About This Game Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, the followup to Don Bluth's arcade classic Dragon's Lair, can now be enjoyed on your PC. This fully arcade authentic version includes all of the original scenes you've come to enjoy, and even the unreleased Director's Cut ending not seen in the arcades. Other bonuses include a full watch feature to sit back and enjoy Don Bluth's stunning animation.Princess Daphne has been spirited away to a wrinkle in time by the Evil Wizard Mordroc who plans to force her into marriage. Only you, Dirk the Daring, can save her.Transported by a bumbling old time machine, you begin the rescue mission. But you must hurry, for once the Casket of Doom has opened, Mordroc will place the Death Ring upon Daphne's finger in marriage and she will be lost forever in the Time Warp!Bonuses Include:Full Watch GameDeleted Scene - Pirate Ship Animatic 1075eedd30 Title: Dragon's Lair 2: Time WarpGenre: Action, Adventure, CasualDeveloper:Digital Leisure Inc.Publisher:Digital Leisure Inc.Release Date: 16 Jun, 1991 Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp Portable They updated the game to a non working one.. Dragons Lair 2: Time Warp plays much like the first game, except this time it is more difficult. This game should only be bought to complement the first Dragon's Lair with after you finished the first game. DL2 is honestly more frustrating thanks to needing to find all of the hidden treasures to access the last level and checkpoints being spaced out by entire levels. It is a harsh experience for those learning how to get through each part without hints on, and the repeated dialogue you hear may drive you insane. It doesn't really improve from it's predecessor in any particular way and is more or less the same way of playing except harder. Despite flashes that do give you a general hint on what you should do, there will still be a good handful of times where you are conflicted between two directions it could be, guess wrong, then have to replay the whole level again. It is in my opinion a little worse overall compared to the first game. Only get this if you must have part two of Dragon's Lair after completing the first game and don't mind an additional challenge.. Great sequel to the groundbreaking arcade classic with a great time travel plot and beautiful animation. way ahead of its time. It brings back good memmories.. 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.. Unlike the first game, this game is made more frustrating by all the unnecessary hoops set up. You'll be asked repeatedly to retry 3min long button sequences and if you screw up, you have to start all over again from the beginning. This is not fun. Dragon's Lair and Space Ace are the better games to go for. Dragon's Lair 2 leaves you feeling cheated most of the time, which will frustrate you. One example, is when you progress through half or more of the entire game, only to be notified you missed one fo the bonus treasures. So now you have to start ALL THE WAY FROM THE BEGINNING of the game because you missed hidden button presses. That's complete bull**it.It's fun for the novelty, but if you want a fun experience, avoid this and stick to Dragon's Lair or Space Ace.. NOTE: Scroll down for summary and ratingIf you haven't played Dragon's Lair 2, or any of the Don Bluth games in general, imagine a cartoon animation fused with Geometry Dash. Highly difficult, fast reactions, trial and error, and memory. Dragon's Lair 2 is a challenging full motion video game where you must push the arrow keys and space bar at the right moment.The story continues from the first Dragon's Lair. After the protagonist Dirk the Daring freed Princess Daphnie from the dark magic of the Dragon's Lair, she gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Mordoc, and must use a time machine, which is oddly the nicer brother of Mordoc and talks. He must travel through different time zones and worlds to save Daphnie once again.In gameplay, your mission is to push a button according to where a yellow flashing light appears. You have less than a second to react. The button depends on which direction it is from Dirk, the player character, or if Dirk's sword is flashing. If so, use the space bar. For experience, I too found the game pretty challenging. One death and you start over a level. Major levels are about a minute long each, the first level has two checkpoints, and the last two are pretty short. I ALWAYS play without a move guide for the most thrilling game experience. Just like what Nostalgia Critic stated in his review of Dragon's Lair, it's cheating! Without the guide, reaction times are quite slim. However, if you replay some levels and get used to the moves, it shouldn't be that stressful, especially if you are forced to replay the whole game if it tells you you missed a special "Treasure", which brings us to the next feature. Each level has at least one treasure item that flashes with the next move. Collect them all to enter the level were you fight Mordoc. There are also two modes called "Original" and "Director's Cut". In Original, you HAVE to collect all treasures to proceed to the Mordoc fight. In Director's Cut, the treasures are not required, but grants an alternate, easier Mordoc fight when they are all collected. One last thing about level gameplay, most of the levels have a chance to be mirrored, making it harder and disorienting if you played the level before.For presentation, Don Bluth directed and animated the FMV for this game. Bluth was the legendary animator for some of our favorite nostalgic movies like Land Before Time and An American Tail, and he was called down to do a series of games by Digital Leisure, like this one! The level concepts are really clever and creative. Seeing how Dirk travels through different time zones, there are typical eras like the Prehistoric Times fighting flying creatures. There are even crazier-looking levels like the one where Dirk slides "Through the Looking Glass" into Wonderland! This is one of the most innovative video games I have played, and love it. This is why I like replaying this game. I'm not only watching an animation, I'm playing it!To conclude, the game is okay. The appearance is outstanding and really takes me back to when I saw "All Dogs Go to Heaven" and "Bartok the Magnificent" as a kid, which were other movies he did by the way. But I do think it should be longer, or the price lower, speaking of price, I purchased this on sale and so should you, my opinion. Bluth is also trying to get back to animation and developing a Dragon's Lair movie. I sure hope he does it!I rate this game 8\/10. To summarize: Great animation, innovative gameplay, creative concepts, but a bit too high for price and a bit too short for length.. How could you not love Don Bluth games from the golden age of gaming.No substiture for the original but enjoyable all the same.Get it when its on sale.Jacko Rating7\/10. Dragon's Lair 2 may not be the most challenging sequel I have ever played but it's still a very charming game if you like Don Bluth's animations & to me it's a very underrated game.Pros:1. Don Bluth as usual has beautiful art2. New areas to play on like Eden's Garden for example3. Good voice acting4. New bad guys to fightCons:1. Not as hard as the original Dragon's Lair2. Pointless item collecting just to reach the last level3. unlimited lives4. The game forces you to restart the entire level again if you \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 up (In the original if you \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 up you lose 1 life & you restart at the checkpoint not the entire level but if you lose 2 more lives it's game over)Overall this sequel was only average but I enjoyed my time with it but if your really nit picky about the price then I suggest waiting for a sale if your curious about it. (If I missed anything please feel free to leave feedback)
Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp Portable
Updated: Nov 28, 2020
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