Experience the fantasy adventures that became a cultural phenomenon! Game publisher Destineer today announces a partnership with Digital Leisure Inc. to develop Dragons Lair Trilogy, bringing three timeless arcade adventures together on one disc for Wii: Dragons Lair, Dragons Lair 2: Time Warp, and Space Ace. For the first time ever on a console platform, you can experience the stunning visuals and engaging storylines from all three of these classic arcade games created by legendary American animator Don Bluth. Lead on brave adventurer, your quest awaits!

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An instant hit in its 1983 debut, Dragon’s Lair is one of the most beloved arcade games of all time. As valiant knight Dirk the Daring, immerse yourself in a fantasy adventure on a quest to rescue Princess Daphne from the clutches of an evil dragon. You control the actions of the daring adventurer, finding your way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles.

Straight off the success of Dragon’s Lair, Don Bluth and his creative team began working on a galactic adventure known as Space Ace! In Space Ace you play the heroic Ace who must stop the evil Commander Borf from taking over the Earth! Only two people have the courage and strength to stop Borf and save Earth: the beautiful Kimberly and Ace. But as they approach Borf’s stronghold, Ace is hit by the Infanto Ray, changing him into a child, and Kimberly is kidnapped by the evil madman! The fate of Earth is in your hands!

In the sequel to the smash-hit, Dragon’s Lair 2: Time Warp allows you to once again play the heroic Dirk the Daring, who must stop the Evil Wizard Mordroc as he has kidnapped Princess Daphne and taken her through time! 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!

Features:

* Completely arcade authentic
* Original arcade gameplay modes
* Remastered animation
* Both standard and widescreen editions
* All-new move guides for beginners
* Watch Mode – View all of the stunning animation without playing!

The Wii versions feature the remastered footage Digital Leisure cleaned up for the DVD and Blu-Ray versions. It’s now converted to 480p widescreen on the Nintendo console, and the footage still looks stunning. Destineer spiced up the presentation with a slick front end that shows the three arcade machines, adding a bit of context to the package. Once a game’s selected you can tweak the difficulty and add things like on-screen indicators that help first timers along in the action. There’s even a leaderboard to store a huge list of high scores for each of the three games. The only thing missing is the extra behind the scenes footage produced for the DVDs – this is just a three game package, not a director’s cut package.

The Dragon’s Lair-style gameplay doesn’t exactly hold up to today’s standards but the footage in all three designs still stands as some of the best animation of the 1980s. That right there is worth the price of the budget premium. It also helps that the Wii versions play spot on like their arcade counterparts with the Wii remote held in classic orientation, something that’s admittedly not hard to believe but it’s still worth noting

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