3DO Gets Ready to Unleash Dragons onto the Playstation 2

Where would the world of fantasy and RPG be without dragons? Probably hundreds upon hundreds of tales would not have come to pass without the legend and lore of these magical reptilian mammoths, and 3DO is officially recognizing their importantance and their appeal with Dragon Rage, a new PS2 title due out this fall. Check out these screens and game facts:

Before there were Humans, Orcs and Dragons coexisted peacefully. But now the peace has been shattered and the balance of power has shifted. The Orc’s have exploited all of the natural recourses in their dominion but they discovered a new type of combustible fuel, - the mana contained in Dragon flesh. While Dragons had coexisted with the Orcs peacefully for centuries, small groups of Orcs are attacking lone Dragons with alarming regularity. In the beginning they tended to pray on the young, the old, or the sick. The Orcs have now become ruthless in their quest for last few remaining dragons. Enough is enough; it is time for the Dragons to strike back. Lead Cael on a crusade to save the dragon race from the bonds of slavery and certain extinction by the warring Orcs. Cael must succeed or the dragon race will surely perish.

• Intense highflying action
• Aerial based combat rather than Melee, or guns/shooting
• Special fighting moves
• Enhanced technology
• Physical modeling of environments - Real world forces such as wind and the effects of gravity on various masses.
• Algorithmically created Unit Behavior - Algorithmic behavior description allows for non-scripted character and object motion. Objects interact with each other based on their behavior description, rather than on pre-programmed functionality.
• Photo Realistic Environments –Environments are photo-realistic and highly interactive, using a variety of hand-built and algorithmic construction techniques.
• All new outdoor engine for more expansive environments.

• Detailed story and character progression
• Dozens of intriguing characters and personalities
• Cael the dragon our hero, and Orc King, his arch enemy
• A heroic story of revenge and redemption

• The introduction of the hero and main character, Cael.
• 3rd person perspective
• 15 action packed single player campaign levels.
• 8 unique and fully interactive environments.
• Full free flight controls with over 30 individual dragon character animations including loops, barrel rolls, and other dragon tricks.
• Over 40 unique enemy units including Orc Air Units, Orc Ground Units, Orc Water Units, and other Dragons.
• Full scene anti-aliasing eliminates jagged texture boundaries.
• Enhanced particle system to allow complex physics-based motions with items such as explosions, flowing water, and lava.
• IK animation system allows more natural character animation