Dragons Lair 3D - Xbox Game (Retro Fam)

"Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair" revives the 1980s coin-op phenomenon with mixed results. Again, you take on the guise of Dirk the Daring, a long-limbed klutz of a knight, who is seeking his love interest, the flaky Princess Daphne, who was abducted by the evil wizard Mordroc and his greedy dragon. If you're not familiar with the setup, it probably sounds pretty underwhelming, but the characters, sometimes even the environments themselves, exude such personality that the basic premise is rendered moot. It is a rare occurance to find a game this atmospheric complete with a protagonist as memorable as Dirk. You see, Dirk is daring, but only because he lacks the intelligence to surrender to the odds. He thinks he is a far more capable hero than he truly is, and all of this is conveyed with a complete lack of speech. Excellent.If you're an avid fan of the original game, and you have yet to play "Dragon's Lair," then you had best remedy that at once, since this game is designed with you in mind. Despite the fact that newcomers can pick this one up and run through it without a hitch, those players will probably not find as much to like as old-school "Dragon's Lair" aficionados. After all, "Return to the Lair" recreates many of the previous game's set-pieces, environments, traps, and foes in glorious 3-D. The cell-shaded graphics do a marvelous job of mimicking traditional animation, and are a sight to behold. Production values are all top of the line, though - that includes a.

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