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Instruction booklet · April 1993

The Lost Vikings

PlatformPuzzleStrategy1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

The Lost Vikings is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard Entertainment) and published by Interplay. The game features infinite opportunities of retries in case the player loses one of the Vikings.

Specifications

Released
April 1993
Developer
Silicon & Synapse
Publisher
Interplay Entertainment
Players
2
Genre
Platform · Puzzle · Strategy
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
The Lost Vikings
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Science fiction · Comedy
View
Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
76/100 (93 ratings)
Nintendo Power
14.2/20
AllGame
4/5
AmComputing
84%
AmPower
87%
Computer and Video Games
90/100
Electronic Gaming Monthly
30/40
GamePro
17/20
GamesMaster
90%
GameSpot
7.1/10
GameSpy
86/100
GameZone
7.9/10
IGN
8.5/10
JXV
16/20
Mega Fun
83/100
MMS
84/100
Total!
87%
VGS
78%
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment
9/10
The One
90%
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