Polaroid PDV-0820T Portable DVD Player with 8-Inch LCD
The little green haired critters are back.
Lemmings! Ah! Lemmings. Now there's a game we can all remember. Those stupid little green haired critters that you had guide through a plethora of obstacles of courses to reach the final destination and save them from walking off the edge of a cliff or drowning in a pool of boiling lava.<br />And now they're back, in their own game on the PSP with the original levels in tact. Needless to say, I was more than a little bit excited when I popped the UMD disc into my beloved portable to take a trip down memory lane.<br />Now. It took me a while to get the hang of the controls, since my wayward right thumb kept on fast-forwarding the scene by pressing the circle button at random intervals. And the screen size did nothing for my eyes as I tried (yes tried) to select the right lemming for the right job this was especially taxing when they all decide to fall through, at once and you need a blocker pronto!! However, you can zoom in and take a closer look at your childhood sweethearts and make sure that you do get the correct lemming to do the correct job.<br />Press pause and the game pauses...but...you can still move the cursor around freely through the level and thus take time to actually solve the problem rather than just bash at the buttons and get 20 lemmings building a bridge all at the same time. This came in more than just a little bit handy. However, press the circle button half way through the lever and you have just fast-forwarded time and your lemmings a rather annoying place to have a fast-forward button if you ask me especially if you have a thumb that has a mind of it's own.<br />You still have all the jobs you remember from playing way back at school, like the miners, the diggers, the climbers, the floaters, the blockers and the bombers. And there is still the hilarity of blowing up your lemmings and hearing them say 'oh no' before blowing themselves to smithereens. Great stuff!<br />The great thing about the UMD is that the disc actually updates your PSP for you to 2.60 which may come in handy for the few of us that are too lazy to get the system updates online. However, now that you have started playing lemmings, there is no stopping you! You will want to download levels, you will want to complete all of the tasks set before you at 4 in the morning, you will become increasing irrational whenever another person asks you if they can have a go of your beloved lemming tribe! The game is highly addictive, and highly annoying at the same time. You have been warned, you will scream obceneties at your beloved portable.<br />On the whole however, Lemmings is a great trip down memory lane, and a nice little addition to your ever growing stack of PSP titles. Although the controls, at the best of times become fiddly and even worse when you need a blocker then straight after you need a builder pounding on the R and L buttons suddenly leaves your index fingers a little worse for wear, but nothing a good soak in some vinegar and brown paper won't cure!<br />The zoom function is not that impressive either, it kind of goes from super tiny, to tiny. And you will end up looking like a bit of a plonker holding your PSP only inches from your face while you try to perfectly time the moment when your lead lemming becomes a basher, while the one behind him becomes a blocker.<br />And then 2 minutes later you will be grinning like a Cheshire Cat when the majority of your lemmings make it through the gate and all your button bashing, and curse words are worth it because they all still say 'thank you.' and 'yippee' as they jump through.<br />So, if like me you remember these little green haired stupid critters from your days in school then Lemmings on your PSP is a sure shot for a rather annoying, yet satisfying trip down memory lane.60 which may come in handy for the few of us that are too lazy to get the system updates online. However, now that you have started playing lemmings, there is no stopping you! You will want to download levels, you will want to complete all of the tasks set before you at 4 in the morning, you will become increasing irrational whenever another person asks you if they can have a go of your beloved lemming tribe! The game is highly addictive, and highly annoying at the same time. You have been warned, you will scream obceneties at your beloved portable. <br>On the whole however, Lemmings is a great trip down memory lane, and a nice little addition to your ever growing stack of PSP titles. Although the controls, at the best of times become fiddly and even worse when you need a blocker then straight after you need a builder pounding on the R and L buttons suddenly leaves your index fingers a little worse for wear, but nothing a good soak in some vinegar and brown paper won't cure!<br>The zoom function is not that impressive either, it kind of goes from super tiny, to tiny. And you will end up looking like a bit of a plonker holding your PSP only inches from your face while you try to perfectly time the moment when your lead lemming becomes a basher, while the one behind him becomes a blocker.<br>And then 2 minutes later you will be grinning like a Cheshire Cat when the majority of your lemmings make it through the gate and all your button bashing, and curse words are worth it because they all still say 'thank you.' and 'yippee' as they jump through.<br>So, if like me you remember these little green haired stupid critters from your days in school then Lemmings on your PSP is a sure shot for a rather annoying, yet satisfying trip down memory lane.