Dragon's Lair HD Reviews – Page 3
3/5 rating based on 67 reviews. Read all reviews for Dragon's Lair HD for iPhone.
Dragon's Lair HD is paid iOS app published by Dragon's Lair LLC
Great game..classic. Please update for IOS 5.1
Chooka23
Love the game but is now locking up post update.
Dragon's Lair HD
AJCDLC
I was very disappointed in the Dragon Lair HD app I downloaded on my I-Pad. It doesn't compare in any way to the PC version of Dragon's Lair. I have had the PC game version for several years and really enjoyed playing it. I first downloaded the I-Pad app Dragon Lair which was totally unplayable. I thought the Dragon Lair HD app would be more updated and perhaps work but found it to be virtually the same.....totally unplayable. I hate I wasted my time getting it. And paying $4.99 for it ..well that stinks.
Most excellent game
Wiredpup
I remember as a kid blowing big bucks playing this game and now I can share it with my kids.
Cool, however...
xanaman
Yes, the controls in tis game are awkward, but that's just the way it's going to be on a tablet. Without a joystick and button in hand to wait for the visual queues, you'll spend most of the game staring at the controllers. This unfortunately makes an almost impossible game maddening, but because I sunk every quarter I had into this game back in the day, I was able to get through it using infinite lives after I bought it. I will also say the reason I played it so much as a kid wasn't for the cutting edge gameplay (as if), it was to watch the cool Don Bluth animation...and to see Princess Daphne at the end. I'm guessing that's the case for almost everybody who buys this game, but what this game is sadly missing is a VIEW mode. Still cool, though.
game works great on new iPad
clubboy2007
controllers should be placed better and no sound at all these need to be fixed at least sound
Fun game, but needs iCade support.
LegallyBlindGamer
This game would be so much better if you could use the iCade and not have the controls on the screen when you're trying to watch what's going on.
Black screen of death
Mdpetro
Great game and great graphics. Plays like the original. Controls could be better but are ok. Get black screen of death before completing every time. Get about 75% complete before freezing. Playing on new iPad. Would be 5 stars if worked properly. Needs fixed but updates don't come very often. It's unfortunate they don't have all the bugs worked out by now.
Lame!
RedontheRoof
When Dragon's Lair was released, it was pioneering in a way. It was one of the first video games that made you feel more like you were part of an animated film. Many games are like this now, but at the time, none were. Now, graphics are so good that you just feel like you are fully immersed and interacting with a live action movie. It is the merging of two media, and I believe it will continue. Point is, Dragon's Lair was one of the first to start us down this path. I am not saying the game was fun (because it wasn't) but just that it was pioneering, and I want to give credit where credit is due. The critical aspect of Dragon's Lair was that you could stare at the screen, never averting your eyes as you control the character with the joystick. I believe this was the appeal. Being absorbed in a story while you contributed to the fate of the main character. This key aspect is completely lost in the iPad adaptation, because you constantly have to look at the on screen control pad in order to consistently react to the game's cues. This is a total deal breaker. The aforementioned immersiveness was, in my opinion, the only reason to play the game. After all, from a pure fun perspective, it was about the most boring game around. In other words, this game has pretty much no appeal on the iPad. The reason I decided to purchase the game was pure nostalgia. If this is an itch you need to scratch because you couldn't afford to play the original in the arcade because it consistently cost twice as much as other games, go ahead and buy it. But please don't expect it to be any fun. Yes, you can post to your high school friends on Facebook that you now have Dragon's Lair on your iPad. That is where the fun ends.
Awful gameplay
tupelobaby
Like many others, we bought this based on fond memories of the arcade game. It's just impossible to play. What a waste of $5. It sounds like the iPhone version is actually fun, so hopefully the developers will take a look at this app and make some improvements to game play...