Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair

Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair
North American Xbox cover art
Developer(s)Dragonstone Software
Publisher(s)
SeriesDragon's Lair
EngineGenesis3D[7]
Platform(s)Windows, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2
ReleaseWindows
  • NA: November 18, 2002[2]
  • EU: September 12, 2003[1]
  • EU: November 8, 2004 (DL3)[3]
  • NA: November 23, 2004 (DL3)
Xbox
GameCube
PS2
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair (titled Dragon's Lair 3D: Special Edition in Europe) is an action-adventure game released in 2002 by Ubi Soft. It is based on 1983 arcade video game Dragon's Lair and follows a similar story: Dirk the Daring must enter the evil wizard Mordroc's castle to rescue Princess Daphne from Singe the Dragon. Many of the characters and locations from the 1983 original make appearances in the game, along with new puzzles, rooms and enemies. Animator and director Don Bluth, who produced the cartoon animation for the original Dragon's Lair, produced new animated sequences for the opening and ending of the game. The game uses cel shading to mimic the style of the hand-drawn art of the 1983 game.

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