[NES/Wii VC] Adventures of Lolo – Casual Review

If you are looking for a classic puzzle game to show off to someone from back in the day, look no further then Adventures of Lolo. The Lolo character may ring a bell when you see him because him and his girlfriend Princess Lala are two characters that now appear as bosses in the Kirby series.

The story of this game (I know, a puzzle game from back then with a story is quite shocking) will sound very familiar. Lala is kidnapped by some king named King Egger and now Lolo, being the brave little blue man that he is, storms into the fortress where the princess is kidnapped to rescue her. (Hmm, Mario and Zelda anyone?)

Now onto the actual game, it features fifty levels which is a very good amount of puzzles but even better was that there was a password feature (Which was only 4 letters long! Why couldn’t all passwords be this way?!). As you progressed further, it became A LOT more difficult and really made you use your head to figure out what to do. The controls were simple, you could move around and throw eggs when you found them (Be careful as you had a limit to these eggs) but that is just a part of the game that made you think. When would be a right time to use these eggs to freeze the enemies?

Now if there is one thing that annoyed me like no tomorrow, it would be the music. There is only ONE music track, and it loops throughout every level. Hearing this track over and over again just started to irritate you and make you hit the mute button. Why couldn’t each section have its own track?

With fifty levels that put your mind to the test. Adventures of Lolo would become a classic on the good ol NES system. If you’re looking to buy it today, your best bet would be on the Wii Virtual Console, just have some music to listen to unless you can withstand hearing the same thing throughout the game.

Here’s a basic rundown of the game

Graphics: 7 – Nothing that is special, but the scrolling backgrounds and sprites are nice.

Sound: 4 – Only one track of music but it’s not game breaking. Just be sure to have something else to listen to around you because you will most likely get irritated quickly.

Presentation: 6 – Nothing that we’ve never seen before. Princess kidnapped by a King, you could just make this a Mario game easily by replacing the characters.

Gameplay: 9 – No problem at all with the Gameplay. Simple controls for a great classic puzzle game.

Lasting Appeal: 6 – With fifty levels, it will keep you busy for a good amount of time. The only problem being is that once you complete it, you probably won’t find yourself replaying it.

Final Score: 7.5/10 – A classic puzzle game that every fan of the puzzle genre should play.