Dragon's Lair 3D

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  • Summary: Princess Daphne has been kidnapped by the evil dragon, Singe, and hidden in a medieval castle owned my Mordroc, a powerful and malevolent wizard. To save her, you will take on the role of Dirk the Daring, a goofy but courageous knight. As he advances through the castle with the help of aPrincess Daphne has been kidnapped by the evil dragon, Singe, and hidden in a medieval castle owned my Mordroc, a powerful and malevolent wizard. To save her, you will take on the role of Dirk the Daring, a goofy but courageous knight. As he advances through the castle with the help of a magical amulet, Dirk must overcome a slew of challenges, from jumping over flaming pits and climbing ropes to flying across chasms and battling swarms of the wizard's minions. Use quick reflexes, cunning, and resourcefulness to fight your way through the castle to find Daphne and save the kingdom from Mordroc's clutches.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. Four Fat Chicks
    100
    A magnificent tribute to the 1983 coin-op Lair and a highly entertaining game for today's players. It offers a simple, almost relaxing format of fighting/jumping/adventuring set in a huge and vividly colorful castle. What more can one ask from a video game?
  2. Cheat Code Central
    80
    It's bigger than before and looks great as Don is back at the graphical helm but there are some elements which are obviously out of his control such as the collision detection system, framerate slowdown and poor camera angles.
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  3. Nintendojo
    75
    The controls in the game take some getting used to, as they try and follow the basic platform layout, but at the same time try and do something a bit more Zelda-esque.
  4. GamerWeb Nintendo
    65
    The control and camera are sloppy, but the game is still compelling enough that the typical gamer will want to finish it.
  5. Play Magazine
    60
    A competent, faithful update to the granddaddy of classics. [Jan 2003, p.80]
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  6. GameSpy
    60
    Sure, fans of Dirk and the Dragon's Lair series will enjoy the game on a different level than most, but with its inherent gameplay issues, rescuing Princess Daphne really boils to down an exercise in frustrating trial-and-error gaming only made worse by flawed technical aspects.
  7. Eurogamer
    40
    An exceptionally generic platformer shaped around quick trial and error design and limp enemies, and built around a tired looking cel-shaded engine that does little justice to the visuals of the arcade original.

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  1. ChadW.
    Jan 26, 2010
    7
    I thought this game was fairly good but the only problem is the fighting gets boring out of boss battles and when it comes to the bosses some I thought this game was fairly good but the only problem is the fighting gets boring out of boss battles and when it comes to the bosses some of them are very frustrating. But overall i liked the game and the graphics, animation, and music wowed me.… Expand
  2. LuisAntonio
    Jul 21, 2017
    7
    I expected something worse, but this game has some good points: The graphics, the environment and the music. In the other hand the game feelsI expected something worse, but this game has some good points: The graphics, the environment and the music. In the other hand the game feels a little clunky and many parts of the game are very frustranting and repetitive. However if you find the game for less than 10 bucks (with case and booklet) buy it, the game is not very common. Its a shame, the game has characters with charm.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#88 Best GameCube Game of 2002
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#85 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2002