Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp

Sure is a lot better than my DVD version, which would lag every time you make a selection. Also, you have the option to turn on and off extra arrows, which makes it a lot easier to determine just which direction the game wants you to go in. Which is good, because Time Warp is a lot faster with a lot more arrows and thereby much more difficult than the first Dragon's Lair. This PC version is very crisp and clean, and thus I find it to be one of the more superior releases this game has seen.

10/10 ''Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp'' takes everything that made the original great and makes it even bigger and more entertaining. The animation is fantastic, the time-travel theme keeps every stage fresh and exciting, and the humor is as charming as ever. The game remains challenging, but mastering each sequence is incredibly satisfying. Watching Dirk stumble through different eras never gets old, and the presentation still feels impressive decades later. A legendary sequel and a must-play for fans of classic arcade games and interactive animation. Highly recommended.

The game is really fun but you should play the original one first

The "game" doesn't hold up, but at least it's still briefly fun to put it in view mode and watch.

A hard as nails classic arcade game of greatness. It is a gorgeous game that has visuals to appeal to all forever. Unfortunatly with how hard the game is and how they have stacked the gameplay, you dont get to notice as much in the animation as you really should to fully appreciate it. However it is a full experience and it is well worth the money just to able to see the game animation let alone play it at home without having to spend 50 dollars in quarters. If you like animation and dont mind hard challenging games. Pick this up. Also please if you like this support Bluth in his efforts to create a movie. He needs all the help he can get.

No life limit, much harder, all fun. One golden treasure is hard to find, but is still possible to collect. I reccomend this game to anyone looking for a sequel to the original Dragon's Lair.

Okay, so I'm a huge fan of the original Dragon's Lair. I played the first game to death on my DSi and Mega CD. Dragon's Lair is a simple yet fun and thrilling game. I understand not everyone is too fond of the trial-and-error gameplay as well as the lack of interaction, but for me thats what defines Dragon's Lair and makes it both charming and compelling as well as the beautiful hand drawn art by Don Bluth, the great sound design and the humour. I eagerly awaited to play Dragon's Lair 2 for many years, eventually catching it on sale on Steam, snapping it up instantaniously. For starters the graphics are just as amazing as the first, and the inclusion of collectible objects throughout add a speck of replay value and depth. But I can't say I enjoy this game unfortunatly. Dragon's Lair 2 is more difficult than the first, you really can't afford to blink or twitch. But the problem isn't the onslaught of commands needed, but the problem stem from the lack of structure unlike the first game. Dragon's Lair 1 had you travelling through room after room, they're relatively short save for a few that last a little bit longer. But in Dragon's Lair 2 you're not following this structure, you're just moving foward in rather large sections that feel like they last forever and with checkpoints not being as abundant as the ones found in the first game mean that, especially if you're going for the special items, you're gonna have to see the game over screen a lot. I mean, Dragon's Lair 1 will only have you repeat a 10-20 second sequence, whereas this is much more stingy; being forced to repeat a few minutes worth of gameplay. But honestly, this wouldn't bother me too much but what makes it all a grueling experience is the inclusion of voice acting. The majority of the first game has very little voice acting. But this game has a lot. Due to the amount of deaths you will have to listen and listen to speech that is repeated every time you retry. Its irritating. I can't play the game longer than just a few minutes at a time because of this. It may sound trivial, but when you play it, you WILL know the pain of repeated voice clips. I honestly do believe this pulls the game down, the first game is hard on newcomers but was never annoying. This annoyed me, and as a result upsets me. Is the game that bad? Not really. Not recommended doesn't necessarily mean the game is bad, but between this and the first, I would 100% ALWAYS recommend the first Dragon's Lair to this. Its much more balanced, its funnier, has a thicker atmosphere and is simply more enjoyable as a whole.

Rispetto al primo capitolo questo gioco è più lineare. Per chi sa apprezzare le animazioni a tecnica tradizionale, adorera questo gioco. Basato come gameplay praticamente solo su "Quic event", il gioco risulta più difficile di quel che sembra. Le immagini in movimento sono cosi divertenti e folli che distraggono facilmente. Inoltre, per sbloccare il finale, è necessario raccogliere alcuni oggetti durante l'avventura, e trovarli tutti non è semplice. E' un ardua sfida. Mi spiace solo che il doppiaggio italiano sia assente.

this game is a wonder we control the anime like if we control for real the character the concept is incredible and the graphism are wonderfull i would love to see more than the 3 games i love this game my favorites of the serie but i love too the two others the game creators of this game has created the first and last anime games we can control or i miseed games i recommand a lot this is a wonder if you like anime the only bad thing is when we finish such wonder we would love to have more but nobody suuceed to create more than this serie of three incredible anime games

Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp is the Sequel to the original Dragon's Lair...and succeeds at that! Dragon's Lair II works just like the first one, where you have to make the right choice at the right time without messing up. What Dragon's Lair II does better than the first one, though, are the Stages. This time, there are only about 8 stages which are all connected. These are MASSIVE. Don Bluth had more time with the Stages and was able to be more creative, as now Dirk has to go to different timezones to collect treasures with the help of an speaking time machine. If that doesn't sound crazy enough, the Stages are even more crazy, with having to make a move seemingly every second, as there is a lot of stuff happening. Luckily, Don Bluth always highlighted most of the moves you were required to do, and many that weren't were obvious. A Stage alone could take 10 minutes to beat, as the setpieces are huge. Speaking of setpieces, these are: The Dragon's Lair (with Singe's skeleton being in the background, cool detail), the first encounter with Mordrock, Daphne's new kidnapper and the original owner of the Castle, Alice in Wonderland (which is somehow a time period and is very reminicent of Disney's Alice in Wonderland), Garden Eden (Adam and Eve are even in it, just not biblically accurate), Giant Beethoven (once again, how is this a time period?) Ancient Egypt and last but not least: the Final Stage with Mordrock. There was also a Pirate Stage planned but got canned. You can even see a Pirate flag when Dirk gives all the collected treasure to his kids (he has like 10 of them, truly a busy man Dirk must be) which is clearly a leftover. Yeah, really. When I said this game's stages were massive, I meant it! The Animation once again is done by Don Bluth and is a clear step-up from the original. It's more detailed and impressive, showing how just great of an Animator Don Bluth truly is. Even though the Gameplay stayed the same, there is a new mechanic: the treasure! Treasure is collected in each stage, which is required to progress to the final stage. This got dumped in the Home Computer ports of Dragon's Lair II (which are not worth checking out). Back to the treasure: There are about 11 treasure pieces to collect throughout the stages. These are: an Arrow, a Bow, a Key (another reference to the first Dragon's Lair as it is the Key Singe wears around his neck), an Egg, an Ace, an Hammer, a Butterfly, two golden Apples and an Hourglass. Whenever the player didn't collect all the treasure, he has to start over again and try to collect all the treasure once more. The Steam Port, however, will save the treasure you already collected and will only require you to collect the treasure you missed. It's an interesting mechanic that isn't immidately known, as the treasure is easy to miss on a first playthrough. Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp was really succesful at the time of it's release, being the Nr. 1 Arcade Game in November of 1991. The first Dragon's Lair released 1983. That was 8 Years after the first Dragon's Lair Game! Not surprising considering of the huge setpieces, Don Bluth's beautiful Animation and improved gameplay, which makes Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp worthy of an try if you enjoyed the first one. Don Bluth nailed it once again.