<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Smilebit	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
,	O
had	O
disbanded	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
greater	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
freedom	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphical	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
was	O
troubled	O
by	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
art	O
design	O
direction	O
and	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
graphical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
ambitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
art	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
have	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
games	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
remembered	O
favorably	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
technical	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
staff	O
have	O
voiced	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
regarding	O
Orta	O
for	O
its	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
after	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orta	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
game	O
until	O
the	O
2020	B-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
rail	O
shooter	O
which	O
spans	O
ten	O
levels	O
of	O
varying	O
lengths	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
covering	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
environments	O
and	O
each	O
housing	O
a	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
communicated	O
though	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
CGI	O
and	O
real-time	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
dialogue	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
in-game	O
speech	O
using	O
the	O
fictional	O
language	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
with	O
subtitles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
360-degree	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
and	O
can	O
look	O
ahead	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
behind	O
the	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
they	O
receive	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
and	O
must	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
or	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
boss	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
unlocks	O
an	O
extras	O
menu	O
called	O
"	O
Pandora	O
's	O
Box	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
returns	O
from	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
Zwei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
includes	O
a	O
detailed	O
encyclopedia	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
bestiary	O
of	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
,	O
an	O
archive	O
of	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
story	O
cutscenes	O
for	O
Orta	O
,	O
selected	O
CGI	O
sequences	O
from	O
earlier	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragon	O
and	O
its	O
previous	O
riders	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Towers	O
,	O
centers	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
 '	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
broke	O
the	O
Ancients	O
 '	O
hold	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
saw	O
moderate	O
commercial	O
success	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	O
restructured	O
its	O
departments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
studio	O
,	O
Team	O
Andromeda	O
,	O
disbanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
pitched	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
next	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
console	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
technical	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
had	O
reached	O
its	O
logical	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
left	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
and	O
began	O
developing	O
and	O
publishing	O
games	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
extensively	O
supporting	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussions	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takayuki	O
Kawagoe	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
producer	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
was	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
fulfil	O
his	O
vision	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
proposed	O
as	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Vier	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
Vier	O
"	O
being	O
German	O
for	O
"	O
Four	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
different	O
title	O
to	O
distance	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
approved	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
pitched	O
it	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
who	O
agreed	O
due	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
Mukaiyama	O
said	O
two	O
pitches	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
Orta	O
,	O
one	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
online	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
accessible	O
to	O
both	O
newcomers	O
and	O
fans	O
,	O
expanding	O
upon	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
universe	O
rather	O
than	O
reimagining	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smilebit	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
hardware	O
for	O
their	O
2002	O
games	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
Future	I-Application
and	O
Gunvalkyrie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
compared	O
favorably	O
with	O
PC	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
had	O
experience	O
with	O
DirectX	B-Application
through	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
PC	O
ports	O
of	O
Sega	O
games	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
quickly	O
understood	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
expressing	O
interest	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
online	O
gaming	O
service	O
,	O
Mukaiyama	O
wanted	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
a	O
polished	O
single-player	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
planning	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
with	O
a	O
view	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mukaiyama	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
hesitant	O
to	O
simply	O
repeat	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
combine	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
all	O
three	O
previous	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real-time	O
dragon	O
morphing	O
mechanic	O
had	O
been	O
cut	O
from	O
Saga	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
allowed	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
around	O
a	O
360-degree	O
axis	O
while	O
shooting	O
was	O
included	O
to	O
distinguish	O
Orta	O
from	O
other	O
rail	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mukaiyama	O
derived	O
the	O
morphing	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
swapping	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Rayearth	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
extra	O
was	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
converted	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
Windows	O
port	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
programmer	O
Kazuhisa	O
Hasuoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
complex	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
progressed	O
,	O
Mukaiyama	O
realized	O
that	O
Orta	O
was	O
missing	O
the	O
trademark	O
presentation	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
style	O
which	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
stand	O
out	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
broad	O
redesigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwade	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
effects	O
artist	O
on	O
earlier	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
,	O
became	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Orta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
design	O
drew	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
earlier	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
photography	O
of	O
National	O
Geographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
positive	O
reactions	O
to	O
cel	O
shading	O
for	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
Orta	O
team	O
considered	O
a	O
cel-based	O
graphic	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
chose	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
as	O
earlier	O
series	O
entries	O
had	O
attempted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshida	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
's	O
improved	O
hardware	O
meant	O
the	O
hand-tailored	O
design	O
forced	O
by	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
limitations	O
became	O
unnecessary	O
;	O
this	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
increased	O
team	O
size	O
for	O
Orta	O
,	O
had	O
changed	O
the	O
graphics	O
development	O
process	O
enough	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
original	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maquettes	B-Application
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
dragons	O
,	O
both	O
during	O
their	O
early	O
design	O
phases	O
and	O
for	O
their	O
final	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maquettes	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
modeling	O
and	O
movie	O
teams	O
a	O
solid	O
reference	O
for	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autodesk	B-Language
3ds	I-Language
Max	I-Language
was	O
used	O
to	O
configure	O
real-time	O
textures	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
informed	O
by	O
its	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
being	O
familiar	O
with	O
it	O
from	O
earlier	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animation	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orta	O
's	O
model	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
Metasequoia	B-Application
,	O
while	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
creatures	O
used	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
and	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
layers	O
for	O
in-game	O
texture	O
maps	O
and	O
lighting	O
were	O
made	O
possible	O
using	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
software	O
,	O
with	O
particular	O
care	O
taken	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
sky	O
domes	O
appear	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
had	O
focused	O
on	O
male	O
characters	O
,	O
Orta	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
female	O
lead	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
direction	O
and	O
new	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurihara	O
was	O
creating	O
the	O
draft	O
and	O
Masaykui	O
Goto	O
creating	O
cutscene	O
storyboards	O
before	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
had	O
been	O
finalized	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
's	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
were	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mukaiyama	O
attributed	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
sub-stories	O
told	O
from	O
other	O
perspectives	O
to	O
Smilebit	O
's	O
experience	O
making	O
Hundred	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
similar	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-release	O
interviews	O
and	O
previews	O
stated	O
that	O
Orta	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
and	O
set	O
decades	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Saga	O
,	O
though	O
several	O
staff	O
later	O
admitted	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Saga	O
left	O
them	O
uneasy	O
or	O
conflicted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
tracks	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Yutaka	O
Minobe	O
of	O
Wavemaster	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
composer	O
and	O
arranger	O
on	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
producer	O
was	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
veteran	O
Tomonori	O
Sawada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
loved	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
Kobayashi	O
felt	O
honored	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
trial-and-error	O
work	O
done	O
with	O
Saga	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
Kobayashi	O
had	O
greater	O
freedom	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Kobayashi	O
's	O
work	O
and	O
Kobayashi	O
asked	O
her	O
to	O
perform	O
vocals	O
for	O
Orta	O
shortly	O
after	O
meeting	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
lyrics	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Kurihara	O
and	O
performed	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
release	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Tokyopop	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
;	O
this	O
release	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
title	O
theme	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
theme	O
"	O
Lagi	O
and	O
Lundi	O
"	O
from	O
Zwei	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Saga	O
ending	O
theme	O
"	O
Sona	O
Mi	O
Areru	O
Ec	O
Sanctitu	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
tracks	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
an	O
album	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
game	O
music	O
published	O
by	O
5pb	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
soundtracks	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
multi-game	O
deal	O
between	O
Sega	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
reveal	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
(	O
Latest	O
Version	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
CD	O
featuring	O
arranged	O
five-minute	O
compilations	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
each	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	I-Device
the	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
360	I-Device
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
crashed	O
after	O
the	O
third	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
fixed	O
with	O
a	O
2018	O
a	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orta	O
was	O
made	O
backward	O
compatible	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
produced	O
999	O
Orta-themed	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
for	O
sale	O
through	O
their	O
Sega	O
Direct	O
service	O
;	O
the	O
design	O
was	O
pure	O
white	O
with	O
a	O
printed	O
image	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
Ancient	O
Age	O
fossil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orta	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
90	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
forty-one	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dedicated	O
sibling	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
gave	O
it	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
main	O
magazine	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
release	O
to	O
date	O
and	O
lauding	O
its	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
gameplay	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
high	O
praise	O
,	O
lauding	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
unlockable	O
content	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
rail	O
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
;	O
common	O
points	O
of	O
criticism	O
were	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
short	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
felt	O
the	O
additional	O
controls	O
and	O
variety	O
hindered	O
enjoyment	O
compared	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
earlier	O
rail	O
shooter	O
Rez	B-Application
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
less	O
memorable	O
than	O
earlier	O
entries	O
,	O
while	O
lauding	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
unlockable	O
extras	O
alongside	O
nostalgia	O
for	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
noted	O
the	O
conventional	O
gameplay	O
but	O
otherwise	O
lauded	O
Orta	O
both	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
series	O
entries	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
overall	O
presentation	O
and	O
extra	O
features	O
as	O
well	O
above	O
what	O
other	O
games	O
offered	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
only	O
felt	O
negatively	O
about	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
potentially	O
turning	O
off	O
players	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
recent	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
releases	O
,	O
otherwise	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
rail	O
shooters	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Ortaway	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Magazine	O
felt	O
Orta	O
was	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
lauding	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
main	O
complaints	O
being	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
and	O
harsh	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
considered	O
popular	O
enough	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
's	O
budget	O
Platinum	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Orta	O
was	O
the	O
fifth-best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
were	O
disappointing	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
selling	O
roughly	O
10,000	O
units	O
,	O
numbers	O
similar	O
to	O
two	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
review	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Orta	O
a	O
Platinum	O
Award	O
,	O
ranking	O
it	O
alongside	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
Subsistance	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
in	O
the	O
2003	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
True	B-Application
Crime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Streets	I-Application
of	I-Application
LA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
game	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orta	O
has	O
been	O
consistently	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
by	O
publications	O
including	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
which	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
rail	O
shooters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Wawro	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
called	O
Orta	O
the	O
best	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
game	O
for	O
gameplay	O
refinements	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
and	O
graphical	O
achievements	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
series	O
retrospective	O
for	O
1Up.com,	O
James	O
Mielke	O
said	O
that	O
Orta	O
had	O
aged	O
well	O
both	O
mechanically	O
and	O
aesthetically	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
graphically	O
equal	O
to	O
many	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Joystiq	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
candidate	O
for	O
porting	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Futatsugi	O
felt	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
confining	O
themselves	O
to	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
universe	O
rather	O
than	O
designing	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
original	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaiTong	O
Man	O
,	O
combat	O
designer	O
for	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
credited	O
the	O
dragon	O
forms	O
in	O
Orta	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
protagonist	O
Nariko	B-Application
's	O
three	O
combat	O
stances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
projects	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
Saga	O
sequel	O
to	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
were	O
dependent	O
on	O
reactions	O
to	O
Orta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
became	O
dormant	O
following	O
Orta	O
,	O
a	O
fact	O
attributed	O
to	O
low	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
publisher	O
Forever	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
2020	O
saw	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
sequences	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
