LODE RUNNER HITS THE IPOD
It’s always a bit surprising to see exclusive new games show up for the standard iPod these days, but Hudson’s done just that with the release of a robust version of classic platformer Lode Runner. Apart from the standard stages and a puzzle mode, the iPod version’s also got a smart new ‘gold rush’ mode in which you try to dig and collect gold downward — vaguely Mr. Driller style — to stay apace in a constantly upward-scrolling level.
It’s a bit of a touchy beast: you don’t click but rather gently press the clickwheel to move and dig, which lacks the proper feedback you need in stressful surrounded situations, but it’s growing on me. And, I’m satisfied to see, it retains the look and feel of Hudson’s excellent 3D GameCube version Cubic Lode Runner, making it a very welcome addition to the iPod’s Phase, Peggle, Star Trigon and Song Summoner family.
Lode Runner [iTunes link]
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