The lemmings have the eight skills from the first game, plus a few new ones, like lemmings that can walk on water. The levels aren't really three-dimensional as in 3D Lemmings. They are flat, but wrapped around a cylinder that the player has to revolve.
Lemmings Revolution is a puzzle computer game released in 2000. Like previous games in the Lemmings series, the object of the game is to guide the lemmings characters to an exit by giving them specific skills. The game is displayed in 3D, yet plays much more like the 2D games. This was probably done to avoid some of the complication in 3D Lemmings, while allowing more "modern" graphics.
The story line of Lemmings Revolution revolves around Weasel characters that once entertained themselves by watching the old adventures of the lemmings. Wanting more, they have captured the lemmings and created new puzzles and mazes, so they can watch the lemmings as they suffer trying to survive the puzzles.
The main new element in this game is the change of the level design. All levels now consist of cylindrical columns, causing the lemmings to walk in large circles on the outer-most area. This essentially creates 2D levels that simply wrap from one side to the other. Thus, levels no longer have an end at left or right, giving lemmings the possibility of returning to a point without having to turn previously. This whole concept was first shown in 8-bit era game Nebulus (computer game), one of the most famous platform games for Commodore 64.
The levels are viewed from a single point, from which the player can rotate the level on its axis in either direction. This is similar to simply scrolling left or right in the original games. Zooming in and out is also possible at one single step. In zoomed mode is possible to move the camera at a fixed angle.
All original eight skills from Lemmings return in this game, with the same usage. Also returning from previous games are the fast-forward button and the "nuke all" option.
The level structure has also changed significantly. Once a level has been completed, two more levels become available, each slightly more difficult than the previous one. This creates a hierarchal, triangular structure, allowing more and more levels to become available as the game progresses. In this way it is possible to play though to the final column of levels while skipping some others. There are 102 levels in total.
Last edit: 28 April 2008.
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