Lemmings 2: The Tribes

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Description

The sequel to Lemmings has a plot describing how the Lemmings have split into 12 distinct tribes, each of which has their own landscape and their own cultural identity - they include Egyptian, Circus and Highland. However, Lemming Island is now in danger, and you must complete 10 levels for each tribe in order for them to reunite and reassemble the Talisman from the 12 pieces.

Across the 120 levels there are over 60 skills, although no more than 10 are in use on each screen. The Classic tribe has the ones from the original and is perhaps the best option for first-time players.

The others range from digging methods such as a scooper (diagonally downwards) and club basher (horizontal), building skills such as a planter (takes time to produce the desired raise to the landscape) and a sand pourer, and various methods of movement including a Pole-Vaulter and a Skater (the only Lemmings who can cross ice). Some of these are only subtly different to others, and their exact uses are unclear, but there are 4 Trainer levels where you can select any combination of skills and experiment.

Unlike the first game, the player is rewarded for saving as many Lemmings as possible, rather than simply passing or failing. The ultimate aim is to save all 60 Lemmings through all levels, thereby earning a Gold Medal for that tribe - Silver and Bronze are also on offer. The player can also go back over levels in the hope of saving more Lems.

Because there are 12 tribes, and the player can switch between them at any point, you have to be stuck 12 times in order to be unable to progress. The game saves progress rather than using passwords as in the first game.

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Promo Images

Alternate Titles

• "レミングス2" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Herding
• Games with included books (fiction)
• Lemmings series
• Sound engine: MED

User Reviews

Lemmings 2 - GREAT.

DOS

Reid Wason (1)

Critic Reviews

Amiga Games	Amiga	Mar, 1993	93 out of 100	93
Amiga Power	Amiga	1993	92 out of 100	92
Mega Fun	SNES	Oct, 1994	91 out of 100	91
Amiga World	Amiga	Jun, 1993	A-	91
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	May, 1993	90 out of 100	90
CU Amiga	Amiga	Mar, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Video Games	Genesis	Nov, 1994	79 out of 100	79
Video Games	SNES	Nov, 1994	79 out of 100	79
Video Games	Game Boy	Jul, 1995	70 out of 100	70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Jul, 1993	Unscored	Unscored

Forums

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Intro and practice not working	1	Nowhere Girl (7664) Jul 17, 2013

Trivia

Super Scope

It's not mentioned in the manual, but on the SNES version you can plug a Super Scope into port 2 and shoot the lemmings to blow them up.

Unreleased Master System and Game Gear versions

The game was ported to the Sega Master System and Game Gear by Matt Taylor. Due to the limitations of the 8-bit platforms 20% of the levels had to be redesigned. The port was completed in 1994, but because of the declining market for the 8-bit consoles Psygnosis decided not to release those. At least the code was reused for the GameBoy version.Source: Posting by Matt Taylor

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 02/1994 – #3 Best Genre Mix in 1993 (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• Lemmings Universe (Facts, Solutions, History and more about all of the Lemmings games.)
• Tribes Full Solution (Walkthrough written by David Crooke)