Like the power generator attack in the night mission, it's a neat application of the SIXAXIS controls and adds a visceral edge to the gameplay, plus it helps to bring the players closer to the action. Indeed, Sony is so adamant that Lair is an "advert" for the SIXAXIS controller - the words of SCEE producer Dan Maher - that there's no option to fly the dragon using the analogue sticks. "We've done a lot of focus testing to get the SIXAXIS controls just right", explains Maher. "Initially we were aiming to perfect one type of controls, but quickly realised people play in different ways and therefore introduced sliding sensitivity." As a result, Lair is surprisingly easy to pick up and play, and piloting your dragon in the heat of a battle - with swarms of enemies bombarding you from every angle - becomes simple with practice. They're responsive too, and moves such as the quick 180-degree turn, executed by jolting the pad up, means that dogfighting soon becomes second nature.
Man sieht ja außerdem an DMC3, wie die Verkaufszahlen eingebrochen sind gegenüber Teil 1, obwohl die Qualität wieder vorhanden war. Aber die Leute waren durch Teil 2 einfach schon zu sehr abgeschreckt worden. Man mag es sich gar nicht ausmalen, wie schlecht sich ein Lair 2 aufgrund des Vorgängers verkaufen würde, selbst wenn es ein gutes Spiel wäre... Und wieder zig Millionen aus dem Fenster geschmissen...
