4/11/2023 0 Comments Fun bridge app review![]() ![]() The fast-forward button, which Lemmings was famously the first to introduce, is far too slow in Bridge the Gap 2, and it can be quite tiresome to watch the pirates slowly trot across a level. This can sometimes make things feel a bit stale, and that staleness is only compounded by how slow play can feel. While the physics work well and the different levels are designed quite cleverly, the play still fails to wholly satisfy, mainly because of the limited variety of things I can place in the level. Thankfully the gold that's purchasable can also be accumulated within the game with little problem. Lemmings certainly didn't have any of that, and it also didn't have in-game purchases. A particular bug, for example, may only be caught at night. In-game corresponds to real-life time (just as in games like Animal Crossing and Pokémon), and different bugs appear at different times. There's also a greater diversity of content, from new abilities like the exploding barrels to diversionary mini-games, like digging for treasure along the level or trying to catch different bugs. The physics have also had an upgrade, and now it's easier to place with accuracy the barrels, boxes, and planks to help the pirates to their goal. The neater presentation is what I notice first, particularly in the different environments of the various islands and the animations of the pirates themselves, although it still looks a little slapdash when they walk rather than climb over obstacles. The sequel is certainly a spruce up from the original. Bring on Bridge The Gap 2, then, which replaces lemmings with pirates and exploding lemmings with (sadly) TNT barrels. So when I see a game doing essentially what Lemmings all but mastered over 20 years ago, I'm happy to see that style of gameplay live on but there are also high standards to live up to. Guiding those little mindless critters to safety was a thing of beauty, a faultless mixture of strategy, puzzling, and general hilarity - you can't beat the exploding lemming with the countdown timer of doom. Lemmings is, in this humble author's opinion, a game that deserves residence in the very upper echelons of the medium's long history. ![]()
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