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Lemmings |
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22/07/06 (250 review reads) |
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Advantages: Great game, original levels appear, level designing, Infrastucture mode
Disadvantages: No proper Infrastructure use - just competing for high scores, pause function
(Written on my website - www.ps2-central.co.uk)
I have received the game and I must admit the game is absolutely brilliant!
Not just that the classic levels from previous Lemmings games on different consoles in the past have made an arrival for the PSP version, but new ones have been created and I must say that these are excellent.
The aim of the game is to get as many Lemmings to safety from various levels from the entrance hatch to the exit. Each level needs a lemming to be assigned to a command, maybe even more than one. These are climbing, floating (with an umbrella parachute), bomber (self destruct), blocker (stops lemmings going where they should not go either at all or not as yet till other lemmings complete their tasks), builder, basher (goes through walls to create a passage), digger (digs to lower level) and a miner.
The levels are excellently designed for the PSP and sort of 3D but in 2D style like in previous games to stay true to the classic gameplay.
Not only you play the original levels, but also "Special" levels, "User" levels and "Extra" levels. "Special" levels are there made by the game developers and gives more of a challenge and these are uniquely done and steadily increases difficulty, "User" levels are levels that you create, meaning you can create your very own levels. How cool is that? Challenge yourself in many ways and this also makes this a game that you cannot put down and complete in short time. There is also "Extra" levels which means that you can download exclusively official levels via www.yourpsp.com (should see some new ones up on the site soon, possibly on release date!).
The sweetist thing about this game is that there is full-on Infrastructure mode but not as you know it. Instead of playing against each other as you'd probably expect from online games, there is a Ladder-type mode which you play to become the best at various levels available on the online mode! I have already made the top 5 in two levels on there! The other bit you can do on the game is that you can share your levels with each other. Imagine how challenging it will be to complete each level made by gamers.
Not only you can play on Infrastructure, you can also Game Share some levels with your mates who haven't got the game. There are 4 game levels to share and each with their difficulties but most probably 1 is easiest and 4 is hardest.
More into the level editor then. The level editor is as detailed as the actual levels that you play first. You can make it as challenging or as little challenging and simple as you want to. But if you find that you want to try out people's levels via Infrastructure, some may be absolutely impossible, but thankfully, there's an option to report them for that as it ain't really fair for us gamers to try out levels like that and not being able to... bet ya some can't do it either!
The downside to the game is basically the use of the pause function when playing. I think this makes it less challenging and makes it less likely to panic before time runs out or you start to lose lemmings. This removes the whole tension of this game as it was known for back in the Amiga / Megadrive days.
So, if you liked the classic game of Lemmings back in the early 90s, then expect this to be as brilliant as the game you probably have played! This is a must have game, either for short burst gaming or for a good session. Not much new offered apart from the new Infrastructure and Game Share modes and the new levels but it more than makes up for it! Recommended to all!
Summary: Lemmings is back for the PSP and great for on-the-move fun!
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