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Saturn
Windows PC

Panzer Dragoon

System(s): Sega Saturn, Windows PC

Publisher: Sega, Samsung (KR)

Developer:

Sega CS1 (Team Andromeda)^[1]^[2]

Sega PC

Supporting companies:

Sega Digital Media^[3] (audio)

Distributor:

SKC Softland (KR)

Worldwise Enterprise (TW)

Sound driver:

SCSP/CD-DA (15 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Mission Stick

Genre: 3D Shooting^[4], Shooting^[5]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Italiano

日本語

English

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-03-10^[5]	¥6,8006,800	GS-9015
US	1995-05-11^[6]	$59.9959.99^[7]	81009
EU	1995-08-30		MK81009-50
DE	199x	DM 120.00120.00^[13]	MK81009-50
PT	199x
UK	1995-08-18^[8]^[9]^[10]	£49.9949.99^[11]^[12]	MK81009-50
PL	1996	199zł199
AU	199x		FPAN01SSC
BR	1995-08-30		191x55
KR	1995		GS-9502J
JP	1997-03-14^[14]	¥8,800 (9,240)8,800 (9,240)^[15]	HCJ-0107
JP (Ultra 2000 Series)	xxxx	¥2,000 (2,000)2,000e^[16]
US	1996
US (Expert Software)	1997-09^[17]	$19.9919.99^[17]	T-6804-01
ES (Xplosiv)	199x		EI-1298
FR (Xplosiv)	199x		EI-1284
UK	1997-01-02^[18]		MK 85042
UK (Expert Software)	199x		XP 202020
UK (Xplosiv)	2001-04-06^[19]		EI-1284
UK (Fair Game)	199x		FG-1284 300062
PL (Xplosiv)	199x
KR	199x
TW	199x

Panzer Dragoon (パンツァードラグーン) is a 3D rail shooter developed by Team Andromeda in 1995. It was originally released for the Sega Saturn, becoming one of the flagship titles of the console, and one of the few games available at launch in North America and Europe.

Story

Panzer Dragoon follows the story of Keil Fluge (unnamed in the Western versions), a member of a hunter party who encounters a fight between two dragons, the Solo Wing (in blue) and the Dark Dragon (in black). The rider of the Solo Wing is mortally wounded in the battle and entrusts his mission, as well as his dragon, to Keil. Keil must stop the Dark Dragon from reactivating an ancient ruin and wreaking havoc on the world.

Gameplay

The game is a rail shooter where the player controls a flying dragon and its rider. The player is given full 360-degree view of the game world and the ability to fire at surrounding enemies. The player moves the aiming reticle around the screen with the D-Pad. The dragon follows its movement, allowing the player to dodge obstacles and enemy fire, but because the game is on rails, the overall direction of travel is predetermined. By default, the vertical controls are inverted, but this can be changed in the options before starting a game. Enemies come from all directions and can be tracked by the player using an on-screen radar. The player can pan the field of view by moving the reticle with and or can rotate the view 90 degrees at a time with and . The player can also adjust the distance of the camera from the dragon with for a medium-distance view, for a close view, and for a far view.

Two weapons are available: the rider's handgun, which can be fired by pressing , , or , and the homing laser fired by the dragon, which can lock on up to eight enemies by holding , , or while moving the reticle over them. The lock-on laser is useful for handling multiple targets from a distance, while quicker shots can be more effective against closer targets or bosses.

The dragon's health is indicated by a bar in the corner of the screen. It takes damage from enemies and from obstacles. There are no healing items, but the dragon has its health restored at the beginning of each stage. The game ends if the dragon runs out of health, but it can be continued from the beginning of the current stage as long as the player has credits remaining. At the end of each stage, the player is given an accuracy rating depending on the number of enemies shot down; the player is awarded an extra credit for completing a stage with high accuracy.

The game has three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard), but the Easy difficulty can only be played up to the fourth stage. The Normal and Hard difficulties have different endings.

Stages

	Episode 1

	Episode 2

	Episode 3

	Episode 4

	Episode 5

	Episode 6

	Last Episode

History

Development

Development on Panzer Dragoon dates back to early 1994, when Yukio Futatsugi, Manabu Kusunoki and various other Sega staff were brought together to form Team Andromeda. Tasked with producing a shooter for Sega's upcoming console, project development would last for the best part of a year, and would involve a team of roughly fifteen people.

Panzer Dragoon was envisioned as an "arcade-style" shooter from an early stage, in part due to the fact that many members of Team Andromeda had migrated from Sega's arcade divisions. Core members of the team were also anxious to move into 3D, having previously been restricted to two dimensions in their earlier arcade projects. The game was influenced by the likes of StarBlade, Star Fox and RayForce, as well as Sega's own Space Harrier.

It was customary for 3D shooters of the time for the player to ride a 3D object such as a jet fighter or a tank. Panzer Dragoon's developers however decided it would be more original for the player to ride an armored dragon - a living creature which could also allow for richer animations. During development the game was casually known as "armored dragon" (kiko-ryu in japanese), although Futatsugi, feeling that this name was too bland, decided to translate it to German (a practise continued with the sequel, Panzer Dragoon Zwei).

With this basic concept in mind, the creators were given three months to define a visual identity and a setting for their game, prior to writing code and creating physical assets. A decision was made to set the adventure in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy world, complete with ruins and relics of a fallen civilisation and mankind struggling for survival, something frequently found in Japanese anime at that time. Futatsugi was particularly influenced by one of his childhood readings, The Long Afternoon of Earth a science-fiction novel by Brian Aldiss, in which one side of the earth became perpetually hot, the other perpetually cold.

The first presentation video of Panzer Dragoon featured a green dragon, in-line with traditional European/medieval depictions of the creature, however the team quickly decided make it "more sci-fi", again in an attempt to make the product more original. The dragon was made blue and covered in a white, bone-like armor - ancient flying technology originating from the ancient times, which is also depicted in the scenery. The the mix of natural and technological elements in the game's world, was chosen in order to set it appart from classic science-fiction 3D games of the time. It was largely designed by Manabu Kusunoki, inspired by Japanese anime and manga. The art direction was later pushed towards a Turkish/Ottoman style to avoid the strict European aesthetics of the early presentation video.

One of Panzer Dragoon's major artistic influences was Arzach, a comic book series created by French artist Jean Giraud, known by his alias Moebius. Moebius would contribute in the creative process of the game with original artwork (just as the Japanese/South Korean cover art). Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and David Lynch's Dune movie were also key inspirations. Kusunoki was adamant to not include giant robots such as those seen in the then-popular Gundam anime, and he avoided unrealistic character designs such as those seen in the Final Fantasy series of RPGs. Kentaro Yoshida, texturing and modelling artist of Panzer Dragoon, described the creation process as similar in style to Star Wars, in that it "made an unearthly world appear so real". Takashi Iwade, who produced the opening cutscene and character models, claimed to be inspired by antique clocks and similar industrialised products from the era, myriapods, marine mollusks and ammonite. The battleship was inspired by a rusty fishing boat.

The Sega Saturn's hardware was new to Team Andromeda, and given that Yukio Futatsugi was still new to the company, Panzer Dragoon was kept relatively simple in design. Though Futatsugi had a clear vision of what he wanted (keeping the style of the game pure). cutscenes are minimal, and enemies were created out of simple shapes, making them both easy to understand visually, and more suited to the Saturn's hardware (and likewise, levels are also relatively simplistic and barren). A surprising amount nevertheless went into an elaborate back story for the game, with Futatsugi, going so far as to create a new language for the game, mixing elements of of Ancient Greek, Latin and Russian. This choice was allegedly inspired by the anime The Wings of Honneamise which did something similar, and of which team members were fans of.

Working on new hardware proved difficult for the young team, forcing the game to miss its initial deadline given by Sega (the Japanese system launch, i.e. November 1994). This was partly due to the fact the Saturn's hardware was not finalised when production began, meaning the team lacked a useful Saturn prototype to test their progress (programmers were in fact forced to work with hypotheticals, "guessing" what the features of the system would be). Team Andromeda also created its own graphics library and mapping tools instead of using Sega's in an attempt to make the most of the new system. The game's graphics and cutscenes were produced with Softimage, and the 3D elements were programmed on SGI workstations using OpenGL.

The programmers were eventually able to transition to the debug Saturn they had received, but the process proved difficult, with the game suffering from very low frame rates (in the end, the team made do with 20FPS in some sections, much lower than the 60s and even 30s common in games today). The first two levels produced (a desert for level 2 and a forest for level 5), lacked features aside from sand and forest effects because they were uncertain how far the hardware could be pushed. Keeping CPU limitations in mind, simple tornado effects were added to level 2, to liven things up.

Work on the soundtrack began after the rest of game was complete (similar to the audio strategy seen in big budget films). The music was designed to specifically reflect each level art-style and events, the "on rail" progression system proving beneficial as the developers would know exactly where the player would be at any given time. The soundtrack was outsourced to Yoshitaka Azuma, who was composing musics for NHK TV programs at that time. It is a mix between orchestral and synthesizer tracks, and was assisted by gameplay videos, allowing for specifically timed pieces which match the player's progression in each level.

Legacy

Panzer Dragoon was an unexpected success for Sega, particularly in western regions. Though the game had been mentioned briefly by the video game press of the era, the game drew an unusual amount of attention after Sega's shock decision to bring the Sega Saturn's launch date four months forward. Being one of only five launch titles in North America (with a subsequent early release on Europe), Panzer Dragoon was one of the few fully 3D video games available for the console, and the first not to be an arcade port.

Following its release on the Sega Saturn, Panzer Dragoon was ported to Windows PCs in 1997. This version would find itself included as a bonus in the later game, Panzer Dragoon Orta for the Xbox.

In 2006 Panzer Dragoon was re-released as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series for the PlayStation 2 as Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon.

Panzer Dragoon was followed by Panzer Dragoon Zwei, which despite its name is actually a prequel to this game, chronologically. Its existence has also been recognised in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

Versions

Following its Saturn release, Panzer Dragoon was ported to Windows PCs in early 1996. This initial version, similar to Virtua Fighter PC, was optimised specifically for the NV1 graphics chipset and bundled exclusively with EDGE 3D video cards by Diamond Multimedia^[21]. The NV1 release was designed specifically for the NV1 specification and thus will not function with any other graphics cards without help. It is also unknown if this version was ever released outside of North America.

Later in the year, a software rendered version was released, which requires at least a Pentium-class processor to run. The game's contents are thought to be the same, however.

While the PC version is able to output a higher resolution image, the lighting differs from the base game, frame rates can be inconsistent (particularly between level transitions) and some full motion video clips have been removed.

The Saturn version of Panzer Dragoon makes (limited) use of "fogging" to attempt to hide 3D geometry pop-in caused by short draw distances. In the PC port, draw distances are the same, but the fogging effect is removed. True semi-transparency is used for some effects in the PC version, as opposed to the checkerboard mesh patterns used to simulate alpha transparency on the Saturn.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Panzer Dragoon	Panzer Dragoon
Japanese	パンツァードラグーン	Panzer Dragoon
Korean	팬저 드라군	Panzer Dragoon

Production credits

Main article: Panzer Dragoon/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Panzer Dragoon/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Saturn JP flyer

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-04: "April 1995" (1995-03-08)

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #1995-12: "12/95" (1995-11-08)

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1995-12: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1996-01: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Champ (KR) #1996-02: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[22]
Game Champ (KR) #1996-03: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[23]

Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #36: "Czerwiec 1996" (1996-06-01)
also published in:

Gambler (PL) #31: "6/1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[24]
Gambler (PL) #32: "7/1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[25]
Gambler (PL) #33: "8/1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[26]
Gambler (PL) #34: "9/1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[27]

Print advert in Super Power (FI) #1997-02: "2 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Print advert in Click! (PL) #11-2001: "11/2001" (2001-05-24)
also published in:

CD-Action (PL) #62: "7/2001" (2001-xx-xx)^[28]

Print advert in 576 KByte (HU) #2002-03: "Március 2002" (2002-xx-xx)

Artwork

Sega Forever artwork
JP cover, front
JP cover, back

Physical scans

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

NTSC

76

^[29]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

95

^[30]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

91

^[31]

Digitiser (UK)

89

^[32]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[33]

Electronic Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[34]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[35]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[36]

Freak (IL)

91

^[37]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

94

^[38]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[39]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[7]

GamePro (DE)

73

^[40]

GamesMaster (UK)

NTSC

94

^[41]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

90

^[42]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[43]

HiTech (ES)

NTSC-J

80

^[44]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

94

^[45]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

92

^[46]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

79

^[47]

Maximum (UK)

75

^[48]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

96

^[49]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

91

^[50]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

86

^[51]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

93

^[52]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

85

^[53]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC

75

^[54]

Player One (FR)

93

^[55]

Power Up! (UK)

88

^[56]

Power Unlimited (NL)

80

^[57]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

82

^[58]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

90

^[59]

Secret Service (PL)

90

^[60]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

91

^[61]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[62]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

49

^[63]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

94

^[64]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

91

^[65]

Sega Megazone (AU)

93

^[66]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

87

^[67]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

88

^[68]

Strana Igr (RU)

67

^[69]

Super Juegos (ES)

96

^[70]

Todo Sega (ES)

94

^[71]

Top Consoles (FR)

90

^[72]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

64

^[73]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

NTSC-J

85

^[74]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

80

^[75]

Última Generación (ES)

84

^[76]

Video Games (DE)

80

^[77]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[78]

	86
Based on 52 reviews

Panzer Dragoon

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Story Poster

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR

Saturn, KR
Cover

PC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

88

^[79]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

0

^[80]

Digitiser (UK)

79

^[81]

The Games Machine (IT)

86

^[82]

Hacker (HR)

81

^[83]

PC Gamer (UK)

54

^[84]

PC Gamer (US)

70

^[85]

PC Games (DE)

85

^[86]

PC Game Parade (IT)

77

^[87]

PC Review (UK)

50

^[88]

PC Team (FR)

93

^[89]

Reset (PL)

60

^[90]

Score (CZ)

30

^[91]

Secret Service (PL)

60

^[92]

	65
Based on 14 reviews

Panzer Dragoon

PC, JP
Cover

PC, JP (with PC Blackhawk)

PC, JP (Ultra 2000 Series)
Cover

PC, US
Cover
Disc Jewel Case

PC, US (alt)

Disc Jewel Case

PC, EU
Cover
Disc Jewel Case

PC, UK (Expert Software)
Cover
Disc Jewel Case

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
Cover
Disc

PC, UK (Xplosiv; alt)
Cover

PC, UK (Fair Game)
Cover
Disc

PC, FR (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, DE

PC, ES (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, PL (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, KR (SKC)
Cover

PC, KR
Cover

PC, TW

Technical information

Main article: Panzer Dragoon/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Saturn
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Saturn, PC

References

↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 37
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 45
↑ http://www.wave-master.com/wm/works/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-19 20:54)
↑ File:Panzerdragoon sat jp backcover.jpg
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
↑ Press release: 1995-05-19: Sega Saturn launch takes consumers and retailers by storm
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-08-14), page 16
↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1995-08-18 04.jpg
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/M_4HOwFNAT4/m/IXqqmYjQSmAJ
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 97
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 69
↑ CD Player, "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 27
↑ http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=10&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-04 04:29)
↑ http://sega.jp/pc/pandra/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 16:37)
↑ http://www.media-kite.co.jp/product/page24.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-04-21 09:56)
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Press release: 1997-06-20: Sega chooses Expert Software for PC distribution agreement
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-12-23), page 21
↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-uk&field-manufacturer=Empire/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-14 08:03)
↑ PC Action, "1/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 81
↑ Press release: 1996-01-21: Sega PC'S Panzer Dragoon to be Bundled with Diamond EDGE 3D Multimedia Accelerators for Personal Computers
↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 2
↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 2
↑ Gambler, "6/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
↑ Gambler, "7/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
↑ Gambler, "8/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Gambler, "9/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
↑ CD-Action, "7/2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 35
↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 84
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 142
↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-12), page 32
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-08-22)
↑ Edge, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-20), page 72
↑ Electronic Entertainment, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Famitsu, "1995-03-17" (JP; 1995-03-03), page 1
↑ Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 8 August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-04), page 40
↑ GamesMaster, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-16), page 58
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Game Informer, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 53
↑ HiTech, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 46
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 16
↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 30
↑ Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 144
↑ Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 4
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Mega Fun, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-19), page 78
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 54
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 91
↑ Next Generation, "June 1995" (US; 1995-05-23), page 102
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 12, 1995" (UK; 1995-08-12), page 1
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 41
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 June" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 38
↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 57
↑ Secret Service, "Maj 1996" (PL; 1996-05-01), page 67
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1995" (DE; 1995-08-16), page 62
↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 58
↑ Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 72
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 52
↑ Sega Megazone, "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 104
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
↑ Strana Igr, "" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 95
↑ Super Juegos, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 28
↑ Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 42
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-01), page 70
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 89
↑ Última Generación, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 74
↑ Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 68
↑ VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 73
↑ 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Arcade, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-08-23), page 89
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-01-09)
↑ The Games Machine, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 82
↑ Hacker, "06/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 38
↑ PC Gamer, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-22), page 92
↑ PC Gamer, "Vol. 3, No. 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-04-16), page 114
↑ PC Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 62
↑ PC Game Parade, "Febbraio 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 91
↑ PC Review, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-15), page 72
↑ PC Team, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Reset, "Maj 1997" (PL; 1997-05-01), page 1
↑ Score, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 74
↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 28

Panzer Dragoon

Books: Panzer Dragoon Koushiki Guide Book (1995) | Tanoshii Beyer Heiyou: Panzer Dragoon Original Soundtrack (1997)
Music: Panzer Dragoon SMF Music Data (1995) | Panzer Dragoon Original Sound Track (1995) | Panzer Dragoon Original Full Sound Version (1995) | Panzer Dragoon Power Remix (1995) | Panzer Dragoon (2016)

Demos: Panzer Dragoon Demo-you Hibaihin (1995) | Panzer Dragoon Playable Preview (1995) | Panzer Dragoon Taikenban Hibaihin (1995)

Games in the Panzer Dragoon Series
	Panzer Dragoon (1995) \| Panzer Dragoon Zwei (1996) \| Panzer Dragoon I & II (1996) \| Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998)
	Panzer Dragoon (1996) \| Panzer Dragoon: Remake (2020)
	Panzer Dragoon Mini (1996)
	Panzer Dragoon (1997)
	Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002)
	Panzer Dragoon: Remake (2020) \| Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake (20xx)
	Panzer Dragoon: Remake (2020)
Sampler Discs
Panzer Dragoon Playable Preview (1995) \| Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG Taikenban (1997) \| Panzer Dragoon Saga Demo Disc (1998)
Panzer Dragoon Orta Demo Disc (2002)
Panzer Dragoon related media
	Panzer Dragoon SMF Music Data (1995) \| Panzer Dragoon Original Sound Track (1995) \| Panzer Dragoon Original Full Sound Version (1995) \| Panzer Dragoon Power Remix (1995) \| Panzer Dragoon Zwei Original Soundtrack (1996) \| O.V.A. Panzer Dragoon Original Soundtrack (1996) \| Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG (1997) \| Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG Complete Album (1998) \| Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu (1999) \| Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG Memorial Album (2001) \| Panzer Dragoon Orta: Die Panzer Dragoons Chronik (2002) \| Panzer Dragoon Orta Original Soundtrack (2002) \| Panzer Dragoon Orta Official Soundtrack (2003) \| Panzer Dragoon (2016) \| Resurrection: Panzer Dragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement (2018) \| Panzer Dragoon: Remake The Definitive Soundtrack (2021)
	Panzer Dragoon Zwei Original Arrange Album "Alternative Elements" (1996) \| Panzer Dragoon Original Sound Track (Remastered) (2006) \|
	Panzer Dragoon Koushiki Guide Book (1995) \| Panzer Dragoon Zwei no Sekai: Panzer Dragoon Zwei Koushiki Guide Book (1996) \| Panzer Dragoon OVA Fan Book (1996) \| Tanoshii Beyer Heiyou: Panzer Dragoon Original Soundtrack (1997) \| Panzer Dragoon Azel (1998) \| Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Official Guide (1998) \| V Jump Books Game Series: Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG (1998) \| Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Guide Book (1998) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Panzer Dragoon Orta (2003) \| Kaze to Akatsuki no Musume: Panzer Dragoon Orta (2004)
	Panzer Dragoon (1996)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950301_1995-03.pdf_p37-1] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1995" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 37

[:File:SSM_JP_19950401_1995-04.pdf_p45-2] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 45

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[Press_release:_1995-05-19:_Sega_Saturn_launch_takes_consumers_and_retailers_by_storm-6] Press release: 1995-05-19: Sega Saturn launch takes consumers and retailers by storm

[:File:GamePro_US_073.pdf_p48-7] 7.0 ^7.1 GamePro, "August 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48

[8] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1995-08-14), page 16

[:File:DailyMirror_UK_1995-08-18_04.jpg_p-9] File:DailyMirror UK 1995-08-18 04.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fgroups.google.com.2Fg.2Frec.games.video.sega.2Fc.2FM_4HOwFNAT4.2Fm.2FIXqqmYjQSmAJ-10] ttps://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/M_4HOwFNAT4/m/IXqqmYjQSmAJ

[:File:SSM_UK_01.pdf_p97-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 97

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_15.pdf_p69-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:CDPlayer_DE_1996-01.pdf_p27-13] CD Player, "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 27

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20011102163704.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fpc.2Fpandra.2F-15] ttp://sega.jp/pc/pandra/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 16:37)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20000421095631.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.media-kite.co.jp.2Fproduct.2Fpage24.html-16] ttp://www.media-kite.co.jp/product/page24.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-04-21 09:56)

[Press_release:_1997-06-20:_Sega_chooses_Expert_Software_for_PC_distribution_agreement-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Press release: 1997-06-20: Sega chooses Expert Software for PC distribution agreement

[18] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-12-23), page 21

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030414080331.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.amazon.co.uk.2Fexec.2Fobidos.2Fsearch-handle-url.2Fsize.3D20.26store-name.3Dvideogames.26index.3Dvideo-games-uk.26field-manufacturer.3DEmpire.2F-19] ttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-uk&field-manufacturer=Empire/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-14 08:03)

[:File:PCAction_DE_1997-01.pdf_p81-20] PC Action, "1/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 81

[Press_release:_1996-01-21:_Sega_PC.27S_Panzer_Dragoon_to_be_Bundled_with_Diamond_EDGE_3D_Multimedia_Accelerators_for_Personal_Computers-21] Press release: 1996-01-21: Sega PC'S Panzer Dragoon to be Bundled with Diamond EDGE 3D Multimedia Accelerators for Personal Computers

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1996-02.pdf_p2-22] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1996-03.pdf_p2-23] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 2

[24] Gambler, "6/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41

[25] Gambler, "7/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41

[:File:Gambler_PL_33_1996-08.pdf_p33-26] Gambler, "8/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 33

[27] Gambler, "9/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41

[28] CD-Action, "7/2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_06.pdf_p84-29] CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 84

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_042.pdf_p142-30] Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 142

[:File:CVG_UK_165.pdf_p32-31] Computer & Video Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-12), page 32

[digitiser1995-08-22-32] Digitiser (UK) (1995-08-22)

[:File:Edge_UK_020.pdf_p72-33] Edge, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-20), page 72

[34] Electronic Entertainment, "August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_072.pdf_p34-35] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34

[36] Famitsu, "1995-03-17" (JP; 1995-03-03), page 1

[37] Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0307.pdf_p13-38] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 7: July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0808.pdf_p38-39] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 8 August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:GamePro_DE_1995-11.pdf_p40-40] GamePro, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-04), page 40

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_029.pdf_p58-41] GamesMaster, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-16), page 58

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_12.pdf_p64-42] Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:GameInformer_US_027.pdf_p53-43] Game Informer, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 53

[:File:Hitech_ES_02.pdf_p46-44] HiTech, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 46

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_047.pdf_p70-45] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_041_International.pdf_p16-46] Joypad, "Avril 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 16

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-05.pdf_p30-47] MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 30

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_01.pdf_p144-48] Maximum, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-01), page 144

[:File:Mega_UK_33.pdf_p4-49] Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 4

[:File:MegaForce_FR_43.pdf_p122-50] Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-08.pdf_p78-51] Mega Fun, "08/95" (DE; 1995-07-19), page 78

[:File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p54-52] Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 54

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p91-53] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-25), page 91

[:File:NextGeneration_US_06.pdf_p102-54] Next Generation, "June 1995" (US; 1995-05-23), page 102

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_055.pdf_p62-55] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 62

[56] Power Up!, "Saturday, August 12, 1995" (UK; 1995-08-12), page 1

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_023_199507.pdf_p41-57] Power Unlimited, "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 41

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-06_19950615.pdf_p38-58] Saturn Fan, "1995 June" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 38

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p57-59] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 57

[:File:SecretService_PL_35.pdf_p67-60] Secret Service, "Maj 1996" (PL; 1996-05-01), page 67

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_22.pdf_p62-61] Sega Magazin, "September 1995" (DE; 1995-08-16), page 62

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_21.pdf_p58-62] Sega Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-13), page 58

[:File:SegaPower_UK_67.pdf_p38-63] Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_45.pdf_p72-64] Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 72

[:File:SegaPro_UK_49.pdf_p52-65] Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 52

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_54_Aug_95.pdf_p22-66] Sega Megazone, "August 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 22

[:File:SSM_JP_19950401_1995-04.pdf_p104-67] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1995" (JP; 1995-03-08), page 104

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-68] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[:File:Strana_igr_01.pdf_p95-69] Strana Igr, "" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_040.pdf_p42-70] Super Juegos, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:TodoSega_ES_30.pdf_p28-71] Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 28

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_02.pdf_p82-72] Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p42-73] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 42

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_06.pdf_p70-74] Ultimate Future Games, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-01), page 70

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_10.pdf_p89-75] Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 89

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_03.pdf_p74-76] Última Generación, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf_p68-77] Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 68

[:File:VideoGames_US_77.pdf_p73-78] VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 73

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-02.pdf_p13-79] 576 KByte, "Február 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:Arcade_UK_11.pdf_p89-80] Arcade, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-08-23), page 89

[digitiser1997-01-09-81] Digitiser (UK) (1997-01-09)

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_093.pdf_p82-82] The Games Machine, "Gennaio 1997" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 82

[83] Hacker, "06/1997" (HR; 1997-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:PCGamer_UK_028.pdf_p92-84] PC Gamer, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-22), page 92

[85] PC Gamer, "Vol. 3, No. 5: May 1996" (US; 1996-04-16), page 114

[:File:PCGames_DE_1997-02.pdf_p62-86] PC Games, "2/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 62

[:File:PCGameParade_IT_49.pdf_p91-87] PC Game Parade, "Febbraio 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 91

[88] PC Review, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-15), page 72

[:File:PCTeam_FR_021.pdf_p54-89] PC Team, "Février 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 54

[90] Reset, "Maj 1997" (PL; 1997-05-01), page 1

[91] Score, "Únor 1997" (CZ; 1997-02-01), page 74

[:File:SecretService_45_PL.pdf_p28-92] Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 28

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Difference between revisions of "Panzer Dragoon"

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Latest revision as of 11:19, 14 October 2024

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Stages

History

Development

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

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PC version

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 '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (パンツァードラグーン) is a 3D rail shooter developed by [[Team Andromeda]] in 1995. It was originally released for the [[Sega Saturn]], becoming one of the flagship titles of the console, and one of the few games available at launch in North America and Europe.
 ==Story==
-''Panzer Dragoon'' follows the story of Keil Fluge (unnamed in western versions), a member of a hunter party who encounters a fight between two dragons, the Solo Wing (in blue) and the Dark Dragon (in black). The rider of the Solo Wing is mortally wounded in the battle and entrusts his mission, as well as his dragon, to Keil. Keil must stop the Dark Dragon from reactivating an ancient ruin and wreaking havoc on the world.
+''Panzer Dragoon'' follows the story of Keil Fluge (unnamed in the Western versions), a member of a hunter party who encounters a fight between two dragons, the Solo Wing (in blue) and the Dark Dragon (in black). The rider of the Solo Wing is mortally wounded in the battle and entrusts his mission, as well as his dragon, to Keil. Keil must stop the Dark Dragon from reactivating an ancient ruin and wreaking havoc on the world.
 ==Gameplay==
-The game is a rail shooter where the player controls a flying dragon and its rider. The player is given full 360-degree view of the game world and the ability to fire at surrounding enemies. The player moves the aiming reticle around the screen with the D-pad. The dragon follows its movement, allowing the player to dodge obstacles and enemy fire, but because the game is on rails, the overall direction of travel is predetermined. By default, the vertical controls are inverted, but this can be changed in the options before starting a game. Enemies come from all directions and can be tracked by the player using an on-screen radar. The player can pan the field of view by moving the reticle with {{left}} and {{right}} or can rotate the view 90 degrees at a time with {{L}} and {{R}}. The player can also adjust the distance of the camera from the dragon with {{X}} for a medium-distance view, {{Y}} for a close view, and {{Z}} for a far view.
+The game is a rail shooter where the player controls a flying dragon and its rider. The player is given full 360-degree view of the game world and the ability to fire at surrounding enemies. The player moves the aiming reticle around the screen with the D-Pad. The dragon follows its movement, allowing the player to dodge obstacles and enemy fire, but because the game is on rails, the overall direction of travel is predetermined. By default, the vertical controls are inverted, but this can be changed in the options before starting a game. Enemies come from all directions and can be tracked by the player using an on-screen radar. The player can pan the field of view by moving the reticle with {{left}} and {{right}} or can rotate the view 90 degrees at a time with {{L}} and {{R}}. The player can also adjust the distance of the camera from the dragon with {{X}} for a medium-distance view, {{Y}} for a close view, and {{Z}} for a far view.
 Two weapons are available: the rider's handgun, which can be fired by pressing {{A}}, {{B}}, or {{C}}, and the homing laser fired by the dragon, which can lock on up to eight enemies by holding {{A}}, {{B}}, or {{C}} while moving the reticle over them. The lock-on laser is useful for handling multiple targets from a distance, while quicker shots can be more effective against closer targets or bosses.
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 The programmers were eventually able to transition to the debug Saturn they had received, but the process proved difficult, with the game suffering from very low frame rates (in the end, the team made do with 20FPS in some sections, much lower than the 60s and even 30s common in games today). The first two levels produced (a desert for level 2 and a forest for level 5), lacked features aside from sand and forest effects because they were uncertain how far the hardware could be pushed. Keeping CPU limitations in mind, simple tornado effects were added to level 2, to liven things up.
-Work on the soundtrack began after the rest of game was complete (similar to the audio strategy seen in big budget films). The music was designed to specifically reflect each level art-style and events, the "on rail" progression system proving beneficial as the developers would know exactly where the player would be at any given time. The soundtrack was outsourced to [[Yoshitaka Azuma]], who was composing musics for NHK TV programs at that time. It is a mix between orchestral and synthesizer tracks, and was assisted by gameplay videos, allowing for specifically timed pieces which match the player's progression in each level.
+Work on the soundtrack began after the rest of game was complete (similar to the audio strategy seen in big budget films). The music was designed to specifically reflect each level art-style and events, the "on rail" progression system proving beneficial as the developers would know exactly where the player would be at any given time. The soundtrack was outsourced to [[Yoshitaka Azuma]], who was composing musics for [[NHK]] TV programs at that time. It is a mix between orchestral and synthesizer tracks, and was assisted by gameplay videos, allowing for specifically timed pieces which match the player's progression in each level.
 ===Legacy===
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 ==Production credits==
 {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
-===Saturn version===
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-*'''{{rolloverText|ゲームデザイン/設定|Game Design}}:''' [[Yukio Futatsugi|二木 幸生]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|オリジナルキャラクターデザイン|Original Character Design}}:''' [[Manabu Kusunoki|楠木 学]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|システムプログラム|System Program}}:''' [[Hidetoshi Takeshita|竹下 英敏]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|メインプログラム|Main Program}}:''' [[Junichi Suto|須藤 順一]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|ツール製作|Tool}}:''' [[Kengo Naka|中 健吾]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|マップ構成/エネミー設定|Map Organization / Enemy Design}}:''' [[Akira Terasawa|寺沢 彰]], [[Katsuhiko Yamada|山田 勝彦]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|プログラム|Program}}:''' [[Hitoshi Nakanishi|中西 仁]], [[Kengo Naka|中 健吾]], [[Hiroshi Yamazaki|山崎 浩]], [[Asaya Yamazaki|山崎 朝矢]]
-*'''美術監督 / ドラゴンモデル製作:''' [[Manabu Kusunoki|楠木 学]]
-*'''キャラクターモデル製作/効果:''' [[Kentaro Yoshida|吉田 謙太郎]], [[Masaya Kishimoto|岸本 正也]], [[Takashi Iwade|岩出 敬]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|背景モデル製作|Background Model}}:''' [[Misaka Kitamura|北村 操佳]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|背景グラフィック|Mat Painting}}:''' {{rolloverText|茅島 由美子|Yumiko Kayashima}}
-*'''{{rolloverText|メインタイトル・デザイン|Main TitleDesign}}:''' [[Takashi Iwade|岩出 敬]]
-*'''セガロゴマン・デザイン:''' [[Kentaro Yoshida|吉田 謙太郎]], [[Manabu Kusunoki|楠木 学]], [[Misaka Kitamura|北村 操佳]], [[Takashi Iwade|岩出 敬]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|エンディングイラストレーション|Ending Illustration}}:''' [[Ryuichiro Kutsuzawa|沓沢 龍一郎]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|音楽|Music}}:''' {{rolloverText|東 祥高|Yoshitaka Azuma}}
-*'''{{rolloverText|オーケストラアレンジ|Orchestra Arrange}}:''' [[Tomoyuki Hayashi|林 知行]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|効果音/音響監督|Sound Effects Director}}:''' [[Tomonori Sawada|澤田 朋伯]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|音楽製作協力|Music Cooperation}}:''' 株式会社ピースフラッグ, ポリグラム株式会社
-*'''{{rolloverText|イメージイラストレーション|Image Illustration}}:''' Moebius
-*'''Special thanks to:''' [[Noriyoshi Oba|大場 規勝]], [[Yutaka Sugano|菅野 豊]], [[Tatsutoshi Narita|成田 尊]], [[Naoyuki Machida|町田 直幸]], [[Yukifumi Makino|牧野 幸文]], CSハード：サターンプロジェクトチーム
-*'''{{rolloverText|声|Voice Actor}}:''' [[Yoshiaki Kashima|香嶋 良昭]], [[Tatsuyuki Maeda|前田 龍之]], [[Koji Iwashita|岩下 剛二]], [[Shiro Maekawa|前川 司郎]], [[Katsuhiko Yamada|やまだ かつひこ]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|宣伝担当|Promotional Staff}}:''' [[Hiroto Kikuchi|菊池 博人]], [[Tadashi Takezaki|竹崎 忠]], [[Yasushi Nagumo|南雲 靖士]], [[Yosuke Okunari|奥成 洋輔]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|監督|Director}}:''' [[Yukio Futatsugi|二木 幸生]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|総監督|Executive Producer}}:''' [[Tomohiro Kondo|近藤 智宏]]
-*'''{{rolloverText|製作著作|Produced and Copyright by}}:''' [[Sega|(株)セガ・エンタープライゼス]]
-| source=In-game credits (JP)
-| console=SAT
-}}
-}}
-{{multicol|
-{{creditstable|
-*'''Main Programmer:''' [[Junichi Suto]]
-*'''Original Character Designer:''' [[Manabu Kusunoki]]
-*'''System Programmer:''' [[Hidetoshi Takeshita|Hidetoshi "Wiz" Takeshita]]
-*'''Tool Producer:''' [[Kengo Naka]]
-*'''Map Structures/Enemy Setting:''' [[Akira Terasawa]], [[Katsuhiko Yamada]]
-*'''Programmers:''' [[Hitoshi Nakanishi]], [[Kengo Naka]], [[Hiroshi Yamazaki]], [[Asaya Yamazaki]]
-*'''Dragon Model Designer:''' [[Manabu Kusunoki]]
-*'''Character Model Production/Effects:''' [[Kentaro Yoshida]], [[Masaya Kishimoto]], [[Takashi Iwade]]
-*'''Background Model Production:''' [[Misaka Kitamura]]
-*'''Background Graphics:''' Yumiko Kayashima
-*'''Main Title Designer:''' [[Takashi Iwade]]
-*'''Sega Logo Man Designer:''' [[Kentaro Yoshida]]
-*'''Opening CG Production:''' [[Manabu Kusunoki]], [[Misaka Kitamura]], [[Takashi Iwade]]
-*'''Ending Illustrations:''' [[Ryuichiro Kutsuzawa]]
-*'''Music Composer:''' [[Yoshitaka Azuma]]
-*'''Orchestration:''' [[Tomoyuki Hayashi]]
-*'''Sound Effects/Sound Director:''' [[Tomonori Sawada]]
-*'''In Collaboration With:''' K.K Peace Flag, [[Polygram K.K.]]
-*'''Image Illustrations:''' Moebius
-{{creditsheader|Sega Of America Inc.}}
-*'''Producer:''' [[Dante Anderson]]
-*'''Project Manager:''' [[Sarah Mason Richmond|Sarah Richmond]]
-*'''English Text:''' [[Kerry Kirkham]]
-*'''Lead Tester:''' Cristine M. Watson
-*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Noriyoshi Oba]], [[Yutaka Sugano]], [[Yukifumi Makino]], [[Tatsutoshi Narita|Takashi Narita]], [[Naoyuki Machida]], [[Kazuya Fujishima]], [[James Spahn]], CS Hardware, Saturn Project Team
-*'''Voices:''' [[Yoshiaki Kashima]], [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]], [[Koji Iwashita]], [[Shiro Maekawa]], [[Katsuhiko Yamada]]
-*'''Publicity:''' [[Hiroto Kikuchi|Hitoto Kikuchi]], [[Tadashi Takezaki]], [[Yasushi Nagumo]], [[Yosuke Okunari]]
-*'''Director:''' [[Yukio Futatsugi]]
-*'''Producers:''' [[Yoji Ishii]], [[Tomohiro Kondo]]
-*'''Produced and Copyrighted by:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises. Ltd.]]
-| source=In-game credits (US)
-| pdf=Panzer Dragoon US Saturn credits.pdf
-| console=SAT
-}}
-}}
-===PC version===
-{{multicol|
-{{creditstable|
-*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]]
-*'''Producer:''' [[Toshinori Asai]], [[Takehiko Kobayashi]]
-*'''Director:''' [[Shinji Fujiwara]], [[Tadashi Kuroi]] (Windows 95 Native Staff)
-*'''Sound Director/Sound Effects:''' [[Tomonori Sawada]]
-*'''Main Programmer:''' [[Tatsuya Satoh]]
-*'''Project Leader And Programmer:''' [[Koue Tsukuda]]
-*'''Programmers:''' [[Kazuhisa Hasuoka]], [[Akihiko Kakinuma]], [[Tetsuji Mukai]], [[Takahiro Nagata]], [[Noritaka Yakita]], [[Kenichi Yoko]]
-*'''Installer Programmer:''' [[Kei Takashima]] (Windows 95 Native Staff)
-*'''Designer:''' [[Nobuhisa Tajiri]]
-*'''Planners:''' [[Tadashi Kuroi]], [[Hiroto Saiki]]
-*'''Music Composer:''' [[Yoshitaka Azuma]]
-*'''Testers:''' [[Tomohisa Nakayasu]] (Windows 95 Native Staff), [[Toshiyuki Fujimoto]], [[Takahiro Hirakawa]], [[Tomohisa Nakayasu]], [[Kenji Shintani]]
-*'''Coordinators:''' [[Satomi Kawasaki]], [[Yasuhide Nagasawa]], [[Chie Tokoro]]
-*'''Publicity:''' [[Hiroyuki Otaka]]
-*'''Manual:''' [[Ko Ariizumi]], [[John McClain]], [[Osamu Nakazato]]
-*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Kazuya Fujishima]], Namie Kawashima, [[Naoyuki Machida]], [[Yukifumi Makino]], [[Tatsutoshi Narita|Takeshi Narita]], [[Noriyoshi Oba]], [[Yutaka Sugano]], Tomonori Saguchi, [[James Spahn]], [[Koue Tsukuda]]
-*'''Created & Copyright By:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises. Ltd.]]
-*'''Published By:''' [[Expert Software Inc.]]
-| console=PC
-}}
-}}
 ==Magazine articles==
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 {{gallery
 |{{gitem|PanzerDragoon Saturn JP Flyer.pdf|page=1|Saturn JP flyer}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd|ssmjp|1995-04|2-3}}
 |{{GalleryPrintAd
 |maniac|1995-12|107
 }}
-|{{galleryPrintAd|ssmjp|1995-04|2-3}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|gamechamp|1995-12|2
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|gamechamp|1996-01|2
+|gamechamp|1996-02|2
+|gamechamp|1996-03|2
+}}
 |{{galleryPrintAd
 |secretservice|36|61
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 ==Artwork==
 <gallery>
-PanzerDragoon Art.jpg
+KingMonkey25 Panzer Dragoon artwork.jpg|Sega Forever artwork
+SegaForeverYT PanzerDragoon JewelCase 2446x2100.jpg|JP cover, front
+PanzerDragoon Art.jpg|JP cover, back
 </gallery>
 ==Physical scans==
 ===Saturn version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|SAT}}
-| icon=SAT
-| gi=90
-| gi_source={{num|27}} [http://web.archive.org/web/19971120013351/www.gameinformer.com/july95/panzer.htm]
-}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Saturn
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 | back=Panzerdragoon sat jp backcover.jpg
 | square=yes
-| spinecard=PanzerDragoon_Saturn_JP_Spinecard.jpg
+| spinecard=PanzerDragoon Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
-| disc=PanzerDragoon_Saturn_JP_Disc.jpg
+| disc=PanzerDragoon Saturn JP Disc.jpg
-| manual=Panzer_Dragoon_Sega_Saturn_JP_Manual.pdf
+| manual=Panzer Dragoon Sega Saturn JP Manual.pdf
-| item1=Panzer_Dragoon_Sega_Saturn_JP_Story_Manual.pdf
+| item1=Panzer Dragoon Sega Saturn JP Story Manual.pdf
 | item1name=Story Poster
 }}{{Scanbox
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 | region=KR
 | front=PanzerDragoon Sat KR cover.jpg
-| back=PanzerDragoon_Sat_KR_cover_back.jpg
+| back=PanzerDragoon Sat KR cover back.jpg
-| spine=PanzerDragoon_Sat_KR_cover_side.jpg
+| spine=PanzerDragoon Sat KR cover side.jpg
 | top=PanzerDragoon Sat KR cover top.jpg
 }}
@@ Line 407: / Line 323: @@
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=PC
-| region=JP (Ultra 2000)
+| region=JP ([[Ultra 2000 Series]])
 | front=PanzerDragoon PC JP Box Front Ultra2000.jpg
 | spinemissing=
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 | region=KR (SKC)
 | front=PanzerDragoon PC KR Box Front SKC.jpg
-| back=
+| back=PanzerDragoon PC KR Box Back SKC.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
 | disc=
 }}{{Scanbox
@@ Line 505: / Line 422: @@
 | region=KR
 | front=PanzerDragoon PC KR Box Front.jpg
+| back=
+| square=yes
+| disc=
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=PC
+| region=TW
+| front=
 | back=
 | square=yes