Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (PlayStation 2)

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Description

After the dragon rider Rynn returns to her home village, she finds it destroyed, and all its inhabitants massacred. Her dragon, Arokh, tells her that he hears a voice that calls them to the city of Surdana. There, they find out that race of three-faced monsters, called Desert Lords, have been terrorizing the human population recently. In order to fight them, the humans need powerful allies. But the gateway to the world of dragons has been sealed, and only a dragon of the Elder Breed can open it. Rynn and Arokh must now venture to the dragon world, restore the bond between humans and dragons, and defeat the Desert Lords.

Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is an action game with RPG elements. The player will take control of both Rynn and Arokh during the course of the game. Arokh's gameplay involves flying to distant lands and dealing with some of the more powerful foes. Rynn's gameplay has more RPG elements, as she can specialize in the arts of melee fighting, archery, or magic, acquiring experience from defeated enemies.

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Alternate Titles

• "Drakan: TAG" -- Informal title
• "Drakan 2" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: RIOT
• Drakan series
• Gameplay Feature: Beast Riding & Beast Attacking
• Gameplay feature: Dragon flying / riding
• Protagonist: Female

User Reviews

One of the Best Adventures for the PS2	D P (139)
Who's a good looking game then?	M.Allen (88)
A Promising RPG that Feels Unfinished.	Dwango (300)
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates ROCKS!	Dan Duty (2)	unrated

Critic Reviews

Game Vortex	2002	96 out of 100	96
Game Informer Magazine	Feb, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Just Adventure	Mar 18, 2002	B+	83
Gamesmania.de	Apr 30, 2002	83 out of 100	83
IGN	Feb 01, 2002	8.1 out of 10	81
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 11, 2002	16 out of 20	80
The Age	Aug 08, 2002		80
GamePro (US)	Jan 28, 2002	3 out of 5	60
Thunderbolt Games	Jun 28, 2005	5 out of 10	50
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Aug 04, 2002	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Bug

The release of the European version of Drakan was delayed by a few months, in order to fix a rather large bug that can be found in the US version. This bug causes Arokh to disappear, making it impossible for the player to finish the game. It can occur when certain caves are entered without Arokh.

References

Some of the enemies seen in the previous game are seen various times throughout the game in special situations. For example, the hermit in the Shadowmire has a goblin in a suspended cage, also both the Inquisitor and Khossa Vole's ghost form are identical to the Death Magi from the previous game and Mezzidrel's appearance is very similar to that of Navaros' final form.

Information also contributed by M.Allen

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