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Basic Info

• Title: The Lost Vikings• Author: Silicon and Synapse (now blizzard)• Produced By: Interplay• Price: About $50• Genre: Puzzle/Adventure/Action/Platform• Hardware: SNES, Genesis, GBA, or Emulation• Audience: 8 and up

Game Play

• 3 Vikings to control– Each viking has different strengths and weaknesses– Must use all to complete a level.

• Multi-genre– Puzzles, Platforms, Adventure, Action

Sound and Music

• Techno, matches area• Sounds paint a general picture only• Repeated for killing enemies and destroying walls.• Comical

– Expected sounds are still present for some realism, yet realism is secondary.

• Player Signaling– Belch when a Viking eats food.

Bugs

• If it isn’t on screen, it doesn’t happen– Can make some puzzles difficult

• Olaf can’t hold you while on an elevator

Summary

Fun/Strengths• Multiple layers• Humor

Weaknesses• 1 Death to a Viking, and start level over

Worth Purchasing?• Yes, very diverse game play, and humorous.

First Screenshot of Eric and Olaf from IGN.com

Demo