The Lost Vikings
by Blizzard Entertainment
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Video Game Reviews of The Lost Vikings
Customer Review: Three Vikings get kidnapped by aliens and it's your job to help them escape..what's not to like?
Summary: 5 Stars
Now I have to be honest here, and tell you all that I had never even heard about this game until I started to see reviews and "Greatest gba games of all times" awards on sites like GameSpy and IGN.
It's also made by one of my all-time favorite game developers: Blizzard (of World of WarCraft, WarCraft 2 and 3 and StarCraft fame; then known as "Silicon and Synapse") you see, this gba title is apparently the port of a snes title from way back when. (Which explains why I've never heard of it: I didn't get my hands on a SNES until high school, still have it, tho.)
One part platformer, and three parts puzzler, Lost vikings will have you pulling out your hair at the difficulty of the game, but it's one of those, "Gotta try again" types of games.
The Lost Vikings puts players in full control of three Vikings lifted out of their cozy Norwegian village by an alien who's looking to add a few new humans to its collection. But these Vikings are extremely skilled, each one honing a few special techniques of his own.
Erik the Swift is the fastest and the only Viking that can jump. Baelog the Fierce wields weaponry, both up close and distance. And Olaf the Stout carries around a shield that can block most projectiles, and lets him glide to safety if he holds it above his head. Players can only overcome the specific obstacles by having the Vikings work together. If even one Viking bites it during the level, players will have to restart since they can't finish a level without all three Vikings at the exit. Luckily, if a Viking takes a hit from an enemy, or takes a short tumble, they can replenish the lost health point with found fruit and meat in a specific level; but if a Viking hits electricity or falls too far, it's a one-hit death.
No freakin' kidding! While this game is my cup of tea, and strongly reminds me of Exit for the psp, this game has me pulling out fistfulls of hair when one LOUSY, STINKIN' VIKING takes ONE LOUSY, STINKIN' fall or gets hit by electricity, then it's level restart for me! ARGH! you see, if you lost one of the three viking brothers, you can't finish the level, as you are required to get them all safely to the exit.
While frustrating in some parts, the game also has me laughing out loud at the facial expressions the vikings make (run Erik into a wall and watch his face!) or the comments and quibbles they have between each other..and just wait till they address you, the player, when you screw up one too many levels! neat twist!
I am having a great time playing it, though, and it's always with me in my gba sp or the gba slot of my ds.
Customer Review: A Great Game
Summary: 4 Stars
The Lost Vikings is a very fun game, and I would definatley recommend it. However, the levels get increasingly harder and require lots of patience and persevearence. It is still lots of fun, as the characters often make jokes and each level is unique.Customer Review: BEST GAME IN THE WORLD
Summary: 5 Stars
In my entire life,this is the best game in the world.It requires a lot of teamwork and brain power.You will not qualify for the next stage if one dies.You have to make sure that no one dies and complete the stages together.i highly recommand this game to any gamer who likes adventure games the most.Customer Review: A Durable Challenge
Summary: 5 Stars
Having never played The Lost Vikings before, my first encounter with it on the GBA has proved intriguing and challenging, although often perplexing. This is a game of successive levels with new puzzles to solve on each level where you learn as you go, often learning very slowly! Information on how to play is sparsely outlined in the manual, though hints are provided in early levels of the game through the use of "?" symbols here and there. I think the game's playability for new players would have benefited either from more "?" symbols in succeeding levels or from more detailed hints in the documentation. As it is, for new players like myself the game is a very challenging series of puzzles that will not soon wear out. Solving the puzzles requires patience and persistence but solving them does give a great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment; maneuvering the Vikings is fun, and it is a game whose enjoyment will prove durable.Though be aware before purchasing that the genre classification for this game is "puzzle" and the difficulty level is, in my estimation, "hard." Even though this is a port of an old 16 bit game, on the GBA the graphics are excellent, the sound is good ... and well, hey, it's a Blizzard game! The Lost Vikings has taken over my GBA and I am delighted!
Customer Review: The best game of all time
Summary: 5 Stars
I have yet to play the gameboy advanced version, but I know that this is one of the best games ever. It has a very unique plot and set up. It is a challenging game, but it isn't too challenging. In this game, you have to use the unique abilities of Erik the Swift, (the fast one and the one who can jump and bash walls down with his head) Baleog the fierce, (the one with the sword and the bow and arrow) and Olaf the stout, (the fat one who's shield not only blocks enemies, but can provide a boost for Erik, and will allow him to float). Each character can hold up to four items, like health, and keys, and can trade an item to one another if one can't use it. With great graphics, great idea and plot, great format, and great challenges, this is a game that you will want to play over and over again, no matter how many times you've beatten it.PS: If you want the code for the last level, it's MSTR