Rig2Big's review of Dragon's Lair.
This game is really interesting… although, if you purchased a port, without knowing what you were getting into, you are a sucker. But that’s okay, I’m a sucker too. I bought Dead Rising 4 at release for $60.
Dragon’s Lair is a game deliberately designed to lure arcade-lurking nerds to the machine, with its flashy animated visuals, its weird-ass gameplay, and the half-naked princess you might get to see. It is a defining example of the unfair 80s coin-ops, built to suck down kids’ tooth-fairy money, obliterate them right away, and then reel them right back in.
“Maybe if I spend another $20 in coins, I’ll get to see her BOOBS!”
I watched Game Grumps play this, and I think Danny said it best when he said “maybe this is a game where only your FRIENDS were meant to enjoy; all huddled around the machine, watching you play.” When you play an original cut of Dragon’s Lair, you are dying… when you play a port of Dragon’s Lair, you are never ever lifting your eyes from the d-pad on the screen, as the art is exclusively directed in your peripheral vision.
So yeah, WATCH this game.
Do not buy it.
As I am of the opinion that this game could be rated ANYway, literally from a 1/10 to a 10/10, I’ve decided to just leave the score blank.