<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
rail	O
shooter	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
games	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
's	O
surprise	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
retrospective	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
it	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
140th-best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
Zwei	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MegaPixel	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Forever	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
spans	O
six	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
lasting	O
about	O
five	O
minutes	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
flying	O
dragon	O
and	O
his	O
rider	O
through	O
an	O
aiming	O
reticle	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
over	O
the	O
whole	O
screen	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
;	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
(	O
ranging	O
from	O
machines	O
to	O
monsters	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
post-apocalyptic	O
fantasy	O
environment	O
of	O
barren	O
landscapes	O
and	O
mysterious	O
ruins	O
of	O
a	O
fallen	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
,	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
after	O
a	O
great	O
war	O
between	O
humans	O
and	O
their	O
biologically	O
engineered	O
weapons	O
,	O
when	O
humans	O
live	O
in	O
everything	O
from	O
small	O
tribes	O
to	O
large	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Sega	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
release	O
its	O
Saturn	B-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
lacked	O
third-party	O
games	O
,	O
Sega	O
asked	O
its	O
developers	O
for	O
game	O
ideas	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Manabu	O
Kusunoki	O
,	O
Sega	O
asked	O
for	O
shooting	O
game	O
ideas	O
to	O
add	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-three-year-old	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
joined	O
Sega	O
only	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
,	O
proposed	O
several	O
concepts	O
,	O
including	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Andromeda	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
similar	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
which	O
were	O
not	O
truly	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
influences	O
including	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
and	O
RayForce	B-Application
,	O
the	O
project	O
became	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Armored	O
Dragon	O
"	O
(	O
kikō-ryū	O
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
too	O
bland	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
pseudo-German	O
translation	O
"	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kentaro	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
texturing	O
and	O
modeling	O
artist	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
creation	O
process	O
as	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
made	O
an	O
unearthly	O
world	O
appear	O
so	O
real	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
was	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
creating	O
an	O
original	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Iwade	O
kept	O
the	O
enemies	O
easy	O
to	O
understand	O
visually	O
,	O
with	O
simple	O
shapes	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
overall	O
simple	O
style	O
ended	O
up	O
fitting	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
on	O
new	O
hardware	O
proved	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
young	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
ended	O
up	O
missing	O
the	O
initial	O
deadline	O
given	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
Japanese	O
launch	O
on	O
November	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
was	O
only	O
finalized	O
in	O
mid-1994	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
actual	O
Saturn	B-Device
prototype	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
progress	O
,	O
the	O
programmers	O
initially	O
had	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
hypothetical	O
hardware	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Andromeda	O
created	O
its	O
own	O
graphics	B-Library
library	I-Library
and	O
mapping	O
tools	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
Sega	O
's	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
done	O
with	O
Softimage	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
elements	O
were	O
programmed	O
on	O
SGI	O
workstations	O
using	O
OpenGL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programmers	O
were	O
eventually	O
able	O
to	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
debug	O
Saturn	B-Device
they	O
had	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
process	O
was	O
difficult	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
frame	O
rate	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
increased	O
to	O
approx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
levels	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
are	O
barren	O
landscapes	O
with	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
style	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeping	O
CPU	B-Device
limitations	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
simple	O
tornado	O
effects	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
level	O
2	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
look	O
too	O
bland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
orchestral	O
and	O
synthesizer	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
1995	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
Zwei	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Identical	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
except	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
in	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
NV1	B-Device
PCI	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
rendered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
requiring	O
at	O
least	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
P5	B-General_Concept
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
development	O
studio	O
Land	O
Ho	O
!,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
arrange	O
"	O
version	O
with	O
anti-aliasing	O
filter	O
,	O
better	O
texturing	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
3D	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
dragon	O
and	O
some	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
arrange	O
"	O
version	O
also	O
adds	O
unlockable	O
extras	O
such	O
as	O
level	O
selection	O
and	O
artworks	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Box	I-Application
"	O
option	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
retrospective	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
sales	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
Sega	O
expected	O
,	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
over	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
they	O
were	O
substantial	O
enough	O
for	O
Sega	O
to	O
develop	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
by	O
journalists	O
after	O
its	O
appearance	O
in	O
promotional	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al	O
Manuel	O
and	O
Ken	O
Williams	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
diversity	O
in	O
weapons	O
and	O
its	O
predetermined	O
progression	O
;	O
but	O
the	O
four	O
EGM	O
reviewers	O
agreed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
must-have	O
game	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Baggatta	O
from	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
stated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
come	O
off	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
a	O
simple	O
shooter	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
one	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
puts	O
a	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
tired	O
formula	O
"	O
,	O
again	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
in	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Gore	O
from	O
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
shooter	O
since	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
fantasy	O
and	O
sci-fi	O
fans	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
eerie	O
"	O
atmosphere	O
noted	O
by	O
editor	O
Betty	O
Hallock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
story	O
itself	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
somewhat	O
typical	O
"	O
and	O
editor	O
Chris	O
Bieniek	O
criticized	O
the	O
on-rail	O
aspect	O
,	O
Gore	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
spectacular	O
visuals	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
presented	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
system	O
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
argued	O
that	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lyrical	O
and	O
exhilarating	O
epic	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
story	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
which	O
could	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
transformation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
videogame	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Mielke	O
from	O
online	O
game	O
magazine	O
1UP.com	O
gave	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
a	O
retroactive	O
review	O
of	O
8/10	O
for	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
modern	O
score	O
of	O
6/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mielke	O
highlighted	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
ever	O
produced	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
"	O
staggers	O
a	O
bit	O
under	O
the	O
glaring	O
light	O
of	O
a	O
critical	O
rereview[sic]",	O
arguing	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
with	O
a	O
3D	O
camera	O
and	O
cut-scenes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
from	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
retrospective	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
holds	O
up	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
1995	O
is	O
a	O
just	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
staying	O
power	O
of	O
good	O
art	O
and	O
tight	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Best	O
Saturn	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
"	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
in	O
their	O
1996	O
Buyers	O
 '	O
Guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
ranked	O
140th	O
in	O
EGM	O
′s	O
"	O
The	O
Greatest	O
200	O
Videogames	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
"	O
feature	O
published	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
5th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MegaPixel	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Forever	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
with	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
versions	O
later	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
