- For the upcoming remake, see Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake.
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei,[note 1] also commonly referred to as Panzer Dragoon Zwei, is a rail shooter released exclusively for the Sega Saturn. It is the second Panzer Dragoon game released, serving as a prequel to the 1995 video game Panzer Dragoon. It was developed by Team Andromeda, one of SEGA's internal development studios.
Zwei's gameplay is similar to that of its predecessor, with the addition of alternate routes, a "berserk" attack, the ability to evolve a dragon into different forms, and several unlockable features in a section of the options screen called "Pandra’s Box [sic]". The game was developed in parallel with Panzer Dragoon Saga. After development was complete, Zwei's staff joined the Panzer Dragoon Saga team.
A remake of the game is in development by Forever Entertainment, MegaPixel Studio, and TA Publishing.
Gameplay[]
As with other Panzer Dragoon games (apart from Panzer Dragoon Saga), Zwei is an on-rail shooter. The player takes control of Jean Jacque Lundi. Each level has a certain amount of enemies that must be defeated with either Lundi's gun or Lagi's lasers. There is also the berserk attack which is a rain of lasers from Lagi for a limited amount of time eliminating all enemies on screen. Zwei was considerably more in-depth than Panzer Dragoon, with alternate routes to be taken and a dragon that evolves based on your performance in the game, along with the ability for the player to customise their game via Pandora's Box.
Plot[]
20 years before the original Panzer Dragoon, Jean Jacque Lundi, a boy living in a superstitious village who kills mutant coolias, discovers a mutant winged coolia with a green glow in its throat. He decides to name it Lagi and protect it from the other villagers. Years later, when Lundi takes Lagi outside, a battleship called Shelcoof, controlled by Sestren, destroys Lundi's village in an attempt to kill Lagi, who is possessed by the Dragon Program. Shelcoof retreats; seeking vengence, Lundi rides atop Lagi's back in pursuit of the ship.
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Versions[]
NTSC-J Version[]
The NTSC-J version of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. There was also an NTSC-J Panzer Dragoon I & II Box Set.
Date of Release: 22nd of March, 1996
NTSC Version[]
As with the packaging for the NTSC version of Panzer Dragoon, the packaging for this game does not have the real Panzer Dragoon logo on it, but it also does not have a real Panzer Dragoon image on it either. It is unclear why Sega of America put a completely unrelated render of a green dragon on the front of their box, but rest assured this is neither a hoax nor a pirate copy.
The NTSC game disc also has the region code for Japan on it, so it can be played on a Japanese Saturn as standard.
Year of Release: 1996
PAL Version[]
The PAL version of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. If you look closely, you’ll see that the “village” on the front of the box is actually two stills from the game’s opening sequence, distorted to give the impression of perspective.
Year of Release: 1996
Notes[]
- ↑ A literal English translation from German would otherwise require the title to spelled out as Panzer Dragoon Two Two; it is likely that the Roman numerals "II" were placed in the logo to assist in understanding, rather than being an addition to the game’s title.
External links[]
| Original series | Panzer Dragoon (PC conversion • Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 27) • II Zwei • Saga • Orta |
|---|---|
| Remakes | Panzer Dragoon: Remake • II Zwei: Remake • Voyage Record |
| Handheld games | Mini • Tiger Electronics |
| Non-Panzer Dragoon games | Crimson Dragon • Crimson Dragon: Side Story |
| Developers | Team Andromeda • Smilebit • Land Ho • MegaPixel Studio • Wildman, Inc |
| Publishers | Sega • Forever Entertainment • TA Publishing • Wildman, Inc |
| Staff | Yukio Futatsugi • Tomohiro Kondo • Akihiko Mukaiyama • Haruto Watanabe |