A great sequel to an innovative first game. Come on, you kill people with a DRAGON!

User Rating: 8.5 | Drakan: The Ancients' Gates PS2
If you happened to have picked up the first Drakan for PC some years back, you will have a taste of what Drakan: The Ancients Gates will have in store for you.

Of course, Rynn returns with her faithful red dragon. However, the environment is much more immersive than the first installment. Classic RPG elements allow you to pump your skills into a few different areas, including magic, strength, and bow-skill. These will actually affect you later on, so it's nice to know the RPG elements aren't just for show.

This game has a relatively cool story, but that's definitely not the strong-point. The environments are very cool, especially from dragons-eye view, and it's definitely worth the $20 you'll find it for now (if you can find it, of course). It has a fairly good soundtrack that definitely fits with the environments, and although NPC's can be pretty bland, Rynn and Ahrok make up for it with their quips.

If you played the first one, you don't have an excuse for not picking this up. If you didn't, then this is a great opportunity to put in a few hours to a pretty intense adventure game.