The Lost Vikings

by Blizzard Entertainment

Product Features

• three playable characters. Combine the unique skills of three distinct Viking personalities to conquer dozen of marauding foes.
• travel through time
• Pillage and plunder your way through 35 levels of mind-bending arcade action.
• solve puzzles using each character's special skills
• for one or two players

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000086JYQ
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 1 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 27, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,421 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Game Boy Advance

3 hairy Norsemen set the stage for a decade of legendary adventure. Your typical, borderline insane Vikings who just happen to get abducted by aliens. Now its up to you to slash, smash and solve their way home. Intense arcade action. from the makers of Warcraft , StarCraft and Diablo.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Durable Challenge, July 18, 2003

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W. L Lutts "wilebill" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Vikings (Video Game)

Having never played The Lost Vikings before, my first encounter with it on the GBA has proved intriguing and challenging, although often perplexing. This is a game of successive levels with new puzzles to solve on each level where you learn as you go, often learning very slowly! Information on how to play is sparsely outlined in the manual, though hints are provided in early levels of the game through the use of "?" symbols here and there. I think the game's playability for new players would have benefited either from more "?" symbols in succeeding levels or from more detailed hints in the documentation. As it is, for new players like myself the game is a very challenging series of puzzles that will not soon wear out. Solving the puzzles requires patience and persistence but solving them does give a great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment; maneuvering the Vikings is fun, and it is a game whose enjoyment will prove durable.

Though be aware before purchasing that the genre classification for this game is "puzzle" and the difficulty level is, in my estimation, "hard." Even though this is a port of an old 16 bit game, on the GBA the graphics are excellent, the sound is good ... and well, hey, it's a Blizzard game! The Lost Vikings has taken over my GBA and I am delighted!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best game of all time, May 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lost Vikings (Video Game)

I have yet to play the gameboy advanced version, but I know that this is one of the best games ever. It has a very unique plot and set up. It is a challenging game, but it isn't too challenging. In this game, you have to use the unique abilities of Erik the Swift, (the fast one and the one who can jump and bash walls down with his head) Baleog the fierce, (the one with the sword and the bow and arrow) and Olaf the stout, (the fat one who's shield not only blocks enemies, but can provide a boost for Erik, and will allow him to float). Each character can hold up to four items, like health, and keys, and can trade an item to one another if one can't use it. With great graphics, great idea and plot, great format, and great challenges, this is a game that you will want to play over and over again, no matter how many times you've beatten it.

PS: If you want the code for the last level, it's MSTR

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still as challenging as it ever was, April 10, 2003

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Vikings (Video Game)

I remember playing this game on my Genesis years ago, and thankfully The Lost Vikings has been brought to the GBA almost seamlessly. You control a trio of vikings named Erik, Olaf, and Baleog; all of whom have been abducted by aliens and dropped into room after room after room of obstacles containing everything from enemies, traps, keys, secrets, and more. To navigate through the challenging 37 levels you must control all three vikings as a team to perform different tasks. All three vikings also feature their own unique abilities that will come in handy during the game. This feature was what attracted me to The Lost Vikings all those years ago, it was different and challenging, and it was a pretty fun game overall. The graphics are nearly identical to it's 16 bit counterparts and doesn't take on the GBA's horsepower at all. The audio is average GBA fodder with a few humerous soundbytes, but the control is pretty tight though it will take time to master when you need to make quick second decisions in the game. What's disappointing about this GBA coversion of The Lost Vikings is that there aren't any extras or multiplayer features that would have made the game even more fun. All in all, those who enjoyed the original Lost Vikings game will get a kick out of this, but younger gamers probably won't like it as much.

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