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Sony confirms Lair analogue controls on the way

Posted on April 10th, 2008 at 06:56 EDT

Sony of Japan has revealed that Factor 5’s Dragon title Lair will be receiving analogue control support via a free update later this month.

In addition to the above, the update will also introduce a targeting icon, along with DualShock 3 support.

The company also confirmed it is releasing a number of other downloads, allowing gamers to download the Wind Dragon and Poison Dragon for use in all of the game’s stages. A couple of themes will also be offered, free of charge.

The updates are set to go live on April 17. It is currently unknown whether these updates apply to regions beyond Japan as of yet.

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posted 6:58am EDT - April 10th, 2008
1

Nice, the motion controls were kinda 'pain-in-da-azz' in that game.

posted 7:02am EDT - April 10th, 2008
2

Maybe I should give Lair a Chance, and buy or rent it when the update is released

posted 7:02am EDT - April 10th, 2008
3

Will this be in Japan only or will other regions have it too?

posted 7:25am EDT - April 10th, 2008
4

I'll borrow it off someone when t becomes updated.  Motion sensing controls in a game like this can get really tiring on the arms! ;)

posted 7:25am EDT - April 10th, 2008
5

A targeting icon!!! Woohoo that's the only problem i have with this game - the uselessness of the targeting system.

posted 7:54am EDT - April 10th, 2008
6

Too bad they're releasing the update next to GTA4... this game is going in the bargain bin pretty soon.  Although, I'll probably play through it again.  I had no problems with the controls or the targeting system... but it'll be nice to have the option to use the analog stick.

posted 8:01am EDT - April 10th, 2008
7

Is it me or all new updates are coming out on the April 17. You have the new warhawk map, Kane & Lynch map pack and now this maybe it's the day the store gets revamped aswell. April going to be one h3ll of a month can't wait

posted 8:08am EDT - April 10th, 2008
8

I loved all the art department of this game, and i liked the controls minus the 180º maneuver, every time i tried to make it, the dragon sprinted foward XD.

Anyways great news, I hope that people apreciatte more the game in the future, but maybe the bad impresion was only in the beggining and, as always, in the forums, because the game was anounced as one of the first platinum games of PS3

posted 9:11am EDT - April 10th, 2008
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Hmm I want to try this, but form what I've heard the motion control, is just one of this game's many problems.

posted 9:22am EDT - April 10th, 2008
10

I just hope they don't take out the motion controls.

posted 9:41am EDT - April 10th, 2008
11
psn id: gingo.... defo gonna pick this up when the analogue controls come cos i can get for about 20 quid
posted 9:57am EDT - April 10th, 2008
12

aweaome, I haven't played Lair since I bought it. I'm sure going to beat the game now!

posted 10:00am EDT - April 10th, 2008
13

i've always wanted LAIR and know is the time plus the price is right...adding the analog controls have just sold me...from what i have seen the graphics in this game are top notch and the only issues were the controls...it's got..

 

PSN: yungder

posted 10:35am EDT - April 10th, 2008
14

thats great

posted 10:42am EDT - April 10th, 2008
15

Great game! like the targeting icon but, c'mon, the motion controls worked well. I'ts not a wii....you just gently move it....

posted 10:42am EDT - April 10th, 2008
16

at last!!!!

posted 10:45am EDT - April 10th, 2008
17

@EL Penetrator  Maybe you should finish reading the post dumb nut.

This is kinda cool but i'm not in japan.

 

PSN: DarkJ3JB

posted 10:45am EDT - April 10th, 2008
18

@EL Penetrator  Maybe you should finish reading the post dumb nut.

This is kinda cool but i'm not in japan.

 

PSN: DarkJ3JB

posted 10:47am EDT - April 10th, 2008
19
Exactly the news I've been waiting for. Well, as long as NA gets it as well....eventually.
posted 11:04am EDT - April 10th, 2008
20

Awesome. Maybe now I can actually finish the game!

posted 11:24am EDT - April 10th, 2008
21

I probably pick this up around July to play through the 2 bare months of games in the summer.

posted 11:32am EDT - April 10th, 2008
22

They should of done this in the begining

posted 11:40am EDT - April 10th, 2008
23
tooooo late
posted 1:05pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
24

Lair was a good game even with the Motion Controls to me and it's a shame that the reviewers killed the game. If Lair had the analog controls for the whole game, I'm sure that Lair would have got a 8/10 or higher. The visuals in Lair are just gorgeous. Lair really isn't a long game... it's probably about the same length as Heavenly Sword, however, if you want to unlock everything in the game, you have to go back and re-do old missions and get a faster time, do more combo attacks for a higher score, and whatnot, so it does have some replay value.

 

To be honest, I'm so used with the Sixaxis controls in Lair that I don't even think that I could get used to the Analong controls for Flight. The Sixaxis controls for flight just seems natural to me and it's easy to get used to once you practice.

 

The only thing that I didn't like about Lair is that it was set-up in missions and you had to select your missions from a screen. I would have liked it more if Lair was a free-roaming game and you could fly to each of your missions in the game. If Factor 5 is thinking about doing a sequel for Lair, I hope that they implement free-roaming, but other than that, Lair is a very good game even though it's short. The Boss Battles in Lair are pretty nice too... just writing this comment is making me want to go back and play Lair again because I haven't played it since I first got the game went it first came out and since I beat it.

 

posted 2:40pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
25

I would love it if Lair gets revisited after these controls get implemented, it deserves new scores.

posted 2:50pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
26

TOO F****NG LATE!!!!!     GAME SUCKS ANYWAYS. (IMO)

posted 3:17pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
27

Give to NA Sony! I beg ya!  I want to rent and possibly purchase!

posted 5:27pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
28

Holy crap. It's about time. Now I might actually play the game I paid $60 for way back when.

posted 7:06pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
29

I haven't even played it yet , so when this update comes out I will rent it.  However I have heard really bad things about this title, and if what i have heard is true, I doubt  Analog control is going to do much.

posted 8:01pm EDT - April 10th, 2008
30

i bought this game at launch cause for one its a ps3 exclusive game and i loved the game and i bought it mainly cause of the montion controls and for those who havent tried it are missing out if you go by every review when you buy games you have no cahonays cause reviews are done by people who have far different tastes then everyone and you should always try a game before you judge it by the reviews it got cause if i went by every review id never bought a lot of games i bought but i have my own taste in games and prefer to atleast rent a game if im not sure about a game  an example is dmc4 beat the game in 4 hours was highly disappointed and glad i rented the game so suck itup and atleats try a good game before you go by peoples reviews and base your decision by it

posted 1:01am EDT - April 11th, 2008
31

I love this gam  specially for the Sixaxis, cant see my self playing without them its what made this game so innovative and special.

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