Fun and Addictive
User Rating: 8.2 | 3D Lemmings PC
Lemmings. We've all played it, in some form. Ant I'm sure you'll all agree, it's a game you either love or hate. And 3D Lemmings is no exception. The game has fairly simple 3D graphics, with a moveable camera (the camera itself must be mastered to complete some levels), and tons of new tricks for the lemmings to do (and also tons of new ways for them to be brutally squashed, grinded, eaten and otherwise destroyed). It's a bit tricky to get the hang of the 3D perspective, and the fact that your lemmings can now run around in more directions than ever before makes it a lot trickier to keep them alive. Fortunately there's a huge tutorial section which introduces you to the game and teaches you to use all the features. The graphics are 3D, and they do look a bit dated now, although they do their job. The game is nice and colourful, and this adds to the appeal. The sound is.. well.. if you've played the original Lemmings you'll know what to expect. The sounds, while not the same, are very much the same style, and the same goes for the background music. The game can be found for next to nothing in most decent game shops over here (the UK), I got my copy for £5 a few years ago. Not much for hours of hilarious (and often very frustrating) entertainment. The frustration is what makes this a 'love it or hate it' game. You WILL get very frustrated at times playing this game, for example spending 3 hours trying to work out how to do a puzzle unsuccessfully, only to find the solution is completely obvious. But in my opinion, that is what makes this game fun, and entertaining. This isn't quite as great as the original Lemmings, but it is certainly a very interesting take on the concept.
