Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk

Description: Manufacturer: Codemasters / Developer: Oliver Twins / Genre: Adventures & Role-playing / Release Year: 1991

Newest Review: ... a casual, rather than strategic jump onto the fast-moving boat – it never is). ‘Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk’ is both a ... more

... disappointing re-tread of ‘Magicland Dizzy’ and a superior update based on critical and personal feedback, but its position at the end of the line before the series was revamped makes it seem a little superfluous. It’s almost certainly the best Dizzy game for newcomers, with its more logical puzzle solutions, smaller size and reduction of annoying elements, but at the same time it doesn’t really offer anything new to those who have completed the similarly themed ‘Fantasy World Dizzy’ and ‘Magicland Dizzy’ of previous y...more

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Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk: Ruler Ovum Magicland, Leader of Albu-Men (1081 words)
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The sixth Dizzy game is a bit of an oddball in the series, the final to be produced in the original budget format before ‘Fantastic Dizzy’ launched a larger, more complex and more expensive style and aimed it at game consoles. Based on exactly the same format as the previous year’s ‘Magicland Dizzy,’ right down to recycling the graphics and some of the ideas, ‘Prince of the Yolkfolk’ primarily acts as a parting gift to fans before the franchise spirals out of control and inevitably falls through its over-ambition. A great deal of thought was evidently put into this game’s production to make it as appealing as possible to the fans, and it’s easy to assume that ... Read the complete review