Underplayed Gems

Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings (1997)

Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings cover
Developer
Beam Software
Publisher
Interplay Entertainment
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genres
Platform, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 6 player ratings

How it feels

A cheerful but brain-teasing puzzle-platformer where you juggle quirky Viking characters like chess pieces, carefully planning each move to shepherd them all to the exit.

cooperativepuzzle-focusedlightheartedmethodicalcomedicchallengingcharmingdeliberate

About

Lost Vikings 2 is a side-scrolling platform adventure in which the player alternates control of three of the five playable characters, guiding each of them one at a time from a designated start point in each level to the exit, collecting three specific items along the way. The game predetermines which characters are available in any specific level.[7] Control may be swapped from character to character at any point. In the two-player cooperative mode, each player simultaneously controls one character and is allowed to change control to the third, unused character at any point. Every level is designed such that each character must contribute his unique skills to help the other two through to the end. Similarly, to finish the level, all three characters must reach the exit point with the three items in possession.

Screenshots

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