Pitfall: The Lost Expedition

Twenty-two years after his groundbreaking debut on the Atari 2600, Activision's Pitfall Harry returns to further explore the jungle. The intrepid adventurer is brought to life in more than 50 perilous levels set in exotic South American environments including rainforests, glaciers, mines and ancient ruins. As in the original, players must use Harry's athletic skills to swing from vines, run from rolling logs, leap over treacherous pits, dodge snapping crocodiles and more as they try to survive in the hostile environment. Its goals? To recover lost artifacts before they fall into the hands of his rival, and to save those in danger. Pitfall Harry will eventually encounter situations that he can't even overcome with a well-timed jump, so players can pull items from his backpack to help him. Like the character's only outing on the original PlayStation, this game is meant to make players smile as they explore the mysterious land before them. While Pitfall 3D used the voice of Bruce Campbell for its comedic effect, Pitfall Harry tries to evoke smirks with its visuals: The protagonist is drawn as a caricature, with a large head on a slender body. At the beginning of the story, Harry is a member of a treasure hunting expedition whose plane crashes in the forest. The other survivors are scattered throughout the game. An older, wiser adventurer who was on the plane and incapacitated by the crash urges Harry to go in search of the survivors as he battles a rival, anti-environmental group of treasure hunters for the jungle relics so they can be returned to their rightful owners. He hands Harry the "Hero's Handbook" and Harry plunges into the adventure. The pages of the "Hero's Handbook" are scattered around the levels just like the survivors of the crash. As you find new pages, Harry learns new moves.