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First released as an arcade game in 1983, Dragon’s Lair is an interactive movie. At points within the game you’ll need to carry out an action – usually left, right, up or down or a weapon swipe – to help Dirk the Daring get through that scene.

Designed by Don Bluth – of An American Tale – as an interactive movie Dragon’s Lair plays out well. The story is simple enough: the evil dragon Singe has locked Princess Daphne in the wizard Mordroc’s castle; and Dirk the Daring is attempting to rescue her.

Timing is everything with this – if you move a second too late or a second too early, it can result in fatal consequences for poor Dirk.

A nice feature of the iPad version is that you can have infinite lives; meaning that you can play it through until the end – it’s a little easier said than done, though, as some of the scenes are very difficult to progress through.

Macworld Australia’s Buying Advice

If you’re a gamer of the early 80’s, Dragon’s Lair will immediately take you back to your times in the arcade. It’s a faithful reproduction and plays just as the original did. It can get repetitive, though – if you’re stuck on a screen with seemingly no way to progress that may just be the end of the game for you.