Category:3D Games

From its inception, one of the defining features of of games was the two-dimensional top-down perspective; from the original game, to  and, a broad trend for the series began to emerge. But this was all to change with the 1998 release of, the first game in the series to employ full 3D graphics. To date, almost all games in the series have adhered either to the newer 3D format, or to the more traditional 2D format. The only exception to this is which uses a combination of a 2D overworld and side-scrolling battle formats.