Lazy Raiders
Encyclopedia
Lazy Raiders is a video game developed by Sarbakan
and published by Microsoft Game Studios
on Xbox Live Arcade
. It was available for download on February 24, 2010.
, a complete 3D development platform. The game allows players to substitute Dr. Diggabone with their own XBLA Avatars and unlock two Avatar Awards: Dr. Diggabone’s safari hat and outfit.
gave the game a 8/10, describing it as “one of the most polished and good looking XBLA games we've played in a while.”
Sarbakan
Sarbakan is a video game studio based in Quebec City. Ten years after its foundation in 1998 by Guy Boucher, Sarbakan had delivered over 600 games, mostly web-based, and started shifting its focus from flash game development to console digital download gaming....
and published by Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios
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on Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
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. It was available for download on February 24, 2010.
Gameplay
Lazy Raiders uses a “World-Flip” mechanic that allows the player to flip and spin the entire world, which allows gravity to move objects (such as Dr. Diggabone, boulders, minions and thieves) through mazes. The game has 80 levels set in three different settings: Seven Cities of Gold, Arctic Caves and Wild West. There are 12 XBLA Achievements to collect.Development
Lazy Raiders was originally intended for the Wii, but Sarbakan abandoned that venue, rather opting for XBLA. The game was created using 3DVIA's VirtoolsVirtools
Virtools is a software developer and vendor, created in 1993 and owned by Dassault Systèmes since July 2005.-History:Virtools was a company founded 1993. They offered a development environment to create 3D real-time applications and related services, targeted at system integrators, game studios and...
, a complete 3D development platform. The game allows players to substitute Dr. Diggabone with their own XBLA Avatars and unlock two Avatar Awards: Dr. Diggabone’s safari hat and outfit.
Reception
IGNIGN
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gave the game a 8/10, describing it as “one of the most polished and good looking XBLA games we've played in a while.”