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| 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
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| 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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LEGO Rock Raiders
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
European big box front
Developer(s)Data Design Interactive
Publisher(s)LEGO Media International
Director(s)Eamonn Barr
Producer(s)Tomas Gillo
Programmer(s)
  • Tony Stoddart
  • Rob Wilson
Artist(s)
  • Rob Dorney
  • Dave Garbett (animation)
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

LEGO Rock Raiders received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[9]

References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 Lopez, Vincent (January 12, 2000). "LEGO Rock Raiders". IGN PC. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2000.
  3. McPhail 1999, p. 21.
  4. McPhail 1999, p. 19.
  5. 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. 6.0 6.1 Park, Andrew Seyoon (January 28, 2000). "Lego Rock Raiders". GameSpot. ZDNet. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003.
  7. McPhail 1999, p. 59.
  8. 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. 9.0 9.1 "LEGO Rock Raiders for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  10. 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.
  11. Werner, Thomas (January 2000). "Rock Raiders". PC Player. München: Future Verlag GmbH. p. 183.
  12. Lyon, James (6 April 2000). "Lego Rock Raiders". PC Zone. No. 88. London: Dennis Publishing. p. 91.

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