Drakengard
Drakengard follows the story of a kingdomless prince named Caim who fights for the Union against the Empire. Under the Union's protection are the Hierarchs and the Goddess, currently Caim's sister Furiae, who…
Drakengard is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Cavia, released 11 September 2003 on PlayStation 2.
What Drakengard is
Drakengard is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Cavia and released in 2003. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Drakengard, known in Japan as Drag-On Dragoon, is a 2003 action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. The game is the first installment of the Drakengard series and features a mixture of ground-based hack-and-slash, aerial combat, and role-playing elements which have become a staple of the series. The story is set during a religious war between two factions—the Union and the Empire—with the war tipping in favor of the Empire. The player controls Caim, a deposed prince of the Union, in his quest for vengeance against the Empire. Wounded in battle while protecting his sister Furiae, he is forced to make a pact with a red dragon named…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Drakengard series
Drakengard is the first of 35 entries we hold in the Drakengard series. The next entry was Drakengard in 2004. Its critic score of 70 is almost exactly the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Nier: Automata - Become as Gods Edition at 89.
How it was received
Drakengard holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 39% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 62 votes.
What it launched against
Drakengard launched on 11 September 2003, within three weeks of Tales of Symphonia, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Age of Mythology: The Titans. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Tales of Symphonia, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Age of Mythology: The Titans.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Drakengard yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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