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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii)

Indiana Jones makes his way into the LEGO universe.LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes

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the fun and creative constructionof LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the originalcinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and theRaiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and theLast Crusade).With a tongue-in-cheek take on these original adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones followsDr. Jones?s escapades through the jungles of South America to the mountaintops of Indiawhere you will build, battle and brawl your way through your favorite moments, fromIndy?s entanglements with snakes to his dashing boulder run.LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures follows in the success of the LEGO? StarWars franchise which has sold over 15MM units worldwide. And releasing just in timewith the film, it is clearly positioned to be a huge success.An integrated $7MM marketing campaign including TV will target a broad range ofgamers, and will be complemented by a strong online presence, print campaign andpartnership with the movie promotional partners.With lots of new features, LEGO Indiana Jones takes everything that was great aboutLEGO Star Wars and adds even more.For the first time ever, LEGO characters are fully immersed in their environment;they are able to swim, climb, shimmy across rock ledges and pick up and carry objects.Also for the first time ever, you can use a variety of weapons from the environment suchas chairs, guns, swords and bottles to fight enemies.No Indiana Jones game would be complete without Indy?s signature whip whichyou?ll use as a multi-purpose tool to attack, disarm, swing across gaps, activate leversand interact with a world of LEGO objects and puzzles.Unlock more than 60 playable characters, each with unique abilities. And team up with afriend to battle enemies and seek out the world?s greatest treasures.Create unique playablLEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative constructionof LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the originalcinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and theRaiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and theLast Crusade).With a tongue-in-cheek take on these original adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones followsDr. Jones?s escapades through the jungles of South America to the mountaintops of Indiawhere you will build, battle and brawl your way through your favorite moments, fromIndy?s entanglements with snakes to his dashing boulder run.LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures follows in the success of the LEGO? StarWars franchise which has sold over 15MM units worldwide. And releasing just in timewith the film, it is clearly positioned to be a huge success.An integrated $7MM marketing campaign including TV will target a broad range ofgamers, and will be complemented by a strong online presence, print campaign andpartnership with the movie promotional partners.With lots of new features, LEGO Indiana Jones takes everything that was great aboutLEGO Star Wars and adds even more.For the first time ever, LEGO characters are fully immersed in their environment;they are able to swim, climb, shimmy across rock ledges and pick up and carry objects.Also for the first time ever, you can use a variety of weapons from the environment suchas chairs, guns, swords and bottles to fight enemies.No Indiana Jones game would be complete without Indy?s signature whip whichyou?ll use as a multi-purpose tool to attack, disarm, swing across gaps, activate leversand interact with a world of LEGO objects and puzzles.Unlock more than 60 playable characters, each with unique abilities. And team up with afriend to battle enemies and seek out the world?s greatest treasures.Create unique playabl

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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures: Nintendo Wii

Pros:

+Great Nostalgia for the Indiana Jones Fan
+Great sense of humor through the cutscenes
+Simple gameplay, anyone can pick up and play
+A varied number of puzzles through the game
+Lots of secrets to uncover
+Music score taken directly from the films

Cons:

-Short campaign
-Big emphasis on hand to hand combat isn't great when you're fighting someone with a projectile
-Minor camera issues

In 2005 the gaming public was introduced to LEGO Star Wars. That game went on to become a phenomenon. It was fun, simple and humorous. LEGO Indiana Jones plays very similar to the LEGO Star Wars games in many different ways. There are slight differences, however, and while LEGO Indiana Jones is certainly a treat, it isn't quite as good as LEGO Star Wars.

If you've played LEGO Star Wars, then Indiana Jones is instantly familiar. You'll go through all three of the original films. Throughout the levels you'll be two or more different characters and able to switch on the fly. Much like the

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Star Wars games, characters have abilities they can use to get you further into the game. Some characters can find secret passages, some can double jump. Indy, of course, uses his whip. There's a much bigger emphasis on puzzles in LEGO Indiana Jones, but there's nothing here that's too challenging or taxing. Anyone should be able to pick up and play LEGO Indiana Jones. There's also co-op play and a friend can jump in whenever they feel like it and drop out whenever they feel like it.

There are also studs that you can collect. Studs are the currency you can use in the hub to do things like purchase hidden characters or other bonuses. You can get studs by destroying certain objects or simply by taking down enemies.

The biggest difference between LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones is the way combat works. In LEGO Star Wars most characters either had a blaster or a lightsaber. Indiana Jones relies much more heavily on hand-to-hand combat. You can find weapons and use them, but they have limited ammunition. The only bad thing about the gameplay in Indiana Jones is that there's so much of an emphasis on hand-to-hand combat that it leads to unnecessary deaths sometimes. When the bad guy has a gun and you don't, half the battle is dying to get to him and take him down. Luckily, there's no penalty for dying in LEGO Indiana Jones other than losing studs. There's no such thing as a game over.

Just like LEGO Star Wars, there's the story mode where you use the characters the story gives you, and then you can go back in Free Play Mode to uncover more secrets you otherwise couldn't before. You'll want to go back in Free Play Mode in order to get all the secrets. There are treasure chests to find in every level as well as a red package. You can't get all the hidden treasure chests in a level without going back in Free Play Mode. The main campaign probably won't take you that long. Half the fun of LEGO Indiana Jones is going back into levels and uncovering secrets.

In terms of production values, LEGO Indiana Jones is a winner. The LEGO world is incredible to behold. While there's no voice acting to speak of in the cutscenes, there's a great amount of humor, and there are a lot of classic scenes that are reenacted very well. LEGO Indiana Jones is easily a looker, but it also sounds great. There are a couple of camera hang ups, but nothing too big, and it runs pretty smoothly too. The music is pulled directly from the films. John Williams score still sounds good almost thirty years later.

LEGO Indiana Jones shouldn't be missed. If you enjoy Indiana Jones or if you enjoyed LEGO Star Wars, then LEGO Indiana Jones is a must. It emulates the film very well and is so simple to play that anyone can pick it up and go with it.

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DON'T CALL ME JUNIOR!

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Upon the full Saga release of LEGO Star Wars, we found INDY along with his LEGO game trailer. I was giddy with fanboy anticipation not only for the chance to replay RAIDERS of the LOST ARK, but for the chance to get the corresponding toys and the chance to see the LEGO retelling of many of the classic scenes. The re-teaming of game developer Traveller'sTales and publisher Lucasarts heralds the transition of the most recognizable archeologist this side of Laura Croft to LEGO form.

If you're worried that the INDIANA JONES LEGO GAME will be the same game as Star Wars LEGO just recycled using INDY's locales & characters, fear not. Besides LEGO Dr. Jones' striking resemblance to LEGO Han Solo, the simple action, uncomplicated controls and the team play of the first game, INDIANA JONES is it's own unique game. This time characters have a broad range of physical abilities: ladder-climbing, sneaking, cliff- shimmying and cliffhanging (literally) and this time even swimming. Combat gameplay

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in the game is also altered, sure at times INDY has got a gun, but ammo is an issue and INDY is more of a brawler, than a shooter. Characters use what is at their disposal, chairs and other surroundings that can be broken, then used as throwing weapons. But, what of INDY's most recognizable tool, no not his fedora, his whip, does it do more than the teaser character in Star Wars? The answer is YES. Now more than just a grappling hook, the whip is an important multifunctional problem-solving game tool and a major part of unlocking levels.

There's still plenty of constructive creativity and puzzles to solve. There is still plenty of pantomime LEGO-style story recreations of the original 3 films (Raiders, Temple of Doom, Last Crusade), true to the wicked sense of humor that makes the LEGO games so much fun to play and watch. What's also familiar is the family-accessibility of the game. In fact, in spite of the story's placement in history, taking place in the late 1930's and early 1940's, it should come as no surprise that there are NO SWASTIKAS on any of the LEGO German soldiers that INDY fights.

There are loads of unlockable-playable characters from the films, 60 in all, some INDY variations, side kicks and characters like Brody, Short Round, Willie Scott, Toht, Henry Jones Senior, Sallah, Marion Ravenwood, and rogues gallery of LEGO villains like Rene Belloq. New with the release of this video game, characters each have skill and quirks unique to them: for example INDY reacts to his fear of snakes, Henry Jones Sr doesn't like rats, but can do an "umbrella slide," Sallah is better a excavation. These characters can be used for the LEGO staple the "mix-and-match" bodyswapping, just like the toys. Cross-gender swaps are always good for a laugh.

Like Star Wars, the opportunity for game replay is there, instead of the Cantina Hub, Indy's school of Professorship Barnett College serves as the pre-game menu. This is where your artifact go after collection and where you can pick and chose the characters, films and scenes you will play upon re-entry. There you can unlock extras, buy characters and special features.

Ultimately, the game sticks to the LEGO formula and ultimately it works well. We can look forward to the LEGO adaptation of INDY IV. or maybe LEGO Young INDY Chronicles, I for one can't wait to play the LEGO Picasso and the LEGO Al Capone. Seriously, the LEGO BATMAN, will probably be pretty good (without Lucasfilm behind it), but the LEGO / Warner property I most want to see is the reboot of the LEGO HARRY POTTER games. The CREATOR Harry Potter and CREATOR Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets weren't very good, the over-focus on building and virtual blocks. The current format will make the 7 books of the Potter series much more bankable and playable. I've got a good feeling about this...

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Great Entertainment

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This game has kept my now seven year old nephew busy all summer. Not only is he consumed with the game, but it's easy for him to get other family members sucked into the basement to play the game with him for hours on end. The best part of the game is the need to cooperate and strategize together in order to get ahead.

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Posted on May 31, 2008 4:53 pm

Thinking about renting this one, could be fun.

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Posted on Jun 18, 2008 7:46 pm

Just picked this up at Target, haven't tried it out yet but I'll be sure to offer some commentary once I've played a bit.

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Posted on Jun 19, 2008 6:42 pm

Pretty funny so far, the cut-scenes are what make this game. Puzzles are starting to get a little more tricky, but nothing too hard yet.

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