Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
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| Developer(s) | Presage |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra Online |
| Designer(s) | Jake Hoelter |
| Latest version | 1.0 |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | platform game, Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS |
| Input | keyboard |
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns is a 1994 remake of the classic Lode Runner video game. The gameplay is essentially similar to the original, but a number of new special items and devices were added. Teleporters provide an interesting twist, and exits that require a key to open can sometimes make the gameplay more challenging.
There are new devices to pick up and use such as snare traps, intoxicating sprays, jackhammers, bombs, and buckets filled with orange goo to slow enemies down.
The game also features several varieties of ground, or "turf". In addition to the standard turf (which is susceptible to your blaster), there is stone (which can only be penetrated with a jackhammer or a high explosive--a larger bomb which, unlike the small bombs, permanently destroys turf), goo (which slows the passage of both the player and his enemies), and "trap door" floors that allow the player to pass right through.
A few traces of a story are present in the game. Your character is named Jake Peril, although on some levels you can play as his identical partner, Wes Reckless. Wes is available during two-player cooperative levels, and head-to-head hotseat play. Jake wears a gray suit, whereas his buddy Wes wears blue.
The robots of the original game are called "Mad Monks" in this version, and wear red robes.
The game contains 150 single-player levels broken up into various worlds, such as Ancient Times, Fungus Caverns, and Phosphorus Caves. The last world is an Industrial world with metal turf. While most levels are set in the day, some take place at night and Lode Runner is visible in a circular patch of light while the rest of the screen is pitch black.
A powerful level editor is included with the game, allowing several levels to be linked together, as well as the ability to switch between different tile sets and all the expected level editing functions. In the level editing mode trap doors are indicated by downward arrows. The editor can choose to set the level in night or day, as well as change the background music regardless of the tile set.
One year after its release, Sierra released Lode Runner Online: Mad Monks' Revenge. It fixed many of the bugs and added additional gameplay features.
[edit] External links
- Website of Todd Daggert, the lead programmer of Lode Runner:TLR, including full downloads of the game
- Lode Runner: The Legend Returns at MobyGames
- Lode Runner: The Legend Returns download
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