Lurid Land

Lurid Land is a 1997 puzzle game developed by Illusion Softworks.[4]

Lurid Land[1]
Developer(s)Illusion Softworks
Publisher(s)Abadion Arts
Programmer(s)Michal Bačík
Artist(s)Peter Kubek[2]
Composer(s)Ondřej Matějka[2]
Platform(s)DOS, Windows[3]
Release1997
Genre(s)Platform Puzzle game

Plot and gameplay

The country has been overtaken by an evil wizard. The player takes the role of one of two brave wizards who set out on a journey to defeat the villain and free the country.[5]

Each of the time-limited levels sees the player aim to save all prisoners and open doors to the next level. In addition, the player has to avoid enemies that try to catch them.[6] Various mechanisms such as ladders are able to be manipulated in order to complete each of the 60 levels, which are set in different environments such as a castle, forest or cave. While predominantly a single-player title, the game can also be played in cooperative or competitive multiplayer.[5]

Reception

Lukáš Erben of Score magazine gave Lurid Land 70%. He praised the gameplay and technical execution, while criticizing multiplayer.[6] Meanwhile, Riki magazine also gave the title 70%, praising the gameplay and music, while critical of its 2D graphics. The reviewer ultimately deemed Lurid Land the best Czech-Slovak puzzle game.[5]

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gollark: I would release my AR tool, but because TJ09 I can't actually make it check whether a dragon is <1h or not.
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References
  1. "České logické a akční hry". iDNES.cz. 21 September 1999. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. "Lurid Land". www.databaze-her.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Herní karty - od E do L". ceskehry.wz.cz. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "České a slovenské hry pod koly času". Games.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Lurid Land". Riki. 32 (6/1998): 33. 5 June 1996. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. Erben, Lukáš (1 June 1997). "Lurid Land". Score. 42 (6/1997): 91. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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