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{{Infobox video game | {{Infobox video game | ||
| image = | | image = RockRaiders Front PC big box scan.jpg | ||
| alt = | | alt = A PC CD-ROM front box scan with the LEGO and Rock Raiders logos at the top and CGI artwork showing a LEGO minifigure piloting a small hovering craft through a cavern; a large monster made of rock is swinging its fist at him | ||
| caption = | | caption = European big box front | ||
| developer = [[Data Design Interactive]] | | developer = [[Data Design Interactive]] | ||
| publisher = [[LEGO Media International]] | | publisher = [[LEGO Media International]] | ||
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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
''LEGO Rock Raiders'' is a mission-based [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] game with elements of [[Wikipedia:Construction and management simulation|construction simulation]].<ref name="AVault Mandel"/><ref name="IGN Lopez"/> | |||
=== Controls and interface === | |||
The game is primarily controlled with the [[Wikipedia:Mouse pointer|mouse pointer]], which can pan the camera around, interact with the virtual world, and manage the game through its interface.<ref name="AVault Mandel"/>{{sfn|McPhail|p=21|1999}} The player can click on individual units to select them, or click and drag to draw a box that will select any units inside it.{{sfn|McPhail|p=19|1999}} Selected units can be directly ordered to perform tasks by clicking where the player wants them to go, or by clicking specific menu icons.<ref name="AVault Mandel"/><ref name="CDMag Finn"/> | |||
Units will automatically perform certain tasks, such as collecting resources and clearing rubble, without any player input.<ref name="CDMag Finn"/> | |||
The in-game mouse pointer features | |||
Hovering the mouse pointer over an object or surface for a brief time will display its name (often with a spoken voice cue identifying it),<ref name="GameSpot Park"/> as well as any additional information such as a vehicle's health or what tools a minifigure is carrying.{{sfn|McPhail|p=59|1999}} | |||
=== Buildings === | |||
=== Vehicles === | |||
=== Missions === | |||
== Development == | == Development == | ||
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''LEGO Rock Raiders'' received mixed reviews according to the [[Wikipedia:Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Wikipedia:GameRankings|GameRankings]].<ref name="GameRankings"/> | ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' received mixed reviews according to the [[Wikipedia:Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Wikipedia:GameRankings|GameRankings]].<ref name="GameRankings"/> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="PC Zone Lyon">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_088_2000-04_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n90/mode/1up?view=theater |last=Lyon |first=James |date=6 April 2000 |title=Lego Rock Raiders |magazine=[[Wikipedia:PC Zone|PC Zone]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Dennis Publishing|Dennis Publishing]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]] |number=88 |page=91}}</ref> | <ref name="PC Zone Lyon">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_088_2000-04_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n90/mode/1up?view=theater |last=Lyon |first=James |date=6 April 2000 |title=Lego Rock Raiders |magazine=[[Wikipedia:PC Zone|PC Zone]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Dennis Publishing|Dennis Publishing]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]] |number=88 |page=91}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
=== Sources === | |||
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* {{cite book |editor-last=McPhail |editor-first=Jim |date=13 December 1999 |url=https://archive.org/details/LEGORockRaiders-manual-Win-EU-2299598/mode/1up?view=theater |title=LEGO Rock Raiders ''Instruction Manual'' |edition=UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER |publisher=[[LEGO Media International]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]]}} Serial: IB2G-ROC3 2299598. | |||
* {{cite video game |title=LEGO Rock Raiders |developer=[[Data Design Interactive]] |publisher=[[LEGO Media International]] |date=November 1999 |platform=Windows |version= |file=[[Main Lego Config File]] |language=English |quote= }} File path: <samp>Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg</samp>. Last modified 25 September 1999. | |||
{{refend}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Lego Rock Raiders (video game)|''Lego Rock Raiders'']] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] | * [[Wikipedia:Lego Rock Raiders (video game)|''Lego Rock Raiders'']] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] | ||
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/2993/lego-rock-raiders ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' for Windows] at [[Wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]] | * [https://www.mobygames.com/game/2993/lego-rock-raiders ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' for Windows] at [[Wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]] | ||
* [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Lego_Rock_Raiders ''Lego Rock Raiders''] at [[Wikipedia:PCGamingWiki|PCGamingWiki]] | |||
* [https://tcrf.net/LEGO_Rock_Raiders_(Windows) ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (Windows)] at [[Wikipedia:The Cutting Room Floor (website)|The Cutting Room Floor]] | |||
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{{LEGO Media International}} | {{LEGO Media International}} | ||
{{LEGO video games}} | {{LEGO video games}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:42, 16 May 2025
| LEGO Rock Raiders | |
|---|---|
 European big box front | |
| Developer(s) | Data Design Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | LEGO Media International |
| Director(s) | Eamonn Barr |
| Producer(s) | Tomas Gillo |
| Programmer(s) |
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| Artist(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Marl Boonyer |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
LEGO Rock Raiders is a 1999 real-time strategy video game developed by Data Design Interactive and published by LEGO Media International for Microsoft Windows
Gameplay
LEGO Rock Raiders is a mission-based real-time strategy game with elements of construction simulation.[1][2]
Controls and interface
The game is primarily controlled with the mouse pointer, which can pan the camera around, interact with the virtual world, and manage the game through its interface.[1][3] The player can click on individual units to select them, or click and drag to draw a box that will select any units inside it.[4] Selected units can be directly ordered to perform tasks by clicking where the player wants them to go, or by clicking specific menu icons.[1][5]
Units will automatically perform certain tasks, such as collecting resources and clearing rubble, without any player input.[5]
The in-game mouse pointer features
Hovering the mouse pointer over an object or surface for a brief time will display its name (often with a spoken voice cue identifying it),[6] as well as any additional information such as a vehicle's health or what tools a minifigure is carrying.[7]
Buildings
Vehicles
Missions
Development
Developed by DDI[8]
Reception
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 65%[9] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Adrenaline Vault |   [1] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus | [5] |
| GameSpot | 6.1/10[6] |
| IGN | 6/10[2] |
| PC Games (DE) | 72%[10] |
| PC Player | 68/100[11] |
| PC Zone | 44%[12] |
LEGO Rock Raiders received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mandel, Bob (January 27, 2000). "Rock Raiders". The Adrenaline Vault. NewWorld.com, Inc. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lopez, Vincent (January 12, 2000). "LEGO Rock Raiders". IGN PC. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2000.
- ↑ McPhail 1999, p. 21.
- ↑ McPhail 1999, p. 19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Finn, David (December 29, 1999). "Lego Rock Raiders". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Park, Andrew Seyoon (January 28, 2000). "Lego Rock Raiders". GameSpot. ZDNet. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003.
- ↑ McPhail 1999, p. 59.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (14 July 2021). "Episode 28 – The Fans, Devs, and Remake of RTS Classic LEGO Rock Raiders" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Participants: Simon Eriksson, Ferdinand Köstler, Alan Sokol, and Karl White. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025. Audio version via YouTube.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "LEGO Rock Raiders for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ Gliss, Sascha (March 2000). "Kumpel mit Plastikherz" [Miner/Buddy with a Plastic Heart]. PC Games (in German). No. 90. Fürth: Computec Media GmbH. p. 124. ISSN 0947-7810. Web version: "Kumpel mit Plastikherz". 7 March 2001. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019.
- ↑ Werner, Thomas (January 2000). "Rock Raiders". PC Player. München: Future Verlag GmbH. p. 183.
- ↑ Lyon, James (6 April 2000). "Lego Rock Raiders". PC Zone. No. 88. London: Dennis Publishing. p. 91.
Sources
- McPhail, Jim, ed. (13 December 1999). LEGO Rock Raiders Instruction Manual (UK FRONT, BACK, I/F & I/B COVER ed.). London: LEGO Media International. Serial: IB2G-ROC3 2299598.
- Data Design Interactive (November 1999). LEGO Rock Raiders (Windows). LEGO Media International. File path: Rock Raiders\LegoRR1.wad\Lego.cfg. Last modified 25 September 1999.
