It is here where Panzer Dragoon shows off what it can do, as it lulls you into a satisfying rhythm of switching between different angles and shot types as waves of enemies crash into you again and again. With two different shot choices, either a standard single fire barrage or a multi-targeting homing attack, dogfights can get quite hectic in certain situations. What separated Panzer Dragoon decades ago, and what makes it interesting to this day, is that you must deal with enemies coming from all 360 degrees around you by manually turning the camera to cover four directions. Were there more to the levels themselves, its short length could be overlooked.Įach level plays out in a similar way: you fly in on the back of a dragon, shoot enemies for five or seven minutes on a linear path, before fighting a boss fight at the very end. The lack of breadth to Panzer Dragoon: Remake does appeal to me on some level, but it is overshadowed by how straightforward each of its levels are.
And those levels must be beaten in one go – lose your credits or otherwise quit, and it’s back to the start. The 3D on-rails shooter took me just over an hour to beat, and outside of difficulty options, there are no extra modes or the like to sink your teeth into. Panzer Dragoon: Remake – Review Screenshots Provided by NintendoĪnd those seven levels make up the entirety of the game. He is tasked by the dragon’s previous rider to chase after his opponent before he reaches a black tower, and the hero dutifully follows this mission across seven levels that feel as if they were pulled, or at least inspired, by Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind.
You play a young man who forms a psychic bond with a blue dragon after witnessing a battle between two dragon riders in the desert. What story there is in Panzer Dragoon is conveyed with little dialogue, only hinting at a larger world in the locales you traverse. It is, in essence, a faithful remaster of a game that still stands out to this day, even if it lacks impact. But what changes there are don’t add much, and what is already present feels fleeting. Panzer Dragoon: Remakefeatures reimagined alien locales and new control schemes that aim to modernize the rail shooter while still staying faithful to its origins. Panzer Dragoon was a weird game when it was released for the Sega Saturn as a launch title in 1995, and 25 years later that still holds true for its visually improved remake.
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