February 1999 Volume 80 Number 2 "serving the protectors"
Console Games
By Phil White

ABE’S EXODDUS

Abe’s Exoddus features Abe, the unlikely hero on an incredible quest to save his fellow Mudokons from the brew bottles of the evil Glukkons.

Abe’s ancestors’ bones are being mined and used as a secret ingredient in the production of an alcoholic beverage called SoulStorm. Abe must set free captured Mudokon slaves and use them to destroy the SoulStorm Brewery.

Abe’s Exoddus is essentially an extension of the old game but in classic Oddworld tradition delivers richer communication and the most lush environments ever seen on a two-dimensional platformer.

Abe must use his powers of communication and enlist the help of fellow Mudokons along the way. Abe’s Exoddus provides some new and challenging gameplay which some gamers will find frustrating at times.

The graphics are fantastic and the speech and communication are what makes this game so unique. The gameplay borders between total addiction and frustration and will definitely keep you up all night. If you liked Abe’s Oddysee then you’re going to love this one.

LEMMINGS & OH NO! MORE LEMMINGS

Lemmings are oblivious to their lethal surroundings, migrate en masse, and regularly meander their way into danger. But you can assign these brainless, suicidal rodents special skills, like digging and climbing. Or you can “nuke” your way through the game showing very little sign of brains. Each level gets progressively harder and in the end you don’t mind watching these little green creatures throw themselves to their doom.

Released on PlayStation for the first time, Lemmings is actually two games in one: the original Lemmings, and Oh no! More Lemmings. There’s an incredible 209 different levels which are populated by thousands of misguided rodents.

Lemmings is still a great puzzle game and the gameplay is still as addictive as it was in 1991 when the game first hit the PC. To put it simply, Lemmings hasn’t changed a great deal but is an excellent game nonetheless. Lemmings is certainly a value-for-money game ($39.95 RRP) and one which may prove irresistible to gamers of all ages.