The theme expanded more the deeper you got into the game.
LEGO Rock Raiders, though short-lived, had more heart than most when it came to stories that could be turned into sets. The game holds up well, and at the time grew quite a following.
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The Rock Raiders game was released for Microsoft Windows PC in 1999 and then later for the Sony PlayStation. Very useful in a game, but looked silly in the LEGO set without knowing what they were for). The beginning of the game demonstrated how the Raiders came to be on the planet, and what the actual pieces were for (example: the teleports. I bought the game, and only after playing the game did the story made sense. I must admit, the first time I saw these as sets, I was curious. The rugged construction meant they could take a beating. The vehicles included various features for digging, drilling, lifting, and loading. The Rock Raiders sets, although well detailed, did not include a single a sticker! Please take note LEGO! The lack of stickers not only made them more interesting, but also offered more playability and less chance of something happening to the stickers.
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However, the Chief arrived in a 3-pack series the following year, along with a special base plate. Axle was the main Driver Bandit was a Sailor Docs was the resident Geologist Jet was the ship’s Pilot and last, but not least, Sparks was the crew’s Electrician. With this motley crew, the LEGO builder or video game player could explore the caves in various vehicles and get up to all sorts of fun trouble! Rocky Sets, and a Game! First was the Chief, who sadly was never offered in any of the sets. They all had a life on their own, especially when playing the game. The Raiders themselves were a well thought out bunch. I think this was a shame as this would have opened up a whole new world for these characters to explore. Perhaps if the sets had sold better, we might have seen the other monsters in future sets, but as it stands, none of these where released into production. Oh! And let’s not forget the rock whales & scorpions! While we may have received the spiders and bats, the other monsters did not appear in the sets.
Apart from that, they were a pretty good effort on LEGO’s part. Other monsters in the video game included: the Ice monster, Lava monster, slugs, bats and spiders. The monsters had a smiley face, which was a bit unsettling. Each monster’s hand could even hold a minifigure if placed just right. Rock Monsters (a first and only appearance), basically a large brown rock-like creature with moveable arm terrorized the crew. Once collected, the crystals can power the ship to get them home. While the Rock Raiders are repairing the ship, they must explore inside the dangerous caves of the planet to collect the energy crystals. The planet they discover has a vast amount of mysterious energy crystals. The captain orders the ship to use its remaining power and head for the nearest planet.
Sucked into a wormhole it exits in an alien galaxy. The story involved the crew of a large ship called Explorer which suffered damage after wandering into an asteroid field. I did know LEGO included a little comic book in the first 8 sets released that explained how the vehicles functioned and a little history of the characters who operated each bit of raiding machinery. LEGO advertised Rock Raiders poorly, and the game came out after the sets were released. Unsure as to exactly why they did this, I found out later it was a distribution issue. I was lucky enough to pick up most of the main sets when they first came out. You could say the Raiders explored uncharted territory! Not to mention, the theme introduced LEGO fans to an assortment of wonderfully unique characters. Most of the Rock Raiders action took place underground, which again LEGO had never done before. The sets featured an assorted array of new, unseen LEGO parts and colours. Rock Raiders left a big impact due mostly to related story books, comics and a video game, and perhaps mostly the game! LEGO Rock Raiders included 16 sets, most of which related to playing the video game in some way. Short lived, LEGO discontinued it in 2000. The LEGO Rock Raiders theme came to the scene in 1998.
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