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Dragons and Control Pack: Hopeless Beyond Repair
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 02/20/2011
As a PS3 launch title, "Lair" has been widely panned by reviewers of every stripe as a disaster. Due to these bad reviews, I disregarded "Lair" as a reason to buy a PS3. After reading about the "Dragons and Control Pack" patch that Factor 5 released for free download on PSN, I finally decided to give "Lair" a try, as its previous reputation has made it extremely inexpensive for a Blu-Ray title. This review is based on a playthrough of "Lair" using every aspect of the patch and disregarding the failings of the original control scheme. Unfortunately, during the review process, I found that "Lair's" issues extend beyond the original controls and saturate every aspect of the game.
Presentation
"Lair" has a very impressive graphics engine. While I did notice some polygon clipping on the …
