5 video games where you get to ride a dragon

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It is always a welcome treat when video games feature a dragon or two. Some of the largest mythical creatures in modern as well as older media, dragons can truly show their potential to the fullest in video games.

Yet, sometimes games go a step beyond and give the players a unique experience to enjoy the existence of this majestic creature from a gameplay perspective. This is to say that they let the players take a ride on the dragon.

Whether it is briefly for a sequence in a story, as a core gameplay mechanic, or even as a way to traverse the world, these are some of the best experiences players can have with dragons.

There are five such video games on this list that allow players to take a ride on a dragon.

Since this series of video games first came out during the 1990s, the gameplay is quite simple and down to the point. The player rides atop a flying dragon, shooting down enemies in the form of robots and monsters. Since it was a rails shooter game from SEGA, this was quite the experience for its time.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world where protagonist Keil partners up with a dragon to fight the forces of an evil nation known only as the Empire and the black dragon, the primary antagonist of the game.

The story unfolds through the opening cut-scene and then through the six different levels the game generously provides, each ending with a boss battle.

While initially underperforming in sales as PlayStation was a far superior console than SEGA’s Saturn, it made enough profit to launch sequels and ultimately an entire saga.

These video games are praised a lot for their gameplay and story, especially on the Saturn Console, so much so that remakes for the Nintendo Switch of the entire saga have been announced, with the first