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Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Publishers: Mattel, CSG Imagesoft
Release date: Dec 1990
Summary:
Dragon's Lair is a side-scrolling platform game based on the laserdisc game of the same name released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and developed by the MotiveTime group. Plotwise, the game is identical to the original. The game is a side-scroller with the character walking slowly. Dirk can walk, crawl, or jump forward, and he has an array of weapons that he can discover and use to dispose of enemies. The controller layout is reversed from other mainstream NES titles, with Select functioning as the Pause-button while Start is used for the Candle object (which helps reveal hidden weapons). Also, B is used for jumping, and A for attacking (the input of the A & B buttons is almost always the opposite in similar NES games). Two different versions were released later, first for the Famicom, with major improvements on playability and speed, and a second one for PAL regions, expanding upon the Famicom version with new enemies and cutscenes.
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Average Score
59.33%
Steve
score
4.0
Ed
score
5.0
Martin
score
3.0
Sushi-X
score
4.0
4
40%
Graphics and Sound
3.9
Play Control
2.8
Challenge
3.2
Theme and Fun
3.3
3.3
66%
Charlie T. Aslan
Graphics
5.0
Sound
4.0
Gameplay
3.0
FunFactor
3.0
Challenge
3.0
3.6
72%
Pricing Information
 Used : 29.5 Complete: 99.0 New: 396.0
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