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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 use 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 resolution of the
game on HDTV is set at 480p. 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.
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 Microsoft XBOX now at
select retailers or directly from the LucasArts Company Store at www.store.lucasarts.com.
A Windows based PC CD-ROM is due out in the end of March and a version for Sony
PlayStation 2 users will be out in May.
“Indiana
Jones And The Emperor’s Tomb” is available on DVD-ROM now for the Microsoft
XBOX from LucasArts Entertainment Company.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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