The Misplaced Vikings is a puzzle-platform online game developed means again in 1992 by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard Leisure).
A weird again story tells of how three Vikings (Erik, Baleog and Olaf) had been captured by the ruler of the alien Croutonian empire for an alien zoo. They one way or the other handle to flee and should work collectively to search out their means dwelling.
What which means in sensible phrases is a platform recreation the place you run and leap round numerous places, fixing puzzles, killing enemies, and infrequently taking management of one of many different Vikings when you’ll want to use one in every of their particular expertise.
There are all the same old recreation parts to maintain you entertained. A well being rating falls away as you get damage, consuming meals or utilizing armor may help, particular weapons every have their very own customized results, there are numerous hidden locations with gadgets to help you alongside the way in which, trace buttons within the early ranges level you in the correct route, and there is a password system which permits restarting the sport at your present stage.
It is loads to be taught, however happily a “The Misplaced Vikings Guide.txt” file within the obtain explains all the things you’ll want to know.
And though this was a DOS recreation, The Misplaced Vikings makes use of DOSBox know-how to make sure it nonetheless works – roughly – on even the most recent 64-bit PCs.
Verdict:
The graphics are as primary as you’d count on for a 20+ yr outdated recreation, and the sound did not play for us, however if you happen to’re a fan of retro platformers then there’s loads of enjoyable available right here.
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