Lemmings

The concept of guiding your suicidal buddies through obstacle-laden levels has aged a bit, but it's still compelling, especially when you have to multi-task like mad. [Apr 2007, p.61]

It's just a little annoying to know that SCEE and Team 17 are holding back on us, that this game could have been so much more.

Though Lemmings lacks any multiplayer or customization options, it is still one of the best bargains on any online service.

What is truly disappointing, though, is not the end of nuclear warfare in puzzle games, but the fairly heavy graphical reworking that Lemmings has become victim to. Good graphics don't make good games; so bad graphics shouldn't necessarily make bad games. But what defined the success of the original Lemmings was the enormously irresistible character your tiny sprites projected.

While it lasts Lemmings remains as addictive as it is cute. [May 2007, p.114]

It's very old-fashioned, very familiar and very frustrating - much like it ever was, then - but at least you can still enjoy blowing up all the lemmings for fun. [May 2007, p.76]