Lode Runner Legacy
SCORE: 66
On a planet you know, in a time frame close to now Family Friendly
Gaming was given a digital download code to Lode Runner Legacy on the
Nintendo Switch. This downloadable only retro game remake looks sort of
like 3D Dot Game Heroes. Everything in Lode Runner Legacy has the blocky
look to it. Which in some ways pays its respects to the original game.
In other ways it made me wonder why not increase the graphics.
Family members can play Lode Runner Legacy by themselves or with another
member of the family. There is an extensive single player mode with over
one hundred levels. There is also a Classic Mode in Lode Runner Legacy.
How much does all of this content cost? As I write this review it is
$11.99. That makes me think a physical copy for Lode Runner Legacy could
sell for twenty to thirty dollars brand new.
Lode Runner Legacy is very retro. Lode Runner Legacy is also extremely
difficult. You need to learn how to solve the levels. Making matters
more difficult are the enemy characters that will run into you and make
your character die. You can trap them in holes and make them go away
when the hole fills back in. They will respawn nearby and start to
harass you again.
I see mild cartoon violence in Lode Runner Legacy. Sadly the ESRB failed
at their job yet again. They list no descriptors for Lode Runner Legacy.
Did the ESRB even try to play Lode Runner Legacy? At least they could
have listened to the nice music in Lode Runner Legacy. Why is it so
difficult for the ESRB to get it right? They fail families over and over
again.
The AI in Lode Runner Legacy can be a real pain. Especially when they
are in the way of you and the last gold to beat a level. At times I
could not get the computer controlled characters to move where I needed
them to. I got frustrated with Lode Runner Legacy on more than one
occasion. I wish Lode Runner Legacy let me do some more modern things
like jump.
- Mark
Graphics: 60%
Sounds: 70%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 65%
System: Nintendo Switch
Publisher: Tozai Games
Developer: Tozai Games
Rating: ‘E’
for Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
Company provided product
Value/Cost of the review is greater than value/cost of provided product
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