ST Format


Builderland
By Loriciel
Atari ST

 
Published in ST Format #24

Builderland

What happens if you cross Rainbow Islands, Brat and Lemmings? It may look something like Builderland - a cutesy platform-style game featuring a nameless hero marching on, regardless of your actions. Your job is to provide a safe route for him to take. If there's a hole in his path, for instance, you need to fill it with a block or he falls into it. He can't climb up either, so you need to place staircases in his way as well - and so on. The graphics are of the Bright Childish Simplistic School a la Rainbow Islands and the sound could take the award for Most Horrible Tune Eer, but the game isn't that bad. It's somewhat frustrating, though, because you must work ahead to a great extent and, if you don't see a hazard coming, there's very little time to prevent a disaster. Builderland is certainly nothing to get overly excited about, but it's fun for a while and may appeal to younger users.