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Mr Lair says: "Warhawk's controls are... eurgh!"

Dragon dev doesn't like PS3 shooter's use of motion-sensing

Words: Matt Cundy, GamesRadar UK
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Sept 18, 2007

As well as discussing the chances of a new Rogue Squadron game  when we sat down with Factor 5's president Julian Eggebrecht recently, we also chewed over the pros and cons of motion-control. To our surprise, the Lair dev was happy to say that he thought Warhawk's implementation of pad-tilting magic left a little to be desired.

"Warhawk's controls are... eurgh!," Eggebrecht told us with a shudder. He explained that while motion-sensing felt the perfect way to convey the feeling of controlling a dragon in Lair, he believed the kinetic technology in PS3's Sixaxis controllers shouldn't be used just because it's there. "I see motion-sensing as a complimentary, additional new step in terms of controls and where it fits you should use it and where it doesn't fit, don't force it. Please don't force it."

Above: We certainly weren't won over by Warhawk's motion controls, but at least they were only optional


 
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Lair

Genre: Flight
Release date: Sep 4, 2007
Published by: SCEA
Developed by: Factor 5
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