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Here is a transcript of the review of Lego Racers in this month's UK edition
of PC Format. Any errors are the result of my OCR program. (see a scan of
the article here
http://www.geocities.com/nicholas_allan/lego/pcf_lego_racers_2.jpg )
Lego Island 2
Get a sheet out and tip that big box of assorted twos, fours and sixes out
over there. Don't forget a few men.
CHANCES ARE, IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO that you were playing with Lego. We
don't care if your parents were stingy or they couldn't afford real Lego -
they'd at least get those cheap Bucket o' Blocks jobs from the supermarket
for £2.99, and you'd be finding red bricks lodged between your toes for years.
There's nothing quite like the real thing, though. And while the link
between Lego Island 2 and the plastic stuff itself is rather tenuous - the
implausible pizza-delivery/world-saving plot could have been sucked straight
out of any third-party console game - this is a genuine Lego product. The
graphics are tight, and while the Lego involvement feels slightly tacked-on,
it adds immeasurably to the atmosphere.
There are numerous vehicles that, while they barely go any faster than
walking or riding your strangely sticky skateboard, help to break up the
otherwise monotonous running around. They can even - for no obvious reason
at all - be disassembled and re-assembled in mid-air. Similarly, you can
change the headgear of any of the yellow-faced chums you meet, simply by
slapping [enter]. Weird.
There are sub-games in plentiful supply, though, and they keep things
exciting where they might before have flagged. Running around throwing
pizzas at robots getting a bit tedious? No problem. Go and occupy yourself
with some jousting instead, or strut your stuff on the rather ill-executed
skate ramp.
If you're an adult, you'll probably want nothing to do with Lego Island 2.
It's not for grown-ups, no matter how much you adored the bricky
constructions as a child. But for the kids, the new generation of Lego-
obsessives, it's good fun. Not quite tip top, but reasonable. Like Duplo:
Lego- compatible, but slightly lacking that crucial sparkle.
Nicholas Allan
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