1986 · HAL Laboratory · Puzzle · Strategy

Eggerland 2

Find a hidden treasure in mazes of EDENERLAND. Clear each stage by answering puzzles which are given one after another. After clearing 100 stages of mazes with all your wisdom, then comes the final stage of glory. Can you find your way to this stage and save your dear LALA?

Released: 1 November 1986
Platforms: MSX
Genres: Puzzle Strategy
Developers: HAL Laboratory
Publishers: HAL Laboratory
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy

About

The Eggerland (エッガーランド) series consists of several puzzle games developed by HAL Laboratory. Its first release was in 1985 for MSX computer systems. The gameplay is almost exactly the same across the series, with only a few changes over the years, mainly graphical.

The hero of most games is Lolo, a blue, spherical character with eyes, arms, and legs. The story mainly deals with King Egger, the villain, capturing princess Lala, who is similar to Lolo, only colored pink or red, and wearing a bow. Lolo must rescue Lala by travelling through Egger's domain and solving the puzzle rooms laid out before him.

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Gameplay

The player must guide Lolo through a room of 11×11 tiles and have Lolo collect all of the Heart Framers (sometimes referred to as Hearts) in the room. Doing so opens up a Jewel Box, which contains an item (sometimes a key or jewel). Successfully acquiring the contents of the Jewel Box will clear the room of all monsters and open the way to the next room(s). Players need to navigate Lolo past the many monsters seen throughout the rooms — some are harmless while others are deadly.

Lolo's only weapon is a Magic Shot. Two shots (and always two shots) are obtained by collecting certain Heart Framers (sometimes referred to as Shot Framers). Heart Framers containing magic shots are not differentiated in appearance from regular Heart Framers. Collecting a Heart Framer that does contain magic shots, however, is normally indicated by a different sound effect than a regular Heart Framer's.