The proper way to review Lair for the PS3

This is classic. I don't know which idiot at Sony signed off on this, but I think they just guaranteed at least a 5-10% lower score on any review from gaming sites for the next few months.

This just in from IGN:
"After the media lashing Lair received last week, Sony seems to think reviewers could use some help coming to grips with the motion-controlled dragon game. A "Lair Reviewer's Guide" just arrived in our mailbox, and is chock full of helpful information that Sony hopes will give critics a better understanding of how the game should be played.A forward written by the President of developer Factor 5, Julian Eggebrecht, reads, "Open your mind and hands for something very different!" One of the most common criticisms of the game has been that the motion controls are frustrating, and there is no option to use a more traditional control scheme. Eggebrecht recently theorized that game journalists are generally hardcore gamers who simply don't like motion controls.

If only Greg had the Reviewer's Guide when he wrote his review.The Guide is elaborately illustrated with detailed facts on Lair's story, characters, and dragons. Six of the 21 pages are devoted to the game's controls.It is common for review copies of a game to come with a fact sheet, but this is the first time we've seen an extensive Reviewer's Guide packed with artwork and gameplay advice."

Are you kidding me? Who are the chuckleheads at Sony that consistently do this dumb shit week after week.

Thanks to Action Trip and IGN for this great nugget of info.

Update: Here's a video review of the game. Hmm...seems like control is not the only problem.

Putting the spin on Lair reviews

I thought this was particularly funny since I had been reading the reviews and made the post earlier about the mostly horrible reviews for Lair for PS3. Just think about all the times in the past when you've seen ads in magazines with all these great review quotes, then you look at the review and it gives it a failing grade. Gotta love spin doctoring.

Lair for PS3 not exactly up to par

Well, hopefull PS3 fanboys can find another title to rally around. Most of the reviews of Lair for PS3 have been disappointing, with one exception. Play Magazine (a publication I actually enjoy) gave it a 90, but the average so far is 58 out of 100. Gamespot gave it a 4.5 out of 10, and the normal range is from 40 to 75. So far almost everyone says the controls suck and the gameplay is lacking, but that the visuals are outstanding. One review mentioned that the company that made it (Factor 5) should make movies instead. Ouch. But if it gets us a better Final Fantasy movie, then sign them up.

Well, I hope Heavenly Sword is better, because I really still need a reason to get a PS3