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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures [Xbox 360]

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008)

Action/Adventure

Xbox 360

Developer	Travellers Tales
Publisher	LucasArts

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Description

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). With a unique tongue-in-cheek take on the original adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones follows Dr. Jones escapades through the jungles of South America to the mountaintops of India. Fans can build, battle and brawl their way through their favorite cinematic moments, from Indy's entanglements with snakes to his dashing boulder run.

Of course, pop culture's most iconic archeologist will whip through all the classic moments with the help of a host of supporting characters including Marion Ravenwood and Short Round. Players can also mix and match the body parts of more than 60 playable characters to create new heroes just as they could in the best-selling LEGO Star Wars games.

Everyone's favorite fedora wearing hero returns to theaters this May in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and families can celebrate the humor and excitement of the original films with LEGO Indiana Jones.

Tongue-in-cheek humor presents The Original Adventures in a manner only LEGO can whip up, with comical reinterpretations of classic Indiana Jones scenes and elements.

Use Indy's signature whip as a multi-purpose tool to attack, disarm, swing across gaps, activate levers and interact with a world of LEGO objects and puzzles.

For the first time, LEGO Indy characters are fully immersed in their environment; swim, climb, shimmy across rock ledges and pick up and carry objects.

Use a variety of weapons from the environment to fight enemies (e.g., chairs, guns, swords, bottles).

Unlock more than 60 playable characters, including villains and supporting characters (Marion Ravenwood, Short Round, Rene Belloq, Willie Scott, Marcus Brody, Jones Senior and Mola Ram).

Character specific abilities include excavation by Satipo, an umbrella slide by Marcus Brody, and monkey access by Marion Ravenwood.

Create unique playable characters like Sallah Scott or Mola Round by mixing and matching the LEGO body parts of all playable characters.

Explore the globe and solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO world.

Cooperative gameplay encourages parents to share the legacy of Indiana Jones with their children in a fun and humorous way.

Reviews on LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures [Xbox 360]

Rowdy on LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures [Xbox 360], 11-06-2008

"Indiana Jones is back and this time he brought...everyone!

Well, almost everyone as the game concentrates on the first three movies only. The events that take place in Indy's latest adventure - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - aren't included in LEGO Indiana Jones. But don't worry, you get to visit eighteen large levels. That's six levels based on the most familiar locations from every movie.

Each level begins with you controlling two, sometimes more, well-known movie characters: each equipped with one or more skills and it is up to you to make good use of them. Indy for example carries his trademark whip and with it he can hit enemies or simply leap across a gap. Female companions aren't as strong as their male counterparts. They can jump a lot higher instead, wich is extremely handy for those hard-to-reach platforms. Other playable characters often carry tools with them to repair stuff or to dig for hidden treasure. The aim of the game is, apart from following each movies storyline, to collect as much LEGO bricks as possible in order to unlock all sorts of nice little secrets.

If you've played this game's predecessor - the popular LEGO Star Wars games - then you are propably not going to be surprised here. When you first begin a new level you're only able to play in Story mode. Free mode comes available once you've accomplished this same level in Story mode. So once you've unlocked several other characters it is possible to revisit those levels and search for well-hidden treasure. It's really the same old gameplay all over again actually when compared with LEGO Star Wars.

While LEGO Indiana Jones certainly has its charms, I just couldn't get used to the boring gameplay. It certainly has nice visuals and audio, multiplayer is fun although wears off soon and there are several funny in-game moments but that's it really. This game is just merely a basic side scrolling platformer in 3-D disguise. If you've enjoyed LEGO Star Wars than this game is probably for you I think, just don't expect any ground-breaking next-generation stuff here."