Initial release date 23 May 2006 Genre Puzzle video game | Developer Team17 Mode Single-player video game | |
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment Platforms PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 Similar Lemmings Paintball, All New World of Lemmings, Lemmings Revolution, 3D Lemmings, The Adventures of Lomax | ||
Lemmings 2006 video game
Lemmings is a 2006 video game developed by Team17 and released by Sony Computer Entertainment, remake of the original Lemmings published in 1991.
Contents
The game has been released in slightly different versions for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3.
Gameplay
The PSP version featured all 120 levels from the original game, 36 brand new levels as well as expansion pack support, and a user level editor. Every level in the game was a pre-rendered 3D landscape, although their gameplay was still 2D and remains faithful to the original game. User levels could be constructed from pre-rendered objects and distributed by uploading them to a PlayStation-specific Lemmings online community.
In October 2006 the game was ported by developer Rusty Nutz for the PlayStation 2 with use of the EyeToy. The basic change in the concept is that the player must stretch and use his/her limbs in the recorded picture to aid the lemmings. In 2007, Team17 produced a similar remake of Lemmings for the Sony PlayStation 3 for download through the PlayStation Network. The game had the similar graphical improvements as the PSP title, as well as on-line scoreboards and additional levels developed for high-definition display, but lacked the ability to create and share levels as the PSP version offered.
Reception
The PSP version received generally positive reviews, whereas the PS3 version of the game attained mostly mixed reviews. The PSP version holds a Metacritic score of 76/100, indicating "generally favorable reviews based on 14 ratings".The PS3 version holds a Metacritic score of 59/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews based on 15 ratings".
IGN gave the PSP version of the game 7.8/10, praising the graphics and the enhanced longevity given by the editor, but criticizing the unexciting sound. The PS3 received a score of 7.5/10, with the comment "It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it rolls just fine."
GameSpot gave the PSP version of the game 8/10, praising the polished visuals and audio, the level designer and the online sharing feature. The PS3 version received a slightly lower score because of it missing the level editor and level sharing of the PSP version.