Drakengard: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Drakengard (2003) is a role-playing (rpg), hack and slash/beat 'em up video game developed by Cavia, available on PS2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 69/100 on IGDB.

What is Drakengard about?

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 is a human manifestation of one of the four seals that protect the world from being broken. As the game begins, Cain is fatally wounded in a battle with the Empire. Encountering a captured Red Dragon who is also near death, Caim makes a fateful choice. In exchange for both their lives, the Red Dragon and Caim will enter a pact. This pact will forever chain their lives to one another and link their souls, at the cost of something irreplaceable. Recharged with the fires of a Dragon, Caim's vengeance burns over the enemy...

The player controls Caim on his quest. The game is separated into three distinct modes: Aerial combat, Ground combat and Event Combat. In Aerial Combat, Caim rides

Key details

Drakengard was released in 2003 and supports single player. Platforms: PS2. Developer: Cavia.

Should you play Drakengard?

Reviews are mixed, but Drakengard retains a dedicated player base among role-playing (rpg), hack and slash/beat 'em up fans.