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The Lost Vikings
SNES · Released April 29, 1993 · Developed by Silicon & Synapse · Published by T&E Soft
★ 76Total 76Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative
PlatformPuzzleStrategyActionFantasyScience fictionComedy
Summary
The Lost Vikings is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard Entertainment) and published by Interplay.
The game features infinite opportunities of retries in case the player loses one of the Vikings.
In 2015, The Lost Vikings were added as a playable hero in Heroes of the Storm, allowing players to control the three Vikings as individual units, making a unique departure from the typical heroes available.
Character abilities:
All three Vikings (Erik, Baleog and Olaf) have three health points which they can lose by getting hurt by enemies or by falling from great heights, and the ability to carry and use items, mainly keys, bombs, and food (which restore health points). Each of the Vikings has a unique set of abilities:
Erik can run faster than the other two, can jump, and can bash through some walls (and enemies) with his helmet.
Baleog can kill enemies with his sword, or from a distance with his bow (and a "life-time supply of arrows"). The bow can also be used to hit switches from a distance.
Olaf can block enemies and their projectiles with his shield, and use his shield as a hang glider. Olaf's shield can also be used as a stepping stone for Erik to enable him to reach higher ground, which would not be possible without the shield.
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Details
IGDB Rating
76.01 / 100
91 ratings
Total Rating
76.01 / 100
91 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Science fiction · Comedy
Developer
Silicon & Synapse
Also known as
AliasהויקינגיםHebrew title
JapanBaikingu no DaimeiwakuJapanese title - romanization
JapanBig Trouble of the VikingsJapanese title - translated
Release history (3 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1993 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | — |
| Oct 8, 1993 | Super Famicom | — |
| Oct 28, 1993 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | — |
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Storyline
The three Vikings gets kidnapped by Tomator, emperor of the alien Croutonian empire, for an inter-galactic zoo and becomes lost in various periods of time. After escaping through the airlock of the spaceship, they must traverse various bizarre locations to find their way back home.









