TwinWorld: Land of Vision

Platforms and ladders, running around collecting things, different worlds – they are all old hat nowadays, but when the game is as well put together as this one it is easy to see why the formula became such a hit. Great fun, highly playable and addictive too.

Although colourful, the backgrounds are plain and lack detail but, despite the occasional bland creatures, sprites jolly-up the look of the game. Ulopa's body movements are neat and fitting but his head is just too 'kiddy' and is actually quite irritating. Happy little spot effects are adequate and music is quite good, if dramatic considering the game and its graphics.

The separate above/below ground sections and twin player option give this platform arcade adventure a spark of originality. The graphics are of the cute variety and some of the levels are very weird (especially the underwater ones with clams and sharks). With plenty of neat graphical touches and simple gameplay, programmers Blue Byte have made Twinworld a lot of fun.