Lair

A beautiful, but ultimately mediocre, dragon-riding sim that suffers from mandatory Sixaxis controls and shallow, frustrating gameplay.

Genre: Flight
Release date: Sep 4, 2007
Published by: SCEA
Developed by: Factor 5
5 SO-SO
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Screenshots updated Jun 8, 2007
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