon, the Solo Wing, to Keil. Keil must stop the Dark Dragon reactivating an ancient ruin …. The first game in the series introduced the basic features of the game, which has minimal control over the dragon, and have a choice of two main offences: a lock-on laser weapon, and a rapid fire gun weapon. 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. In Sega's Japanese PlayStation 2 "AGES 2500" series, ''Panzer Dragoon'' is scheduled as a new entry. ''Panzer Dragoon Mini'' ''Panzer Dragoon Mini'' was a Sega Game Gear game, released in 1996 . Due to the technical limitations of the Game Gear, it plays closer to the classic Sega arcade game Space Harrier ; also, for the first and — so far — only time in the series' history, the dragon doesn't have a rider. With its lack of story and the dragon's Chibi appearance, this game's events aren't considered to be canon. ''Panzer Dragoon Zwei'' ''Panzer Dragoon Zwei'' (also known as ''Panzer Dragoon II'') was released for the Sega Saturn in 1996. This game is a prequel to ''Panzer Dragoon''. It followed the story of Jean-Luc Lundi who discovered a mutant coolia, whom he names Lagi, who has a green glow at its throat, and is growing wings. Lundi refuses to kill Lagi, defying his villiages custom that mutant coolias be killed. Together, Lundi and Lagi ride towards the horizon, chasing after a great airship called the Shelcoof, which is responsible for destroying Lundi's village while he was away. This game introduced the berserk ability, where the player builds up a bar that gives them the ability to unleash a powerful attack. it also introduced the ability to choose multiple routes through levels, and these routes could cause the dragon to change shape, and alter the ending depending on the player's choices. '' Panzer Dragoon Saga '' '' in 1998 . Edge is a guard at an exacavation site of the Empire, and whilst fending off an attack from a monster, encounters a girl embedded into a wall. The site is then attacked by the traitor Craymen, who murders Edge's companions and removed the girl, still embedded into the wall. Edge is attacked by one of Craymen's henchmen, and falls into a deep pit. In this pit he encounters a dragon, and his quest for vengeance, and to discover who the girl was begins …. '' Panzer Dragoon Saga '' was an RPG , rather than a Rail Shooter . It translated the ''Panzer Dragoon'' game's shooting features into an RPG battle system, and greatly expanded the world the player could explore. The player's experience of the game was greatly enhanced by the distinctive soundtrack throughout the game. Due to the release of the game towards the end of the lifespan of the Sega Saturn , very few U.S. copies (6,000) were produced for the games launch in May 1998. US game magazines such as EGM gave the title rave reviews and Saturn owners preordered the game in decent numbers. As a result a shortage of the game was apparent from the release with many stores unable to meet their preorders for the title. Almost a month later in June, Sega released a second batch of 12,000 copies to meet the explosive demand, and then later in the Summer another batch of 12,000 copies reached the market. Sega went as far as to have a small advertising campaign in various print magazines using a cut-out Edge face mask to promote the new shipments of the game. '' Panzer Dragoon Orta '' '' Panzer Dragoon Orta '' is an Xbox game, released in late 2002 in Japan and in early 2003 in America and Europe. It was the first game in the series that was not developed by Team Andromeda ; rather, it was developed by Smilebit . Smilebit was founded by former members of Team Andromeda. ''Panzer Dragoon Orta'' follows the story of Orta, a teenage girl being held captive in a town. When the town is attacked by the Empire, Orta is rescued by a Dragon, and encounters a drone named Abbad. While tracking the drone, she discovers the truth behind her own origins, and helps to free the world from the tyranny of the empire. This game introduced some features, such as the ability morph the dragon at will, and manuvering abilities from ''Panzer Dragoon Saga''. This game is unique (especially amongst rail shooters) in that there is a veritable treasure trove of unlockable content to be gained after completing the main story, such as:
OTHER MEDIA Soundtrack CDs were released in Japan for all the games, with ''Panzer Dragoon Orta'''s being bundled with the game itself. Toykopop released the ''Panzer Dragoon Orta'' soundtrack in the USA. An Anime adaptation of the first game was released, with the story being slightly altered to include a female heroine whom Keil ('Kyle' in the anime) is trying to save when she becomes bonded to the Black Dragon. It is generally considered about even with other video game OAVs, such as '' Tekken '', '' Battle Arena Toshinden '' and '' Fatal Fury '' from the time — that is, inferior to the game. The English version was released by ADV Films . An artbook from the second game, ''Die Welt Von Panzer Dragoon Zwei'' (''The World of Panzer Dragoon Zwei'') was also released. There was also a song that was not included in the soundtrack but was on the US version's TV commercial, it is named "Violet" performed by Bones Domingo. EXTERNAL LINKS
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