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Game Information > Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon
Publisher: Sega of Japan
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Sony PlayStation 2
Genre: Rail shooter
Year of Release: 2006
Order in Series: Enhanced re-release of the first game
As its title suggests, Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27: Panzer Dragoon (hereafter referred to as "the Sega Ages Panzer Dragoon", for obvious reasons,) is an entry into the Sega Ages 2500 line of games. If you do not live in Japan and/or are not a hardcore Sega fan, you would be forgiven for not knowing what that is.
The 2500 series is made up of re-releases of old Sega games, though the exact nature of each release varies somewhat. Some games (like Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2) are mostly straight ports of the originals, while others (like Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation 1) are closer to being remakes, featuring updated graphics, updated audio and changes to gameplay. Other releases fall somewhere in between. The games in the series are released only for the PlayStation 2, and only in Japan.
The Sega Ages Panzer Dragoon is one of the "in between" games, in that it has been updated but is not really a remake; it's mostly the original game from 1995, but it has some graphical enhancements and other extra bells and whistles. The player has the choice between playing in "Sega Saturn mode" or "arrange mode": in the former the game looks much like the original, while in the latter the dragon and some of the larger enemies have new, more detailed 3D models. Predictably, the game also runs at a higher resolution.
The arrange mode features a menu of unlockable options and extras, bringing the game in line with Panzer Dragoon II and Panzer Dragoon Orta, which have always had that sort of thing. The extras range from the usual suspects, such as a level select and image gallery, to more unique things, including an audio commentary featuring Yukio Futatsugi (director of the original game).
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Product Information
If the game was purchased from Sega Direct (Sega's online shop for Japan), it would come with one or more bonus items. Sega Direct offered a choice between three packages for the game, with the simplest package being the game plus a pin badge. The next package up was dubbed the "DX pack" (I would guess that "DX" means "deluxe"), which featured those items and also a wind-up music box that played the game's title theme. Finally, the "super DX pack" featured all of the above items and also the soundtrack album for the game. Sega Direct also made the soundtrack available separately.
I'll note that the super DX pack I received was literally the four separate items mailed together, with no distinguishing characteristics other than the fact that they were all present. I would assume that the only difference between the various packs was the items sent out.
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Summary by Lance Way, November 2007.
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