MobyRank MobyScore
DOS
...
4.0
Amiga CD32
...
3.6
SNES
80
4.0

Description

Three Vikings, Eric the Swift, Olaf the Stout and Baleog the Fierce, were kidnapped by the alien Tomator, the evil Croutonian ruler, who is collecting unique life forms to display in his gallery. The three Vikings will have to combine their unique skills to defeat Tomator, as well as a vast array of aliens, robots, giant snails, big lizards and more.

The Lost Vikings is a side-scrolling platform puzzle game with a twist. Instead of one character who can jump, run, shoot, collect items, flip switches and so on, there are three different characters, each with his own skills. Eric the Swift can jump, run and bash through walls with his tough helmet. Olaf the Stout has a shield which can block attacks, function as an air glider or as a step to stand on. Baleog the Fierce can shoot things with his arrows (including switches) or kill things with his sword. The player has to use the three Vikings as a team if he wants to get past the increasingly difficult levels and puzzles.

The player controls one Viking at a time, but can switch between them at any point. The Vikings have limited space in their inventory which they can use to keep various items. Each Viking has three health points, and if he loses them all from confrontations with dangers, he dies (some threats kill instantly), and the level must be restarted.

Alternate Titles

  • "バイキングの大迷惑" -- Japanese spelling
  • "הויקינגים" -- Hebrew spelling
  • "The Lost Vikings: Viking no Daimeiwaku" -- Japanese title

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The Lost Vikings Game Boy Advance $6.23  
The Lost Vikings SNES $11.99  
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User Reviews

Platform adventure puzzler Genesis BeaconBlue (17)
It is a fine example of... shovelware. Amiga CD32 Schutzstaffel88 (14)
A very good platformer. Two thumbs up, way up!!! DOS James1 (241)
Great Game DOS Attila (496)
A terrific game, a classic indeed. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4418)

The Press Says

Power Unlimited SNES Sep, 1993 9.5 out of 10 95
Nintendo Magasinet (Denmark) SNES 1993 9 out of 10 90
Total!! UK Magazine SNES May, 1993 87 out of 100 87
Power Play SNES Apr, 1993 81 out of 100 81
Retrogaming History Genesis Nov 04, 2008 8 out of 10 80
Power Play DOS Sep, 1993 80 out of 100 80
GameZone Game Boy Advance Apr 24, 2003 7.9 out of 10 79
Worth Playing Game Boy Advance May 25, 2003 7.8 out of 10 78
Super Play Game Boy Advance May, 2003 6 out of 10 60
High Score SNES Jan, 1994 3 out of 5 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Play Hard 1 AlienX999 (1)
Aug 15, 2009

Trivia

Blizzard kindly provided a flash rendered demo of the game at http://www.blizzard.com/blizzclassic/vikingsdemo.shtml.


This entry was contributed by PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3027), Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (10796), Kabushi (104305), Terok Nor (16797) and Mickey Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (357)
 

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