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Dragon's Lair XBLA to offer Kinect controls

Rickety arcade relic gets motion control.

The forthcoming Xbox Live Arcade port of decades-old Laserdisc adventure Dragon's Lair comes complete with motion controls, Microsoft has confirmed.

As detailed on the PlayXBLA blog, you'll be able to use either traditional button controls or the Kinect peripheral when the game launches later this year.

Note the gesture icons visible in the new screenshots below.

A firm date or price hasn't yet been confirmed for the game, which is a joint Microsoft Games Studios/Digital Leisure project.

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