worked in the same roles for the Saga ending theme. Kobayashi fondly remembered her work on both Orta and Saga, saying it gave her opportunities for mixing orchestral and electronic elements in music. A soundtrack album for CD was published by Marvelous Entertainment on 27 December 2002, featuring all the game's tracks, in addition to an instrumental version of "Anu Orta Veniya". The soundtrack booklet also included a Japanese lyric translation of "Anu Orta Veniya". An English release was published by Tokyopop on January 21, 2003; this release also included the title theme of Panzer Dragoon, the theme "Lagi and Lundi" from Zwei, and the Saga ending theme "Sona Mi Areru Ec Sanctitu". Selected tracks were included in an album of Xbox game music published by 5pb on March 24, 2006. The original Japanese album was released digitally worldwide on February 14, 2018 alongside the other Panzer Dragoon soundtracks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Saga. Release An Xbox Panzer Dragoon was announced in March 2001 as part of a multi-game deal between Sega and Microsoft. Prior to its reveal, it was referred to as "Panzer Dragoon (Latest Version)" and "Panzer Dragoon Next". It was first shown under its final title at E3 2002. Originally scheduled for a worldwide release in 2002, it was delayed into 2003 in the West to better tie the story and gameplay, add additional branching paths, and continue polishing. Mukaiyama said the graphics were taking longer to design than anticipated, needing to adjust to new technology and to refine gameplay and level design, which were turning out below expectations. Orta and design models for the dragon creatures were exhibited at the "Character Expo", a media event held in Minami-Aoyama in November 2002 to promote different media projects. An additional promotional campaign allowed fans to enter a competition with themed hoodies as prizes, with the campaign revolving around understanding words in the fictional language used in a television commercial. Orta was released in Japan on December 19, 2002. The limited edition included a CD featuring arranged five-minute compilations of music from each Panzer Dragoon game. Orta was released in North America on January 14, 2003, and in Europe on March 21. Sega published it in all regions, while Infogrames was a distribution partner in Europe. It was made backward compatible with the Xbox 360 on April 19, 2007. The European 360 version crashed after the third