Lair (2007, PS3)
Rubbish game, all things considered. And again, the game's problems are mirrored by the water effects. From a distance, they look astonishing. But when you get up-close, you can see the layers of slidey polygons and it all looks a bit pants. Ah well. At least the controls are nice and fluid, eh?
Above: At times, Lair just looks amazing. Flying slug aside, this is one of those times
Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxi🧜on.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite gam🔥es include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.
