Lode Runner 2
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Lode Runner 2 was a computer game released in 1998
for Mac OS
and Windows
. It was the first installation of the Lode Runner series to have 3D graphics (they were really isometric
-perspective 2d graphics, giving the illusion of 3D), groundbreaking for the series.
In the game, players could play as a woman or a man, named Jake and Jane Peril according to the manual, but the player's default name was Digmo (which was changeable), with the usual goal of collecting gold to go the next level, avoiding the Mad Monks along the way. However, instead of the usual sidescroller, players were able to move in six different directions on a freeform map (accounting for falling and going up and down ladders). There were separate levels designed for cooperation, as well as Deathmatch
in multiplayer mode. The game is an excellent example of the trap-em-up genre, which also includes games like Heiankyo Alien
and Space Panic
.
Lode Runner 2 was made by Presage Software and distributed by GT Interactive on the PC, and MacSoft on the Mac version. The disc, when put into an audio CD player, would play the score, which began on track two.
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for Mac OS
Mac OS
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and Windows
Microsoft Windows
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. It was the first installation of the Lode Runner series to have 3D graphics (they were really isometric
Isometric projection
Isometric projection is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings...
-perspective 2d graphics, giving the illusion of 3D), groundbreaking for the series.
In the game, players could play as a woman or a man, named Jake and Jane Peril according to the manual, but the player's default name was Digmo (which was changeable), with the usual goal of collecting gold to go the next level, avoiding the Mad Monks along the way. However, instead of the usual sidescroller, players were able to move in six different directions on a freeform map (accounting for falling and going up and down ladders). There were separate levels designed for cooperation, as well as Deathmatch
Deathmatch (gaming)
Deathmatch or Player vs All is a widely-used gameplay mode integrated into many shooter and real-time strategy computer games...
in multiplayer mode. The game is an excellent example of the trap-em-up genre, which also includes games like Heiankyo Alien
Heiankyo Alien
is a video game created by the University of Tokyo's Theoretical Science Group in 1979. The game was originally developed and released as a personal computer game in 1979, and was then published by Denki Onkyō Corporation as an arcade game in January 1980...
and Space Panic
Space Panic
Space Panic is a 1980 arcade game designed by Universal, which Chris Crawford calls the first ever platform game, as it pre-dates Nintendo's Donkey Kong which is often cited as the original platform game. Space Panic lacks Donkey Kongs jump mechanic, disqualifying it as a platformer for some...
.
Lode Runner 2 was made by Presage Software and distributed by GT Interactive on the PC, and MacSoft on the Mac version. The disc, when put into an audio CD player, would play the score, which began on track two.