Three Vikings get kidnapped by aliens and it's your job to help them escape..what's not to like?
It's also made by one of my all-time favorite game developers: Blizzard (of World of WarCraft, WarCraft 2 and 3 and StarCraft fame; then known as "Silicon and Synapse") you see, this gba title is apparently the port of a snes title from way back when. (Which explains why I've never heard of it: I didn't get my hands on a SNES until high school, still have it, tho.)
One part platformer, and three parts puzzler, Lost vikings will have you pulling out your hair at the difficulty of the game, but it's one of those, "Gotta try again" types of games.
The Lost Vikings puts players in full control of three Vikings lifted out of their cozy Norwegian village by an alien who's looking to add a few new humans to its collection. But these Vikings are extremely skilled, each one honing a few special techniques of his own.
Erik the Swift is the fastest and the only Viking that can jump. Baelog the Fierce wields weaponry, both up close and distance. And Olaf the Stout carries around a shield that can block most projectiles, and lets him glide to safety if he holds it above his head. Players can only overcome the specific obstacles by having the Vikings work together. If even one Viking bites it during the level, players will have to restart since they can't finish a level without all three Vikings at the exit. Luckily, if a Viking takes a hit from an enemy, or takes a short tumble, they can replenish the lost health point with found fruit and meat in a specific level; but if a Viking hits electricity or falls too far, it's a one-hit death.
No freakin' kidding! While this game is my cup of tea, and strongly reminds me of Exit for the psp, this game has me pulling out fistfulls of hair when one LOUSY, STINKIN' VIKING takes ONE LOUSY, STINKIN' fall or gets hit by electricity, then it's level restart for me! ARGH! you see, if you lost one of the three viking brothers, you can't finish the level, as you are required to get them all safely to the exit.
While frustrating in some parts, the game also has me laughing out loud at the facial expressions the vikings make (run Erik into a wall and watch his face!) or the comments and quibbles they have between each other..and just wait till they address you, the player, when you screw up one too many levels! neat twist!
I am having a great time playing it, though, and it's always with me in my gba sp or the gba slot of my ds.