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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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Latest Stories

PlayStation Store Update

Playstation.Blog writes: Hey, everyone. It's time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update....

PS3 News from N4G - Apr 17, 2008

Lair demo available in Hong Kong PS Store

The Hong Kong PlayStation Store receives a brand new Lair demo. The weight of the demo is around...

PS3 News from N4G - Apr 17, 2008

Lair Analog Patch Now Live

Great news for those who couldn't get to grips with Lair's motion controls: the patch for analog...

PS3 News from N4G - Apr 14, 2008

Free add-on may make Lair actually worth playing

Dragons, rumble, and analog support, oh my!

PS3 News - Apr 11, 2008

Cheats from CheatPlanet

HOT Coffee!

Sep 10, 2007

Chicken Curry Video

Sep 10, 2007

Unlock Stable Option for All Levels

Sep 10, 2007

Sea Snake

Sep 10, 2007

Dowse the lights

Sep 10, 2007

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FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Lair Walkthrough

Feb 27, 2008

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Features

59 levels to play before you die: G - L

From the brilliant to the barmy - levels that every gamer needs to experience

Mar 21, 2008

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Mar 6, 2008

The Reviewer's Guide to Crap Games

Three rubbish games that would benefit from the Lair treatment

Sep 11, 2007

Sony Gamer's Day - revealed!

[UPDATED!] Everything you need to know about what's over the horizon for the PlayStation platforms

Jul 26, 2007

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We calculated the best 120 months in gaming - you won't believe the results

Jul 27, 2006

Pre-E3 blowout day four: PS3

The biggest game show in the world is almost here. Catch up with the best of what we know

May 4, 2006

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News

PlayStation Store Update

Playstation.Blog writes: Hey, everyone. It's time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update....

News from N4G Apr 17, 2008

Lair demo available in Hong Kong PS Store

The Hong Kong PlayStation Store receives a brand new Lair demo. The weight of the demo is around...

News from N4G Apr 17, 2008

Lair Analog Patch Now Live

Great news for those who couldn't get to grips with Lair's motion controls: the patch for analog...

News from N4G Apr 14, 2008

Free add-on may make Lair actually worth playing

Dragons, rumble, and analog support, oh my!

Apr 11, 2008

Lair updates coming

A free update for Lair will come on Apr 17th in Japan. It adds control by the left analogue stick...

News from N4G Apr 10, 2008

RipTide Licenses Lair Soundtrack

Gamedaily.Biz reports that RipTide Music announced today that it will represent the soundtrack for...

News from N4G Mar 11, 2008

Lair Analog Controls Confirmed For March

TheBitbag writes: I played Lair today and the controls wouldn't work. Why? They reconfigured it for...

News from N4G Feb 23, 2008

Lair Controls Patch Experienced At GDC

Ripten: One of Lair's biggest criticisms was that it's motion controls were compulsory. The rumour...

News from N4G Feb 21, 2008

Lair Score Wins IFMCA Award

Kotaku reports: The International Film Music Critics Association have announced their 2007 award...

News from N4G Feb 19, 2008

Lair 2.0 on the Way?

Although Factor 5's 3D action flying game Lair has been available for months, players who could...

News from N4G Feb 12, 2008

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Review

Pretty-but-mediocre dragon-riding sim brings the fire and little else

Sep 4, 2007

Sept 4, 2007 We've been looking forward to Lair for more than a year. Originally slated to be one of the crown jewels of the PS3's launch lineup, it was delayed repeatedly so that Factor 5 - the developer behind the legendary Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series - could finish it properly. Even now, this dragon-combat sim is one of the prettiest games on the PS3, sporting vast battlefields filled with dozens of airborne monsters and hundreds of armored ground troops at once. But after playing it ...

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Previews

Lair - updated hands-on

We straddle a giant, fire-breathing lizard for five levels of fiery, surface-to-air adventure

Apr 13, 2007

It's been a few months since we got our last close-up look at Lair, the dragon-riding simulation that some thought would launch alongside the PS3, and news on the game has been sparse since then. But with its July release date drawing closer, we've gotten another crack at its fiery, high-flying action, and this time we've come away with a much better idea of what's lying in wait. We also got a few more plot details; Lair, as you may or may not already know, is the story of Rohn, a ... » Read Full Lair preview

Lair - hands-on

Flying dragons is sweet, but we can't yet say the same for tilt controls

Sep 22, 2006

After months of nothing but a few teaser shots and an E3 trailer, we finally had a chance to sink our fangs into the dragon-combat sim Lair. Due out sometime next year, it casts players as an armored, dragon-riding knight charged with defending his kingdom against an army that uses plenty of its own monsters as weapons. Our time with the game started out with a brief tutorial, and we had a little time to marvel at the beautifully detailed scenery and leathery wings of our dragon as we flew ... » Read Full Lair preview

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