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Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Writer:
Fred Corchero
Project
Directors: Douglas Hare, Richard Hare, and Gary Priest
Languages:
English Dolby Digital Surround Sound
Packaging:
Keep Case
Year
of Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: LucasArts Entertainment Company
ESRB
Rating: T For Teen – Video Game Violence
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
It
is 1935 and Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr. is in China trying to prevent a
powerful artifact from falling into evil hands. From the jungles of Ceylon,
underwater palaces in Istanbul, to the deadly streets of Hong Kong and beyond,
players are in control to assist Dr. Jones on a race against Nazis and the Asian
Underworld with his mysterious and alluring partner Mei Ling. Players can make
Indy leap, swim, climb, and punch his way through various exotic locales.
For
the first time Indy brawls his way through game levels, engaging in hand-to-hand
combat and cool new moves that include climbing, wall hugging, shimmying,
jumping, falling, rope swinging and least we forget Indy’s trusted whip.
Improvised new weapons include shovels, a gong mallet, bar railing, Ming vases,
table leg, and more. Standard arsenal in the game includes the whip, revolver,
shotgun, submachine gun, and grenades.
There
are ten levels of gameplay with both action and puzzles. Real-time facial
animations and lip-synching along with an advanced skeletal animation system
makes Indiana Jones more lifelike than he has ever appeared before in a
videogame. Even Indy’s clothing and hair react to movement in a similar
manner. The game is a bit tricky because full uses of the many analog button
controls are put to use at any given time so this some takes time and practice
to get used to, but the game is well worth the effort. The instruction booklet
within the keep case is made to look like Dr. Jones’ Journal and while
lavishly illustrated and put together, it can be a bit cumbersome to read though
there seem to be some additional text modifications that I found a bit easier to
follow in the PS2 instruction booklet. When
one finds all the artifacts in the game, there is a special bonus that is
unlocked. A PS2 8MB memory card is strongly recommended if not required so that
the player’s game progress can be saved. Before starting the new game for the
first time, one must enter a name using the left analog controller. Vibration
controls, music, sound effects, voices, and captions can all be activated or
deactivated as per the player’s preference. Three levels of game play ranging
from easy, medium and hard are available too.
Overall
though I think fans who have enjoyed previous Indiana Jones adventure games like
“Indiana Jones And The Infernal Machine” will love this new game. “Indiana
Jones And The Emperor’s Tomb” is available for the Sony PlayStation 2 now at
select retailers on and offline or directly from the LucasArts Company Store at www.store.lucasarts.com.
A Windows based PC CD-ROM and Microsoft PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM versions are also
available now from LucasArts Entertainment Company.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb