PlayStation 2

Drakengard

Square-Enix logo (each time pronounced by random game character)

Main Title

Main Menu

Options

You can start playing from any point in the game you saved your status up to

The goddess, protector of the seal... and your sister

Prior to every mission you get a prologue into what happened and what further awaits you

Checking the status of your weapons, which are upgradable

Later in the game you will be able to choose the ally which you can summon during battles

The game starts right in the heat of the battle as Empire soldiers are laying siege on the fortress where goddess (your sister) resides

A view at the map, each of these red marks is not a single enemy soldier, but a small squad of them

During fight on the ground it's good to take radar into consideration as your ally, 'cos camera may give you hard time on occasions

Slicing through the enemy ranks with upgraded sword and after finishing the game is more than easy

If you run for a longer time you will enter the superfast mode from which you'll be able to perform a thrust attack

Whereas yellow dots are your health, green are your mana which allow you to use magic attacks which vary upon the level and equipped weapon

Checking your status

In order to escape certain death, Caim makes a pact with a dragon

You can change your weapon in the midst of the battle (see the rolling mechanism in the upper-left part of the screen)

After defeating some bosses, chests with health-restoring orbs will appear (alternate way to get such orbs is to score 14-15 combo strikes)

During your battles you will have certain targets to eliminate, which most of the time will be officers and commanders with boosted up health and armor

While battling in the air, you'll be able to use auto-aim option which will turn the dragon towards the selected target

Each chapter starts on a specified part of the world map

Sometimes, camera will be fixed and you'll be able to talk to your allies

In-game cutscenes have a transparent blue frame and a character facial that corresponds to the one currently talking

Attacking ground troops with a dragon can be highly devastating, but you can easily be shot by the archers

Putting a stop to the bestiary invasion

Using a magic fire attack by Caim's first sword, fully upgraded, casts fireballs at multiple sides

Empire versus Union army (notice how cinematic is centered and not lifted when there is no dialogue present)

Firing multiple target-seeking missiles guarantees a certain hit, but does lot less damage than your regular breath of fire

Your dragon also has mana which fills as you defeat enemy targets, and then lets you fireburst in a huge shockwave