Lair Review

[DynamiteXXXXXX]

BUYING THIS NEXT WEEK! THANKS IGN.

[Shikazaku]

their is an option to replace the sixaxis scheme with the analog just so people dont get confused.

[1hennesseyty]

the games awsome and as for the fighting style where you laimly hit another dragon DONT CMPLAIN UNTIL YOU GET HIT BY A 60 POUND DRAGON

[LordMurdalot]

I love this game so much. my all time fav creature is the dragon XD, i also got used to this game pretty fast, despite only getting a ps3 4 days ago. the only bad point in my view is that the missions are over too fast XD everything else is perfect (if you cant get used to it, just think ace combat dragon edition lol)

[uberbigbread]

look so awesome!!! too bad it sucked

[wwe2000usa]

I do agree that there are like ten thousand things happening in a mission going very fast and you would be confused as though who to fight, who is your allies and what the mission target is. Before you know, it may be game over.

[witwolfje55]

I just bought this yesterday, the only thing I didn't understand wtf to do at the water snake thing. But it gives a challenge to the game, that's why I like it. Controls are fine. Just be patienced and don't go wild.

[nrothmeier]

@witwolfje55 hey dude, should i get Bioshock, Fable 2, Lair, Wanted, or SAW? Which game has the best graphics and most hours of gameplay? Thx, in advanced.

[CyberLance26]

Now that you can use the analog sticks its easy most of the time to control your dragon.

Lair is a awesome and very fun game in my opinion and i hate that many people avoided it because you were forced to use the Sixaxisin the beginning before the update.

The only two big things i dont like about is that you dont have a radar so its hard to find the enemies you must kill sometimes and that the game is pretty short.

[shiznetlcd]

lair is actually good problem is they didnt fix the sixaxis like in warhawk

[azazel166]

Whats with that pulp fiction quote on 0:34?

[tankjedimaster]

i think that for a small developer they tried to acheive too much for the first crack at it

i hope a big developer picks it up to help them like lucasarts

[jacobscamell]

why the fuck lucasarts?

lmao.

[BlazinZodiac]

wtf dood lucasarts is starwars shit

[Huliojohnson]

is there an option to change th controls?

[dwyane3wade33]

yes u can download in the ps store

[s0nic777]

This game looks amazing, but everything else is shit... target system is shit, story is ok, gameplay is boring and very repepitive and annoying basically this game is a SHINY TURD.

[vrocker1ferrari]

As good as war hawk is theres no single player which is sad for offlinegamers

[SpidermanNoMore]

This game is torture to play.

[PhotoFinish2008]

with the new free download pack u get 2 new dragons and u can now play with the analogue sticks...ma,in it even more awesome :P

[Seypley]

The reason why this game had such a low score in the controls is because they didn't ship the game out with the analog control patch! If they did, it might have received a better score, but they waited so fucking long and it was bashed by critics and torn up and made to look like crap, when they could have put the analog option in, tighten up pursuit mode, and tweaked the targeting system, it could have gotten a nice 7 or 8.

[sirnyk]

They should remake it for the Wii, but then again, they would've wasted all the work poured into graphics. Would be awesome on the Wii though.

[dodobird116]

its 30 frames per second

[SuperFly456]

Why are sales so important to you? your not making any money. your actually spending it. so why not get a console that is well worth it? The PS3! yeah. its superior in every way. you play your game that no one plays anymore. ill play Uncharted and Resistance Fall of Man(way better than Halo). so until you finally play a Playstation 3. then ill listen to your bullshit. have fun with your 3 rings. ;)

[gaastra12]

maybe the sales of xbox 360 are better idk idc, their sales are just bcuz its so hyped and there are so many fanboy's, but sales dont sya anything about quality performance graphics or anything... the wii sells rlly good 2 but its not that good..

[xisytenin]

now, when he says feel free to flame me...

[thizzcid707]

good game, controls are good kind of needs time to ajust like the wii but all in all fun

[tubenuttybar]

lair has great graphics but the gameplay was just...

horrible.

You will know what I mean if you have played it.

[NeoShadow12888676767]

i played it and i really don't see what you mean...

[tubenuttybar]

well, if your a person who wants to get used the controls quickly (like me) you won't like it. but i played more, and got used the controls and found it was pretty awesome.

[vexec15]

Ha!

Another nail on PS3s coffin.

360 FTW

[NeoShadow12888676767]

360 can burn in hell, lair is awesome, ps3 is awesome. there are only like... 2 good games on the 360

[vexec15]

Yeah you keep telling yourself that buddy.

[NeoShadow12888676767]

okay, i'll do that. the 360 is a grave itself

[s0nic777]

this was one of the most biggest disappointments

for the ps3 console :(... It took me 1 night to beat this... but the sad part is.

I DIDN'T ENJOY IT.

[ThievingSeven]

Lair is awesome.... IGN has no clue...

[NeoShadow12888676767]

i agree. i might ask, how long did they play it? you ussually have to have a review up like... right the day after the game comes out. and you ussually don't make it far into the game or figure alot of the stuff out in just one day. but the game rocked in my opinion

[ThievingSeven]

The negative points he put against this game were about controls. He must have played for like... 5 hrs? You can't expect to be a master at the game.

[NeoShadow12888676767]

i know, the only control problem that i find is the fatc that when you want to backflip around and fly the other way, it ussualy just shoots forward and I hate it... but lair is still awesome

[ThievingSeven]

Yeah. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a KILLER APP for the ps3 but it's a pretty good game.

[ryu2468]

IGN,Gamespot and Gametrailers are not 360 fanboys your just upset because the games you might enjoy they give bad ratings, giving bad ratings on a game on a certain system does not make them fanboys the game could easily be better on a different system, and before you say " oh well your probly just a 360 fanboy too" I own a ps3 and trust me a lot of the games they say suck, do actualy suck.

[shiznetlcd]

theyre not but gamespot sucks on reviews nowadays

[shiznetlcd]

not fanboys but i will never trust gamespotafter gerstmann got fired

[chaosrave]

i agree with most of that... i dont think any ps3 exclusives suck tho

[N1MassMurderer1]

@chaosrave

omg.. socom confrontation sucks ass..

[thegoste]

all i got say is wtf

[whackyjacky07]

too me it sounds bad, sounds like too many objectives all at once and too many things going on, and i aint very good at that type of game

[NoisyPiper]

I find it funny how the IGN review made me want this game more. Happy I didn't turn it down after seeing the reviewers...it's absolutely stunning. A few minor glitches...but it's the game that made me believe games could be fun again.

It's an awesome game, basically.

[anu606]

this game is awsome

[groome1320]

I just got this game yesterday a few days after the UK release its a really complex game as far as the controls are concerened but after a hour you start enjoying burning little people on the ground hehe.

But it gets kinda repetitive in the early missions i noticed destroying catapult and trechebuct i think i spelt that right.

The graphics are amazing and i reccomend this game 10/10

[drewnosaurus]

seems really awesome, though

[Kennashi]

ps3 is THE game console with most potential.

[mesk8red]

PS3 is kool the price went down a bit but lair has good graphs and ppl say the game play sucks so iunno

[andreiclawhammer]

"Playstation has no freackin games" lalalalala...hmhmmm

[omarbarakbah]

wel....not yet....give it a year....ps3 will be the ruler of all consoles

[jjumaa]

agreed xbox has been out more than ps3 has...but well have MGS4 soon

[poopnscoop432]

I thought MGS4 was gonna be for both consoles because sales were kinda low for PS3

[jjumaa]

emm ok...dont make me laugh

[poopnscoop432]

its true.... or at least thats what was said like 10 months ago

[epro1]

even if it doesn't, metal gear solid 4: substinance will be released on it

but i couldn't care less about MGS, i've never been a fan of the series

[eekabear]

Just because nintendo had motion sensors didnt mean PS3 wasnt aloud to have motion sensors

[187Sozum]

People keep saying that high end pcs are better than ps3. ok ill admit designing games for ps3 is like reading stereo instructions but if done right ps3 can produce unparalleled graphics. Show me one pc game that even comes colse to what ff13 and verses is going to look like.

[letsgetthisoverwith]

Crysis, end of story.

[187Sozum]

Crysis looks alittle unimpressive to me as far as graphics go. It may turn out to be a great game with great graphics so this is just splitting hairs but imo ff13 looks way better.

[Zeldafreak6245]

Amen bro! You pay $600 for graphics on Ps3 and shit games, but on the Wii, you pay $250 for sweet games, who cares about graphics if it has good gameplay? And if you ask me, I think once brawl comes out, the Wii will obliterate all!

[roderick720]

If you want killer graphics, get a kickin PC or 360. Gears of War and Oblivion rape any PS3 game! Sorry, but Halo 3 made 170 mil first day. Brawl won't come close to that, unfortunately. That's really the only money making game the Wii has. Most of the other games are kind-of lame. I was interested in Mario Galaxy until I saw recent screenshots and realized the game looked like it was made by a gay five year old. Sorry :(

[ystein3000]

Halo 3 graphics weren't that superior.. People just buy the game because 1 and 2 kicked ass ;)

[roderick720]

I wasn't talking about its graphics. I was just saying it is very unlikely brawl will make more money than halo 3. Honestly, I like Halo 2 more than Halo 3. The multiplayer was just so fresh and new back then. Halo 3 just isn't that much of a step up :(

[Synysterflame]

Opinions opinions. People; just play what you like!

[fallenkarasu]

.......oblivion looked better on the PS3 and the 360 system wise don't compare with the PS3 and stop master chief dickriding well you are an xbot

[3paws3]

hey, i used to think the ps3 sucked, but i got one, and its as good if not better than the 360

[ginalitt]

insomnia100

"I dont not share the same feelings though for the PS3 which clearly add their motion sensor technology as a gimmick in response to the Wii."

You need to get your facts right it was nintendo that stole the technology from sony. A sixaxis controller was originally designed for the PS2 but was scrapped because after making the prototype it was decided that it would be to expensive to build.

[roderick720]

First off, motion sensor tech has been around for years. Neither company has unique technology. Secondly, Nintendo has had motion detection games in the works for years. PS2 motion sensor is irrelevant and untrue. Sony announced sixaxis AFTER the Revolution was announced, which has always been motion controlled. I'm sorry, but sixaxis is a gimmick that had a lot of potential but, frankly, turned out to be a piece of shit.

[omarbarakbah]

fuck wii....ps3 the best

[roderick720]

You're entitled to your opinion, but sales records disagree with you.

[NeoShadow12888676767]

really, the wii and ps3 are the best consoles out on the market right now. 360 sucks out loud but you guys get the point

[roderick720]

Please don't start shit with me unless you can back up your data. 360 is currently outselling PS3 IN JAPAN!!! 360 is the best-selling console in the US right now. Look it up, I shit you not. Cheat Code Central, Gamespot, IGN, anything that monitors console sales. You are very wrong, my friend.

[NeoShadow12888676767]

dude i don't really care what the "sales" say. thats my opinion you xbox-fanboy

[roderick720]

Whatever. If you wish to worship inferior consoles, I'll leave to your own devices. Meanwhile, I'll being playing Gears of War with my controller with rumble function, and checking my messages and friends list while in-game.

[Kyrano]

while ill be using my motion sensors on a higher quality graphiced game with a plot. touche!

[ASuder]

the 6axis is a unresponsive POS. I was a sony fanboy then I realized just how much better the 360 was then the PS3

[giltakeover]

BUllshit

[dougpecklord]

acutaly. its the oposite. japan has sold more ps3s then 360s. europe and UK sold not as many but still more ps3s than 360s. as u can tell its moving west so US is next so within a year expect ps3 to be num 1

[roderick720]

I'm not even gonna argue with someone who is so incredibly wrong. Please google it. The 360 has officially outsold the PS3 in Japan. On an unrelated note, sixaxis is one the most poorly designed gimmicks ever made. Once again, I speak out of fact, not opinion. Google it.

[dougpecklord]

yes and did u notice that that was recorded... 2weeks after ps3 was realeased in japan?

[ASuder]

Its still outselling it also 6axis is simply a cheap immatation of the wiimote. I hate nintendo but they did it right.

[foozball11]

ok so i googled and i found a bunch of bullshit and speaking of controllers the 360s is the worth man not even fit for the normal hand plz shut the fuck up and stop lying you turd.

[roderick720]

I don't know what retarded site you went to, but everyone complains about the sixaxis. I've even heard Sony fanboys complain about. Just stop trying to prove it's a good controller. It's a failed control scheme and get over it. Besides, it's not like you made it, so why do you care if we dis it?

[foozball11]

first off i care because I like it!What i ment is the six axis isnt good controller becase it really breakable and cheap but its still workable,and i care because im just saying its not as good as other controllers but its still usable and good.Go try the controller and then have a smart opinion rather then being a fanboy and just saying what every one else says.

[roderick720]

FYI I used to be a Sony fanboy. PS2 is still one of my favorite consoles. With how awesome the PS2 was, I expected much more from the PS3. I played the PS3 and it was bad. No good games, poor controller, and mediocre online. I had high hopes for Lair, and it turned out to be a piece of shit. I was disappointed, so I went with the competition, Nintendo and Microsoft. As of yet, I haven't played a 360 game that didn't kick ass. And I own a stack of 360 games.Wii is good,but it needs better games.

[foozball11]

well lair was a peice of shit ur right,but there is still some great games on the ps3.Ps3 is the year of the ps3.

[ASuder]

Ok. Name one game that isn't on multiple platforms. please. If you say A sports game I may kill you.

[foozball11]

uncharted:drakes fortune,ratchet and clank,resistance warhawk.fav games and great.kill yourself now.

[ASuder]

Uncharted is esentaly indiana jones for the KKK, Resistance=Quake4, Warhawk is more or less battlefield but with more enficise on flying, Ratchet & Clank U got me I have the First 4

[ASuder]

I needed to post up here the other box was being pushed off the page.

[foozball11]

so who gives a shit if its like indiana jones,its still a great game!so what if warhawk is a battlefeild so is halo,with more weapons and vehicles.warhawk is an amazing game with incredible multiplayer.

[Smee07]

Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. A good PS3 game. And I have both a PS3 and Xbox 360. Not going to risk a war by telling you which of the consoles I prefer tho... :)

[ASuder]

Respectable Smee07 thats your rite.

Dont mension halo that game is the opidimy of mediocrity and its JUST like indiana jones The only real difference is that every single minority is represented as a badguy for you to kill at your leasure. All it did is rip off everything from either movies or other videogames.

[lefurge93]

ya, i thought it had a good story. and it's graphics and cut scenes were pretty cool too. but the sixaxis almost never did what i wanted it to do...this game clearly wasn't finished...

[samusaran4930]

why do you commend it in the first part of the review then start critsizing it?

[pets113]

i dont get it why is everybody dissing the game. i found nothing bad and game controls are not a problem for me so what else?

[Tallacus]

sigh...well who could blame them? this is like the first game to fully utilize the six axis controller, but i think they should have had that as an alternate feature for you to turn it off, like Motorstorm has, i want more dragon games but i do love the story, and dragons, and the epic ness of this game

[alwayscarryagun]

Though IGN made an opinion about this game, its not going to be mine also. If you really want to know how the game really is, then go out and buy it. What i say, is that the sixaxis is cool, even though factor 5 dont know how to perfect the controls of the sixaxis yet. It isnt playstations fault that you cant aim at one person, its the game makers fault, so quite blaming PS3 that they made a bad choice with sixaxis. After a few years, who knows, maybe game makers will perfect the sixaxis.

[Tradgorbian]

this wuld make a great movie, sorta like eroagon i think ut cooler. its like a airplane sim game but ride a dragon and it actually is fun

[PeanutBuTTer954]

everyone always says the game is bad and it's not. it just takes some getting used to with the controller so overall it's a enjoyable game.

[bennyyclo]

I thought this game is great as I almost beat through the final stage. To really enjoy this game, you really need to know your target. The tagging system won't help you if you just mindless aiming in every direction an don't know what your shooting at. The control wasn't that bad if you have played blazing angel before.Besides, it got really impressive graphics and music is excellent.

[LatinoLokaso]

i have played it and i give it a 8/5 out of 10 thats what i think this game is worth, buy it if you have a ps3 or at least rent it dont be fool by this review or other reviews on the net. judge it for Yourself !

[ProGamer10]

fking babies just shut the fuck up every console is good and its up to everybody to choose what they want stop with the console war shit already

[princeroy]

Agreed.

[sonicguye3]

Well this is just a prime example of what nintendo fanboys have been going on about all this time, "you can have amazing graphics but the game can still be crap" But sony fanboys blocked this out of their ears and just simply said"YEA WELL ITS GO AMAZING GRAPHICS SO IT MUST BE GREAT",now sony fanboys I hope you will finnaly admit that graphics don't make the game, gameplay does, this game is proof.

[ElCapoUnico]

Wooooow.... I thought this was gonna be one of those games that would make me want to get a PS3, but yea... it sucked. I was trying to decide if I should buy a Wii now or save up for a PS3... Im rollin with the Wii...

[mattg66123]

i will point out that zelda on the G3 is better than the Wii version

[luisronaldofigo]

yeah it funny but is just that the REAL war is between ps3 and 360

[mas8705]

Chalk one up for the 360 and Wii! I lost track of the score somewhere around 50-0... As for your sony fans saying "Sixaxis is still being experimented and that is why it recieved a bad score" I have two things to say...

1) This game should have paid more attention to the actual gameplay than to graphics...

2) They should have had an option of playing with the sticks, just like warhawk...

But besides that, the lockon doesn't work, its choppy and has worse load times than a PSone game...

[GmackinG1]

ps3 has way higher expectations than 360.if this woulda came out on 360 it woulda been a 9.6

[FiascosFreshness]

A game is a game bro ... if it sucks it gets a bad review if its good then it gets a good review does'nt matter what console... ps3 just has to make better games.. simple as that

[natan666]

yea because it wouldn't have had the sixaxis shit, besides, sony is the one who brought those expectations on themselves

[luisronaldofigo]

i think that wii is out of the war is something different.. people buy ps3 or 360.. AND a wii... the real battle is 360 and ps3..

[luisronaldofigo]

i remember when everyone was against me becouse i said this was meant to be a great dissapointment... you didnt believe me :) oh well x]

[joshnscoob]

kill zone wasn't a flop and the term "halo clone" is stupid becuase halo is a ut clone.

[joshnscoob]

i don't think too many games have used the sixaxis for flying. it takes some getting used too and people don't like new things. give it a year and flight games will perferee sixaxis over other controllers

[phatt180]

I've played it, controls take a bit to get used to but it's hell fun and very engaging.

Don't let IGN form and opinion for you, make your "own" one.

[1illtown]

my argument is if the sixaxis is what the players were using for the last 2 years y are there now suddenly dissapoinments with the controls

[CaptainBlackBeard]

weren't you listening the guy said until now a game is using the sixaxis

[trixster6d9]

its a shame all the quality of a great game but lacks control to bad

360 has better games in my eyes

[djmusix99]

although most 360 exclusives come out on pc , gears of war and halo e.g.

[MugenLord]

I agree and the Wii is looking good as well.

[insomnia100]

Please keep in mind all those that trying to defend this game's, that good gameplay is something easy for a gamer to pick but also challenging to master. Its gamer's job to accomodate for game's lack of good controls. Yes, if you play this game long enough youll get it. But our job as gamers is to have fun and not make up for game's weaknesses. I think all the biased PS3 guys do this.

[insomnia100]

grr, youtube should let you edit what you put up. I meant to say it isn't a gamer's job to accomoate for a game's lack of good controls.

[TheDarkChocolate]

well looks like ps3 still sucks

[PsychoScooby]

Maybe if I want lame graphics with no HD, and a bunch of Mario games I will.

[latinoish37]

I was banned from Gamespot for this response. Stop blaming the game because you don get the control scheme, and stop reviewing games you clearly haven't played all the way through. THIS IS A GREAT GAME!! I have never heard or seen such bias garbage in reviews, since you same crap jokers tried to destroy the success of the Sega Genesis and Sony should stop you crap web and bias magazine publications from covering their product!!!

[PsychoScooby]

Very true. I've seen alot of decent games get terrible reviews. I'm not getting Lair because I kinda lost the hype for it, but it still looks decent.

[trexx32]

Name some good games that got bad reviews!! For 60 bucks i dont want decent.

[joshnscoob]

killzone, area 51, armored core 4, motor storm, perfect dark, medal of honor, need i continue

[PsychoScooby]

Nope that'll do.  :)

[MugenLord]

Armor Core 4 is such a dissapointment and Killzone will flop the tech demo had everyone hyped up for nothing, why have another Halo clone when you can just go out and by Halo 3.

[MRpapaPARK]

The IGN site is so lame. It's always lagging with buffering videos that I have to come to youtube to watch their reviews. What kinda craptastic gamer enthusiast site has a cheat section -__-, those kinda links are ment for lil nubz.

[STMUN]

it does look bad when you start moving a lot...didn't IGN give it 5 or 4

[okkinuriku]

omG!!!!!!!!!!!

[halojames1]

i have this its shit

[bratcher71]

It's the shit, or is shit?

[dinoroarr]

Oh god, this game controls worse than a stoned monkey.

[BloodLust788]

Yeah, this was one of the biggest dissapointments of my life.

[insomnia100]

Another reason not to get a PS3. 360 has the best reviewed games out of any console.

[Oimae]

yeah if someone bribed me I'd give it good reviews

this fucking moron is using the dash ability all the time.

[bratcher71]

I'd rather buy a console that I could play for more than 3 years.

[Chocobofantasy]

i like the 360 but it has the best reviews because the wii is an experimental control system same with ps3 and ps3 games take forever to make because of the blue ray and 360 has been out longer and yes i am a nintendo and sony fanboy but im also a microsoft fanboy so i do not hate any of the consoles but there are disappointments

[insomnia100]

Wii experiementation is admirable. I dont not share the same feelings though for the PS3 which clearly add their motion sensor technology as a gimmick in response to the Wii. Bottomline, if you going to introduce a new control system, it better be refined.

[Chocobofantasy]

ya you got a point there

[Draconomican]

Its very weird, its my favourite game but thats because I'm a dragon lover and my opinion is pretty biased, but yeah I really enjoyed it, great controls, amazing cinematics, gorgeous dragons, engaging and exciting combat, and has a very fast pace. if that sounds good to you, definitely pick it up ^^

[Draconomican]

ROFL...I should so post a Lair video, the IGN guy cannot play XD, I've beaten the game the controls are completely solid.

[coocoo10]

i think sony fucked up with the sixaxis

[aerodynamic41]

No, it's just you who haven't played the game. I played the game and the controls doesn't look as bad as IGN mentioned

[yusefdoodie]

lol i played and the controls are shit.

[aerodynamic41]

It takes some time to get used to

[luisronaldofigo]

i think that they still dont know how to use there own technology.. cause i know this can be great.. but its the first game with sixaxis so i think they have excuse

[ace625]

What a shame, this game had so much potential.

[clinington]

this should have been a great game

[Ty4ons]

The made this game flop?

They didd'nt make the controlls right?

What is going on in Sony? That is like a Bad Mario game, but there is'nt any bad that Nintendo has made.

[MRpapaPARK]

Yeah except all the nintendo games i've played/had on my wii before i sold it off craigslist is that they're boring. Great for little kids, no doubt. They are more easily amused.

[dehollywood]

This game pisses me right off. Keep it real greg.

[dehollywood]

BEYONd!

[RAULO3]

i dont have a ps3 but i thought it was going to be great

[Chocobofantasy]

same this game and metal gear solid would have made me buy a ps3 but now i just dont know if its worth it =(

[AboveSkies85]

Too bad the gameplay didn't match up: could of been game of the year criteria.

[TinMan45684568]

it got all bad review from sites but for some reason out off all the user reviews it got pretty good reviews

[animetard9024]

because of fanboys

[Heer69]

same.

[vash47]

I knew this game was going to flop

[MugenLord]

Damn for some strange reason I knew it would too lol.

[vash47]

I think most people think the same, i remember that the first time i heard about lair people were only talking about the graphics, and no gameplay...

But if the game had implemented better controls and maybe delayed it to polish some things. I could have ended like a great game. Anyways I'm a pc gamer, so i dont really care much.

[MugenLord]

I agree with your comment the games looks good if the controls and gameplay would have matched the looks of the game then it would have been a catch.