Lucky Luke

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Release Date: November 3, 1998

Lucky Luke

Infogrames brings a huge European cowboy to the US market and puts him on the discount rack.

We all know that saying, "you get what you pay for." Granted, most PlayStation titles eventually make it down to the $20 mark, but when a game launches at that price, you've got to ask yourself, why? And when you play Lucky Luke, it's not very difficult to answer that question.

Lucky Luke is a licensed character from the land of frog's legs, the Eiffel Tower, and classic Jerry Lewis: France. According to sources that happen to know something about this guy, he's apparently a popular cartoon hero that's sweeping the land. And hey, if it's popular, someone has to capitalize on it, right?

Enter Infogrames, who's taken the liberty to design a videogame around Lucky Luke. In this PlayStation game, Lucky Luke is the sheriff of a small, western town, and bad guys are running amok through the dusty roads. Like all good-natured sheriffs, Luke has to take out all the bad guys.

The game switches wildly from an old-school platform game, to an over-the-shoulder game of tennis against a bad guy, to a side-scrolling shooter on the back of a horse and back again. Throughout all the levels, you'll guide Luke over money icons ¿ the more money you have at the end of a level, the more extra lives you can buy at the between-round shops. There's also a few puzzles to solve, but since this game is obviously aimed at kids, there's nothing here that will tax your mentality.

But despite all the variety the game offers, there's a lot wrong with the game. The control is sluggish, the 3D graphics are very first-generation, and the music ¿ well, you can turn that noise down to save your eardrums.

The game may have a very attractive price tag, but there's a price to pay for a game with a low one. In this case, there's a very substandard game inside.

-- Craig Harris

IGN Ratings for Lucky Luke (PS)
Well, he's Lucky Luke, and this is the best thing I've ever seen him in. Wait a minute...
Lucky Luke isn't so lucky in the looks department.
Nor is he lucky in the audio, either.
Slow controls in some rounds, tighter in others, but sloppy all around
Lasting Appeal
One time through is all you'll want. And it's not a fun trip, either.
(out of 10, not an average)
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Game Details

Published by: Infogrames
Developed by: Ocean
Genre: Action
Release Date:
United States: November 3, 1998
UK: Unreleased
Australia: Unreleased
Japan: Unreleased
MSRP: 25.99 USD
E for Everyone : Animated Violence
Also Available On: LCD, GBC, CD-i, SNES, C64, GB