player can play as his partner, Wes Reckless (who wears a blue suit), during two-player cooperative levels and head-to-head hotseat play. The robots of the original game are skeletal "mad monks" who wear red robes. The game's manual explains that Jake, and optionally Wes, travel to unknown underground worlds in the hopes of scavenging the untold golden treasures that litter the game's levels. At the end of the game, Jake is seen in the Technological world calling an elevator to the surface, eagerly waiting while the credits roll. The elevator arrives but malfunctions, leaving Jake no other choice but to reach the surface using the presumably tall staircase. Reception A reviewer for Next Generation gave the PC version two out of five stars, saying that though the new graphics, soundtrack, and sound effects are all pleasing, the gameplay is not different enough from that of the original Lode Runner to interest players looking for something new.Next Generation reviewed the Macintosh version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "This thing kicks butt."Lode Runner: The Legend Returns won the 1994 Game of the Year award from Games Magazine in the "Best New Arcade Game" category. The editors of PC Gamer US nominated The Legend Returns for their 1994 "Best Puzzle Game" award, although it lost to Goblins Quest 3. Legacy One year after its release, Sierra released Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge, which fixed many of the bugs and added additional gameplay features. In 1998, Natsume packaged Lode Runner: The Legend Returns with Lode Runner Extra as Lode Runner, a 2-in-1 game for the PlayStation. The game included a video introduction by the game's creator Doug Smith explaining how Lode Runner came about. ReviewsPyramid'' References External links Website of Beth Daggert, lead programmer, including full version of the game 1994 video games Sierra Entertainment games DOS games Classic Mac OS games Puzzle-platform games PlayStation (console) games Sega Saturn games Video game remakes Windows games Video games developed in the United States Multiplayer and single-player video games Presage Software games