Bang goes another evening (Lemmings)

Member Name: rabidbadger

Product:	Lemmings
Date:	21/10/09 (77 review reads)
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Advantages: Addictive, Funny, Hours of entertainment

Disadvantages: You can lose days on end

The concept is simple, the possibilities are endless; the combination is highly addictive.

The lemmings drop out of a hatch and walk - and without your intervention, that's all they do. Your job is to guide them towards their goal using a limited number of specialist skills.

The skills are as follows:
Climber: Once a lemming has been turned into a climber, he will climb any vertical face
Floater: Once a lemming has been turned into a floater he will survive any fall by opening a little umbrella
Bomber: A bomber will blow himself up after 5 seconds. This is useful for removing blockers and blowing through obstacles
Blocker: A blocker will stand his ground and not let anyone past, forcing the lemmings to change direction
Builder: A builder will build a diagonal staircase of 12 bricks in the direction he is walking
Basher: A basher will bash his was through an adjacent vertical surface
Miner: A miner will dig diagonally down through vertical or horizontal surfaces in the direction he is walking
Digger: A digger will dig vertically down through any horizontal surface

The trick is to work out how to use your limited skill set to get from start to finish, losing as few lemmings as possible. Each round has different scenery, posing a new set of challenges, and a different target number of lemmings to be saved.

As well as being addictive, the game is educational and develops the lateral-thinking skills of the player as the rounds get harder and harder. Planning, timing and patience are essential as you draw on your genius to tackle stages that initially seemed impossible.

The lemmings themselves are cute, funny and frustrating, and the quirky sound-effects and occasional hidden perils only add to the charm of the game - and the "nuke" button is hilarious.

Summary: The real beauty is in the simplicity