Saturday, 19 September 2015

(19/30) Penguin Land

This is from the Master System, which was the only console that had it. In the original version of the game there was a stage editor, but it's absent here unfortunately.

A cute puzzling platformer, where you play as a penguin trying to get his egg down to the bottom of the stage in order to join your penguin crew on your spaceship. You do this by breaking bricks Lode Runner style and guiding it carefully, figuring out where to go while avoiding enemies and other hazards.

Annoyingly, the action button and jump buttons are reversed from standard.

There are 30 rounds in the game at first and you can select one to start from at the title screen. After you beat them there's an additional 20 available. At the end of every stage you get a time bonus.

Throughout the game there are many different blocks and objects you come across that mix the gameplay up a bit. It's worth getting a feel for these and seeing what they allow and don't allow you to do.

Objects are easy to see on the small screen but the text is very difficult to see due to its outline.

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