Boulder Dash XL 3D is a puzzle game released for the 3ds in October of 2012 published by Reef entertainment and Ported by Ludosity .
Description[]
Boulder Dash XL 3D is a port of the xbox Arcade and PC version. The player controls a small robot who can move up, down, left and right across the stage's layout.
Gameplay[]
Screen from Arcade Mode
The game involves having the player dig through caves to collect a certain amount of diamonds. Enemies and hazards must be avoided. The player can dig beneath a boulder to let it fall though the stage and possibly squish enemies or open pathways to more diamonds.
Arcade[]
Arcade mode has 100 levels with the player being able to come back to previous stages to collect missing diamonds. The goal is mostly collecting enough diamonds to open the path to the next level
Puzzle Mode[]
Puzzle mode has 25 levels that places more emphasis on enemy and hazard placement. The player must carefully navigate the more compact stage as a single wrong move can trigger a death trap.
Retro Mode[]
Retro Mode strips away most of the added features to give a more nostalgic feel to the original Commodore 64 version. The Aesthetics also are changed to a more simplistic style to give a more retro vibe
Score Mode[]
Score mode has 4 large levels where the emphasis is collecting as many diamonds as possible.
Trailer[]
Reception[]
The game received generally positive reviews, with Nintendo Life giving the title a 7/10.[1]
Trivia[]
- The team at Ludosity had 6 months to port this title while using a devkit that still had the instructions in Japanese[2]