Panzer Dragoon Orta
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best shooter for xbox
This is a terrific game for the original Xbox. It has superb graphics, superb gameplay and lots of challenging levels. There is PLENTY of stuff to unlock making it more fun to play through. The game is pretty difficult, but playing the game on 'easy' setting is best for beginners. This game is fantastic for Sega fans. NOTE: The original 'Panzer Dragoon' game for the Sega Saturn is unlockable in this game! All you have to do is beat the game on any difficulty. The graphics really push the power of the Xbox, and the storyline, even though it is extremely weird, is very engaging and can be likened to an RPG game. You will not regret purchasing this product. Buy this game if you are a Panzer Dragoon fan, because Gamestop has the lowest price I have seen for this title.
7/22/09
panzer dragoon orta review
i remember playing the earlier game on the sega saturn,i found it ok and pretty fun to play.but the xbox version seems to be much harder than what i remember it to be;or it could be simply because i havent played it for a long time. controls are pretty much the same. i like how youre able to switch between the 3 modes,it allows for more flexibility depending on your current situation. this may or may not be hard for a good handfull of players,because your thumb or action finger can get pretty tired of tapping the fire button to defend yourself against all the missles flying against you. to be honest,the 1st time i played this. i must have died like 5 times on the 1st boss,because my thumb got tired of trying of fending off projectiles. so i just switched to the 3rd type the "glide wing",and used the auto lock on/auto fire feature on the dragon,only problem with this type is that you have no ability of firing missles.but it does make it easier on your thumb,to press the button manually,and trust me.its not only a few missles flying at you.at a few points in the game. you usually have to defend yourself against like 15-20 missles at once.and its alost the weakest dragon when it comes to primary fire dmg,which defines its type. but over all the game is ok,i dont wanna say something as obvious as the game looks very nice on the xbox.if you have played the earlier panzer dragoon game,you probably wanna give this a try.for someone who is trying to just jump into the series from this game,you might or might not like it,i think its the being able to manage between your dragons and the firing manually is probably what turns gamers off to this game,because it can be quite challenging to do so.best feature will be the switching on the go between dragons,other than that.the game doesnt really offer much else.a few easter eggs but thats about it.so i give it about a 7/10.its ok of a game;but there is gonna be that branch which separates gamers whether theyre gonna like it or not.
5/22/08