Lode Runner 2
Lode Runner 2 is a computer game released in 1998 for Mac OS and Windows. It is a sequel to Lode Runner and its remakes. Like the earlier Lode Runner's Rescue,[2] Lode Runner 2 has isometric-perspective 2D graphics. It was developed by Presage Software and distributed by GT Interactive for the PC and MacSoft for the Mac version.
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Developer(s) | Presage Software |
Publisher(s) | GT Interactive (Windows) MacSoft (Mac OS) |
Designer(s) | Andrew Howat Scott Mathews |
Platform(s) | Mac OS, Windows |
Release | October 1998 (Mac OS) October 2, 1998[1] (Windows) |
Genre(s) | Platform/Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Gameplay
Players can play as a male or female Lode Runer, named Jake Peril and Jane according to the manual, but the player's default name is Digmo (which is changeable). The goal is to collect gold to advance to the next level, avoiding the Mad Monks along the way. However, instead of the usual sidescroller, players are able to move in six different directions on a freeform map (accounting for falling and going up and down ladders). There are separate levels designed for cooperation, as well as Deathmatch in multiplayer mode.
Reception
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Macworld's Michael Gowan wrote that Lode Runner 2 "lacks the original game's most attractive feature: simplicity. The 3-D perspective requires that you move diagonally rather than left and right, which can be confounding."[3]
External links
References
- "News Briefs". IGN. October 2, 1998. Archived from the original on April 25, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
"GT Interactive has released Lode Runner 2, a 3D remake of the classic Apple ][ puzzle game released back in 1983..." - "Lode Runner's Rescue". Atari Mania.
- Gowan, Michael (February 1999). "Name Your Game; From Goofy to Gory, Macworld Reviews 48 Ways to Play". Macworld. Archived from the original on August 10, 2001.