LODE RUNNER TWIN - JASUTI TO RIBATI NO DAIBŌKEN
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ロードランナーツイン
ジャスティとリバティの大冒険
©1983 Douglas E.Smith
©1994 T&E SOFT
Published By Kemco
Release: 1994-07-29 (¥8800)
Cartridge SHVC-7Z
Action / Puzzle game
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Lode Runner Twins is a cute platform game by T&E Soft and based
on Brøderbund's popular franchise. The player controls a young knight
(or a priestess) whose mission is to explore all the magic caves located
underneath the kingdom's castle. Their first task is to retrieve all the
candies stolen by some grey little devils. Just like with any traditional Lode Runner
game, each level features multi-level platforms connected with ladders
and horizontal ropes. Interestingly, the game can either be played
in full-screen (press Select) or with a head-up-display taking
half of the screen-space. Our heroes can also dig holes using their magic powers
and trap (or slowdown) the various monsters wondering around each area.
However, foes only disappear if the hole happens to collapse on them,
and they will then automatically reappear somewhere in the stage - but watch out,
players can also fall in these holes and they will be unable to climb back out.
When all the candies (and various items) are collected, a ladder appears
somewhere in the level and leads to the exit. Lode Runner Twins
features several play modes: Story gets the player to explore
countless stages (10 areas and a total of 100 stages)m and the game's progress can
be saved using a simple password system, Free Play gives tons of levels to
explore in no specific order, and finally the game also features an intense
horizontal split-screen two-player battle mode.
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Enter KAZE in the password menu to have access to all
100 stages.
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Lode Runner Twin is a fun little platform game. Graphics and
animations are cute and well made. But stages are a bit too linear,
and difficulty is very unbalanced. The enemy's AI is awfully basic, and the opponents
often just blindly follow the player around each stage without much wits.
And this can become really tricky,
especially when they happen to get stuck at the bottom of a ladder you desperately
try to climb on. Then, they never really die and always regenerate,
and they often come back to life quicker than you can kill them off... Despite these annoying flaws,
Lode Runner Twins is surprisingly fun and somewhat addictive, but
do not expect anything groundbreaking.
The two-players battle mode can be fun and the password
system really helps with replayability. All in all,
Lode Runner Twin is average, but it is a refreshing
update of an all time classic.
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