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Adventures of Lolo

Review

Solve puzzles by moving blocks and turning enemies into eggs to collect all hearts in each room.

Adventures of Lolo was released for the NES in North America in April 1989 by HAL America. The original game in the series, Eggerland Mystery, was released in 1985 for MSX, but Adventures of Lolo is a distinct NES game, so its original release year is also 1989.

About Adventures of Lolo

Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game where the player controls a spherical character named Lolo. His objective is to rescue Princess Lala, who has been taken to an enemy castle.

Gameplay consists of navigating through fifty single-screen rooms within this castle. Each room presents a self-contained puzzle where the player must first gather every heart present. Once all hearts are collected, a treasure chest appears; obtaining it reveals the room's exit. The process of collecting hearts also grants Lolo specific abilities, such as firing projectiles to displace foes or destroying certain blocks. Effective use of these temporary powers is often necessary to solve the puzzles.

The challenge comes from various enemy types that inhabit the rooms. These adversaries have distinct behaviors: some remain stationary as obstacles, others pursue Lolo only after all hearts are taken, and some will fire projectiles if a direct line of sight is established. Certain enemies patrol areas or actively chase Lolo to corner him. Lolo can interact with the environment by pushing blocks and has a primary action to transform some enemies into immobile eggs, which can be used to block paths or other creatures.

With increasing room complexity, the game becomes challenging and encourages experimentation. Many puzzles offer multiple potential solutions, requiring the player to analyze enemy patterns and manipulate the environment strategically.

Adventures of Lolo Screenshots

10 images
Intro
Title
Starting
Going to the castle
The mission
This dragon is on your way to the upper heart. After having collected a heart, you'll be able to turn this dragon into a ball and to roll it wherever you like
Those pinky creatures will become hostile as soon as you collect the last heart
Hearts are collected, treasure chest is open, enemies disappeared, the exit is available
Push those green things to gain access to the hearts
A boss level. This creature is extremely swift