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Review: Lode Runner (Xbox 360)

Developers: Tozai Games, SouthEnd InteractivePublisher: Xbox LIVE ArcadePlatform: Xbox 360Frantic classic burrows under the skin by forcing players to solve puzzles on the run Lode Runner’s longevity owes more than a little to its greatest innovation. The fast-paced 1983 actioner (originally released on the Apple  II) was one of the first to come with a level editor. Twenty-five years of crowd-sourced level design has helped polish Lode Runner’s on-the-run puzzling to a brilliant sheen. Here the classic chased-by enemies motif is complicated by the ability to dig tunnels that kick loose treasure, create traps that will snare pursuers or offer a...  read more

Lode Runner (Xbox 360)

Developers: Tozai Games, SouthEnd InteractivePublisher: Xbox LIVE ArcadePlatform: Xbox 360Frantic classic burrows under the skin by forcing players to solve puzzles on the run Lode Runner’s longevity owes more than a little to its greatest innovation. The fast-paced 1983 actioner (originally released on the Apple  II) was one of the first to come with a level editor. Twenty-five years of crowd-sourced level design has helped polish Lode Runner’s on-the-run puzzling to a brilliant sheen. Here the classic chased-by enemies motif is complicated by the ability to dig tunnels that kick loose treasure, create traps that will snare pursuers or offer a...  read more