That said, there’s the opportunity to take in a blast from the past by ditching the new Rockford for a more old school look, whilst Classic stages are also available for those willing to head back a few decades. This is a game that pops throughout play, with new and improved cartoon-styled graphics an obvious major improvement over those from decades gone by. There’s a fair amount going on here with all hugely appreciated, but it’s a shame that working through the clunky menu systems in order to appreciate everything causes problems.īoulder Dash Deluxe is well appointed in terms of collectibles, as it is in the visual aspect. There are also additional abilities linked to these too, letting you customise Rockford with roller skates for added speed, the chance to add additional time to the clock, to gain extra points on the collection of gems and more.
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And secret chests are good, because they are full of loot which can further help your progress. Mostly the unlocks are linked to numbers of collected stars, but others come attached to the accumulation of special treasure items which are hidden in secret chests. Additional game ideas and level inhabitants are unlocked with each new world, with those sitting behind specific unlock criteria. For the most part each have their own patrol pattern and it’s fairly easy to work around them, at least that is until you start messing around with their space and set them loose. Boulder Dash Deluxe comes with all manner of these, from spiders to sharks, to gorillas and more. Those rocks and boulders can also fall – or occasionally be pushed – onto unsuspecting foes. It’s up to you to dig through the dirt to grab these gems. To unlock these gates a specific gem count is required, with these scattered across the land and needing to be collected. Do so and you’ll fast find yourself repeating the process in further, more sprawling stages. Rest on your laurels and let a fairly strict time limit bite, and you’ll be found refreshing your attempts until you work out the finest of strategies.įor anyone unfamiliar with Boulder Dash, all you need to really know is that initially you find yourself slap bang in the middle of a rock-filled arena, with the aim to safely navigate to an end of stage exit gate, all without poor Rockford coming a cropper. Do well, collect gems, don’t get squashed by rocks, fail to be nabbed by numerous foes, and hunt down hidden secrets, and the full complement of stars will be yours.
From there, each of those have up to three stars to collect, all dictated and determined by your success in maneuvering Rockford to exit gates. The action is split across nine distinct world areas – there are ocean, jungle, desert, snowy mountains are more all present – each of which come complete with a ton of stages within. These ensure there’s just about a place in the modern era for some proper puzzle themed boulder dashing.
Rockford is the start of Boulder Dash but here and now in 2021, some 35+ years since the birth of this boulder dashing hero, a good few changes have taken place.
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