Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon is a series of video games developed by Sega. The first three games—Panzer Dragoon (1995), Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (1996), and Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998)—were produced by Sega's Team Andromeda for the Sega Saturn. The fourth, Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002), was developed by Sega's Smilebit team for the Xbox. Spin-offs include Panzer Dragoon Mini (1996) for the handheld Game Gear in Japan. A remake of Panzer Dragoon was released in 2020.
| Panzer Dragoon | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Rail shooter, role-playing |
| Developer(s) | Sega (Team Andromeda, Smilebit) |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Creator(s) | Yukio Futatsugi |
| Platform(s) | |
| First release | Panzer Dragoon 10 March 1995 |
| Latest release | Panzer Dragoon: Remake 26 March 2020 |
The Panzer Dragoon games are rail shooters, except for the role-playing game Saga. Each game follows a protagonist who rides an armored flying dragon, fighting human and monstrous enemies in a post-apocalyptic world. The Panzer Dragoon games have received consistently positive reviews emphasizing their art design, visuals, sound design, and atmospheric settings. Saga is one of the most acclaimed Saturn games and is often listed among the greatest video games.