- It is 1935, and Indy must race against both the Nazis and the Asian crime syndicates to possess the legendary Heart Of The Dragon.
- Travel with Indy from the jungles of Ceylon to the underwater palaces of Istanbul to the violent streets of Hong Kong.
- With help from his beautiful partner Mei Ying, he'll use his whip and to avoid traps and survive street brawls & martial artist wars.
- Leap, swim, climb and punch your way through exotic locales as you survive an adventure just like the movies!.
Product Description
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Grab your trusty whip and go on a harrowing adventure
full of ancient mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's
Tomb. You'll travel to 1930's China in search of a powerful
ancient artifact. But you're not alone. You'll have to battle
Nazis and the Chinese underground as well in this globe-spanning
adventure.
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"If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones." So
says the Temple of Doom movie , and--Lara Croft
notwithstanding--Indiana Jones is still synonymous with glory,
romance, treasure, and adventure. Previous Indiana Jones games
were produced by the graphic-adventure game masters at LucasArts.
This latest installment is an action-oriented romp made by the
Collective, the same development house that produced the
critically accled Buffy the Vampire Slayer (
/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005V6BG/%24%7B0%7D ) for Xbox. The Buffy
game engine is a good fit for Indy, as he travels the world on a
quest to prevent the discovery of an ancient Chinese secret that
could spell the end of creation itself.
Such a quest should be easy for an adventurer like Indy, and
with game controls that are as well laid out as these, it is
easy. Indy can run, jump, shimmy up ropes, swing with his whip,
and duke it out with nasty villains. True to the movies, Indy
also has to navigate an almost constant stream of deathtraps.
Caves full of traps, ruins full of traps, medieval castles filled
with traps, and guess what you find in China, yes, more traps. It
gets repetitive, but the game has some clever tricks in its
floppy hat. For example, skulls make noise, so Indy can toss a
few and watch crocodiles target them instead of him.
Indy can execute quick punch combinations to knock his foes out,
or he can pick up weapons such as a chair, plank of wood,
machete, or firearm. His famous whip can be used to disarm foes.
The only problem is the camera, which is difficult to keep in the
right position--you have complete control of it, but it's hard to
manage a camera while you're fighting a martial arts expert, a
Nazi with a , or a poacher keen on decapitating Indy.
The graphics are good, pleasantly reminding you of some of the
movies' more memorable locales. The in-game Indy mug looks like
Harrison Ford down to the chin . Other nice touches include
how Indy has to actually pick up his hat if it falls off during a
fight, and the little '30s plane flying over the aged and
weathered world . The music is pure John Williams, and the
voice work is handled by convincing imitators. The guy they got
for Indy, in particular, sounds a lot like Ford himself. Sadly no
other movie characters of note appear in the game. (I was looking
for John Rhys-Davies at least, because he seems to be in every
video game that comes out.)
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb does right by its license
and provides hours of entertainment for anyone who's ever wanted
to relive the movies starring the most exciting adventurer alive.
Lara Croft, eat your heart out because if gaming adventure has a
name, it must be Indiana Jones. --Bob Andrews
Pros:
* True to the films
* Great graphics and fight controls
* Good voice acting Cons:* Too many trap sequences
* Camera problems common to third-person action games
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From the Manufacturer
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Join daring archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones as
he travels to 1935 China to prevent a powerful artifact from
falling into evil hands. Indy's latest globe-spanning adventure
takes you from the jungles of Ceylon and underwater palaces in
Istanbul, to the deadly streets of Hong Kong and beyond. Racing
against Nazis and the Asian underworld with alluring partner Mei
Ying, you'll leap, swim, climb, and punch your way through exotic
locales, fighting hand-to-hand combat from street brawls to
martial arts battles. It will take more than just your trusty
whip and pistol to avoid deadly traps and navigate through all
the dangerous environments. Do you have what it takes to possess
the mysterious Heart of the Dragon?
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