SEGA CD

Heimdall

Heimdall is a game you could easily lock horns with if you want to be introduced slowly into the world of fantasy RPGs.

A unique puzzle type game with huge levels and a nice mix of action. This will probably keep one playing for hours trying to figure a way out of each room. The selection of different warriors is also a nice touch.

Pick up Heimdall if you're daunted by The Secret of Mana or Lunar, but if you're looking for a challenge, leave Heimdall on the rainbow bridge.

Heimdall is a very average game. If you can find it cheap (and you should be able to if you can find it at all), it might be worth a try, if not solely for the joy of playing through the first two tasks. But then again, your life will definitely not be incomplete if you never even take a look at this game.

In the end, I think that Hiemdall is a game of wasted potential. Despite the lousy graphics and stiff gameplay, if the controls were less horrendous then the game might be tolerable and even amusing. The creators should have worked on that and thrown in a great big whopping story based on the mythology, and then it would be a game worth playing. Unfortunately it's got boring sound, stiff gameplay, lousy graphics, and generally terrible control. Despite all of this, I retain a soft spot for Heimdall, perhaps from growing up with the Norse myths. Play this game only if you have a strong stomach for wasted potential and poor ports.