Once one, two, or three gauges are filled, various attacks and spells can be unleashed. After the enemies are defeated, you receive a rating based on the speed, efficiency, and skill with which your foes were dispatched. The core of any Panzer Dragoon game, however, has always been the dragon. Panzer Dragoon Saga uses a revolutionary system to offer almost unlimited customization. Each of the four attributes, Attack, Spirituality, Agility and Defense, can be set to your specifications.
Defensive dragons are squat and blocky, for example, while agile dragons are sleek and streamlined.
But your dragon can lie anywhere in between, leading to near-infinite possibilities. A graphical wonder that actually affects gameplay, dragon morphing is one of the title's most enjoyable features. Unfortunately, even more players were never able to experience the game for themselves. Subsequent printings did little to alleviate the pain of finding a copy, and the title is still extremely rare. In May 1998, the Saturn was so busy dying a lonely death that many gamers missed what was quite possibly its greatest title.