Lode Runner 3-D
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Lode Runner 3-D
| image = Lode Runner 3-D Coverart.png
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = Big Bang
| publisher = {{ubl
| JP: Banpresto
| NA: Infogrames[http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/loderunner3d/tech_info.html Lode Runner 3-D for Nintendo 64] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601101927/http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/loderunner3d/tech_info.html |date=2010-06-01}}. GameSpot, retrieved on December 10, 2007.
}}
| designer = {{ubl
| Brett Ballow
| Michael Harrington
}}
| series = Lode Runner
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|March 30, 1999{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=1999-03-31 |title=Lode Runner Ships |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/31/lode-runner-ships |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406144918/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/31/lode-runner-ships |url-status=live }}|JP|July 30, 1999|PAL|1999}}
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Nintendo 64
}}
Lode Runner 3-D is a Nintendo 64 game in the Lode Runner franchise. The game was developed by Big Bang{{cite magazine |title=Gaming Gossip|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=90|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=January 1997|page=34}} and was released in 1999 in North America and Europe by Infogrames, and in Japan by Banpresto. It is the first 3D game in the Lode Runner series.
Gameplay
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The game mechanics are similar to the original: players must outrun enemies by using alternate routes, sliding on ropes, climbing ladders, or drilling holes in the ground to trap them. This game differs from earlier titles in the series due to its three-dimensional perspective. Although the gameplay largely occurs in two-dimensional space, players occasionally have the option to move in a third direction. The levels are primarily structured as spirals that involve climbing to progress. There are five worlds, each of which must be unlocked by finding five cards in the previous world, excluding the first. Each world is divided into five stages, and each stage is further split into four levels. The main objective of each level is to collect a certain amount of gold to activate a portal, which allows players to proceed. As the game progresses, new worlds introduce additional interactive objects, tools, and obstacles.
Plot
After the events of Jake Peril's previous adventures, he has been living a relatively peaceful life on his home planet with his wife, Jane Peril. However, the Mad Monk Emperor of Planet Pandora finally reveals himself, stealing all of Earth's gold resources. Once again, it falls to Jake Peril to defeat the Mad Monks and, ultimately, their leader.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| Fam = 6/10{{efn|In Famitsu{{'}}s review, two critics scored Lode Runner 3-D 7/10, one 6/10, and another 4/10.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-555-aug-1999/page/30/mode/2up?q=%22Lode+Runner%22|title=Lode Runner 3-D|language=ja|issue=555|date=August 1999|magazine=Famitsu|page=31|access-date=April 18, 2021}}}}
| GamePro = 4/5{{cite magazine|author=Air Hendrix|date=January 1, 2000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040304121607/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/n64/games/reviews/61.shtml|archivedate=March 4, 2004|url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/n64/games/reviews/61.shtml|title=Lode Runner 3-D|magazine=GamePro|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
| GameRev = C-{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Johnny|year=2000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000303153631/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/n64/strategy/lode_runner_3d.htm|archivedate=March 3, 2000|url=http://www.game-revolution.com/games/n64/strategy/lode_runner_3d.htm|title=Lode Runner 64|work=GameRevolution|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
| GSpot = 6.2/10{{cite web|title=Lode Runner 3-D|url=http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/loderunner3d/review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601101927/http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/loderunner3d/review.html|archivedate=June 1, 2010|accessdate=April 18, 2021|publisher=GameSpot}}
| Hyper = 55/100{{cite magazine|last=Norton-Smith|first=Hugh|date=July 1999|url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-069/page/42/mode/2up|title=Lode Runner 3D|magazine=Hyper|issue=69|pages=42–43|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
| IGN = 7/10{{cite web|title=Lode Runner 3D Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/01/lode-runner-3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406144918/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/01/lode-runner-3d|archivedate=April 6, 2023|accessdate=April 18, 2021|publisher=IGN}}
| JXV = 14/20{{cite web|author=Kornifex|date=August 17, 1999|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000028_test.htm|title=Test Lode Runner 3D|language=fr|website=Jeuxvideo.com|accessdate=April 18, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126102625/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00000028_test.htm|url-status=live}}
| ONM = 84%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-official-magazine-uk-83-august-1999/page/30|title=Lode Runner 3D|magazine=Official Nintendo Magazine|issue=83|date=August 1999|page=30-31}}
| N64 = 70%{{cite magazine|last=Bickham|first=Jes|date=June 1999|url=https://archive.org/details/n64magazineukcollection/N64%20Magazine%2029%20-%20June%201999%20%28UK%29%20%28preliminary%20version%29/page/n59/mode/2up?q=%22Lode+Runner+3D%22|title=Lode Runner 3D|magazine=N64 Magazine|issue=29|page=60|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
| NP = 7.7/10{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20119%20%28April%201999%29/page/n125/mode/2up?q=%22Lode+Runner+3-D%22|title=Lode Runner 3-D|magazine=Nintendo Power|date=April 1999|volume=119|page=118|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
| SJ = 77/100{{cite magazine|last=Mayerick|first=J. C.|url=https://archive.org/details/Superjuegos_086_faltan_2_hojas_0finales/page/n115/mode/2up?q=%22Lode+Runner+3D%22|title=Menudo Socavon|language=es|magazine=:es:Superjuegos|page=116|issue=86|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
| VGS = 74%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1999-06/page/88/mode/2up|title=Lode Runner 3D|language=de|magazine=Video Games|date=June 1999|page=88|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{cite web|last=Bottorff|first=James|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428143507/http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/loderunner.html|archivedate=April 28, 2001|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/loderunner.html|title=Old standby 'Lode Runner' makes technological leap|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
| rev2 = Gamers' Republic
| rev2Score = B-{{cite magazine|last=Fiechter|first=Brady|url=https://archive.org/details/Gamers_Republic_Issue_12/page/n67/mode/2up?q=%22Lode+Runner+3-D%22|title=Lode Runner 3-D|magazine=Gamers' Republic|issue=12|page=66|access-date=April 18, 2021}}
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The game received average to positive reviews. IGN gave it a score of 7 out of 10, praising the game for successfully taking the original concept and adapting it into a new format that enhances the experience.{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Peer|date=March 31, 1999|title=Lode Runner 3D review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/01/lode-runner-3d|work=IGN|accessdate=April 18, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418215051/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/01/lode-runner-3d|url-status=live}} GameSpot noted that the game was slower and more difficult compared to previous entries in the franchise.{{cite web|last=Gerstmann|first=Jeff|title=Lode Runner 3D review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lode-runner-3-d-review/1900-2543678/|website=Gamespot|access-date=2024-10-10|archive-date=2019-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008052408/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/lode-runner-3-d-review/1900-2543678/|url-status=live}}{{Clear}}
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/lode-runner-3-d|name=Lode Runner 3-D}}
{{Lode Runner Series}}
Category:Nintendo 64-only games