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Holistic Guidance - Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
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Our Price: $39.99
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Manufacturer: Lucas Arts Entertainment
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 144
Binding: Video Game
EAN: 0023272660758
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: Platform: Xbox
Label: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Manufacturer: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Platform: Xbox
Publisher: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Studio: Lucas Arts Entertainment
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Platform: Xbox
ESRB Rating: Teen
Genre: Action/Adventure
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Editorial Reviews:
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"If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones." So says the Temple of Doom movie poster, 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 acclaimed Buffy the Vampire Slayer 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 gun, 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 scar. Other ni
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Still one of the best xbox games
Comment: Even though this game is a little old and I've bought other newer titles, this still remains one of my favorite games for my xbox.
The graphics on this one aren't the best, but are about average compared to others. If you look closely at Indy's face, he looks very cartoon-like as opposed to some higher level of detail found in games like Splinter Cell. The sound quality, like the graphics, aren't impressive, but don't sound generic like other games tend to.
It only takes a few short minutes to really get the hang of the controls and gameplay. Once mastered, you'll love how easy it is to whip out a gun or drink from your canteen to regain health.
Probably the game's low point is the fighting controls used against enemies. After a while, you find yourself beating up all enemies in generally the same way. Seeing as how fighting only has two buttons and pretty much no "special moves" there isn't a lot to do. But to save time, it's quicker to just shoot them.
But on the flip side, the high point of the game is the overall fun you'll have. The game is complicated enough to make it a challenge, but yet not too hard to make it frustrating. It's rare that you'll become completely stuck that you need to consult online help. The game will provide hours of non-stop fun.
Bottom line, dispite the newer games that have come out and all the games in my collection, Indiana Jones is the one I wind up playing time and time again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: let's kick some Nazi butt!
Comment: This is the best Indiana Jones game by far! The Infernal Machine sucked! I'm a fan of the movies and loved this game!
It's so fun to beat up Nazis, Chinese guards, Gestapo, the Black Dragon Triad, and much more!
It took me two years to beat this game and when i finally finished it, I didn't want it to be over!
You start out searching for the Idol of Kouru-Whatu, a mythical artifact located deep inside the caverens of Ceylon ( Sri-lanka). You get lots of time to get aquinted with the easy controls, and still get to kick some mercenary ass.
After that, you return to Barlem College where he is met by two people from china.
Marshall Kai, and his assistant Mei Ying, who of course becomes Indy's girlfriend.
This game is set in 1935 before the Temple of Doom. Anyway, you get hired to find a chinese artifact that was buried with the first emperor of China, Ch'in Shi'huang Ti. You go to Prague castle to search for the second part of the Mirror of Dreams, an object that can show you the hidden booby traps in the tomb.
It turns out that MarshaLL Kai is actually the leader of the Black Dragon Triad and had formed an alliance with the Nazis to recover the Heart of the Dragon. This leads to trouble and at the end you get to kill Kai with a sharp blade. All through Prague you'll be pitted against the merciless Gestapo.
Indy gets captured at prague and taken to istanbul for interogation. you break out of your cell and recover the third part of the mirror. Don't worry, the levels are easy to figure out complete with turkish/iraquis gaurds.
After that, Mei Ying invites indy to the Golden Lotus opera house in Hong Kong. Unfortuneatly, Marshall Kain interupts their quiet dinner and captures miss ying. You fight off fifty triad members and waiters before finding your way outside just as Mei is driven away in a car, tied up. You hitch a ride with Wu Han and engage in an intence shootout against cars and motorcycles pursuing you with machine guns. You end up at the docks just as mei ying and your nazi nemisis Von Beck sail away on a submarine.
you end up going to peng lai island, where kai's castle and a nazi base is located. you find a change of clothes and only keep your identity hidden for about two levels.
you get to kai's fortress and fight your way into the fortress. this is when you begin to fight zombies and other supernatural beings.
you get to the emperor's tomb and find the heart. bla bla bla........you win, after you kill of Marshall Kai. As for von beck, he falls into a bottomless pit a few levels earlier.
buy this game!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't waste your hard earned $$
Comment: Although I am a huge Indy fan of the movies and of the Infernal Machine game, this game is terrible!!!. The only good thing I have to say about this game is the graphics are great, nice textures, great 3D graphics, and nice intriguing environments from what little I saw. Honestly, I quit this game after the third level because I had to play them over and over so many times. NOTE: THERE IS NO IN GAME SAVING on this thing. Which means if you slip and fall while exiting into a new level you almost have to start the level all over again. This would happen in real life of course but this is a game, After working so hard to get through a level and the end joy would be to start the level over?? that's crazy!!! If you want a good indy game and haven't tried it, get The Infernal Machine.. Also the controls on this game are terrible, very cumbersome.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If adventure has a name...
Comment: Looking a good, awesome Xbox adventure without over-excessive violence? Want to play levels across the globe, from Ceylon, Prauge to Hong Kong? Indinana Jones fan? Or are you looking for a challenge in your games?
You came to the right place.
Starting off in Ceylon, Indy is after another piece of treasure. This is where you start the game. After finally getting this special artifact, you're met by two chinese: one, may ying, gradually becomes your beautiful partner. The other is a man who tells Indy of the legend of the Heart of the Dragon: a black pearl that can bring awesome power to the one who holds it. And naturally, the Nazis are after it.
First, you get to battle a wide varitey of enimies: Ivory Hunters in Ceylon, Nazis everywhere, Chinese guardsmen, supernatural beings, and way more.
Secondly, the graphics are awesome. Ever wanted to see the castle of Prague? God, it's gorgeous. Istanbul? Beautiful. How 'bout a chinese fortress up in the mountains?
Third, this game is worth the money. I'm a "beginner" at video games, but I was still able to beat this one. It can get rough at times, but trust: the sheer number of levels makes this a worthy challenge. There's also varitey: One moment you're beating up more Nazis, the next you're shooting down planes.
Fourth: The sound is great. The plucked the original soundtrack from the movies and incorporated into this game. And Indy really sounds like Harrison Ford! Plus for Indy fans!
There are only a few problems:
-Story is a bit weak. Sometimes the guys can be fun, but others it's a bore. Still, it's more gameplay than cutscenes, so it's a minor problem.
-The "enemies" have stupid voices. There's one Nazi that really looks ugly.
-Like I said, this game gets hard: And frustrating. Often. If you don't have patience, you won't get through this game. The guys get tougher to beat as you go on. It gets especially hard when you reach the last levels.
Closing comments:
Definetly worth it. This is one awesome game that will challenge you and provide you with one great game experience. It's rated teen, but don't be fooled. Sure it has machine guns and Indy's whip...but it dosen't have blood or extreme violence. Anyway, this is one great game.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Comment: This game is god awful. The controls stink while the game play is medicore. The worse thing about the controls is that it's too flaky and unpolished. The controls are extremely sensitive and at times very unresponsive. The camera angle is even worse. You can face looking into inside of a wall. Yup.. inside of a wall. The camera angel is right up there with the controls as making this game GOD AWFUL. I expect more from Lucas Arts to make a game unfinish and unenjoyable as this.
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