Total Game Boy


Lego Alpha Team

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: Lego
Machine: Game Boy Color

 
Published in Total Game Boy Issue 15

The days of great big old boxes filled with dog-chewed roof pieces are over...

Lego Alpha Team

Thrills, excitement, adventure and more are available in this large head-scratching puzzle game that will keep you from being bored for an awfully long time.

Alpha Team "combines the relentless excitement of Bond with the tension of Mission Impossible", which means that your funny little yellow chaps have to do a bit of DIY in order to get on to the next level.

They must clear a path for the character to walk through to reach a switch that opens a door. Sometimes other members of the team are around to help you in the quest, but it doesn't take long to work out how each mission works. With impressive level design and some hidden surprises, you've never seen Lego look so nice!

Plodding Plastic

LEGO Alpha Team

The characters, of course, can only walk in one direction, so not only do you have to blow up walls and construct stairways and trampolines, you also have to map out every twist and turn of the walk with only a few blocks!

At times, getting through to the final switch can be a real headache, but it's generally fun getting there, even though the 'plot-course, watch-action' gameplay is a little slow.

Verdict

Graphics 80%
Excellent visuals!

LEGO Alpha Team

Sound 80%
Sounds like a Game Boy.

Playability 60%
It takes a little patience...

Lastability 80%
Many missions to master.

Overall 90%
Lego enters the 21st century!