Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (Jewel Case)

by LucasArts

Product Features

• Fierce fighting action and hand-to-hand combat from street brawls to martial arts battles
• Shotguns, submachine guns, a plethora of improvised weapons -- and of course, Indy's trusty whip and pistol
• Original storyline with new villains, enemies and an alluring partner
• Leap, swim, climb and punch your way through exotic locales
• Explore levels across the globe from the jungles of Ceylon and underwater palaces in Istanbul to the deadly streets of Hong Kong and beyond

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002IWYH2
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 27, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,413 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

You're Indiana Jones. Legendary adventurer. Daring rogue. And the most butt-kicking archaeologist the world has ever seen. It's 1935 and this time you must prevent a powerful Chinese artifact from falling into evil hands. This globe-spanning adventure pits you against evil Nazis and the Asian underworld with a mysterious and alluring partner, Mei Ying. It'll take more than just a trusty whip and pistol to avoid deadly traps and navigate through all the dangerous environments. Do you have what it takes to make it back alive?

Product Description

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb takes you on a globe-spanning adventure to prevent an ancient artifact from falling into the wrong hands!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IJET: Indy at his best, December 23, 2004

By 

Evan Hinton "Critic for Hire" (Red Bluff, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This is really a fun game. I've had it for a while, but have only recently been able to play it (I'll explain later), and in the short time I've been playing it has quickly become one of my favorite games I've ever played.

Anyone who has played the last Indy game (Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine) can remember the poor graphics, lame bad guys, and boring action that was that experince. Sure, it was fun, and I enjoyed it, but compared to this new(ish) game, it might as well be Pong. In "Infernal", you took down most of your enemies with a pistol or some other gun, and it didn't really have that Indiana Jones feel. In "The Emperor's Tomb", the fighting gameplay is much improved, with variations of punching, kicking, whipping, shooting, and clobbering. You can use items such as chairs, bottles, table legs, and shovels to your advantage here, and so can your enemies. Yes, you do get an assortment of guns, but ammo is usually very limited, and you will often find yourself resorting to fisticuffs (Which is more fun anyway).

The graphics look sweet. There are waterfalls, trees, city streets, submarines, shipwrecks, and all kinds of great eye candy. That said, don't be fooled by the low price. This game WILL NOT RUN ON YOUR OLDER MACHINES. I made this mistake. MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE YOU BUY. I had to wait until I got a much nicer computer before I could even load this game.

This is a must-have for the Indiana Jones fan, a chance to BE Indiana Jones, punching Nazis, whipping across chasms, and stealing treasures. Its just pure Indy goodness.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game is awsome!, September 3, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I have had this game for about 1 month, and it is one of my favorites. Some of it's highlights are:

-good graphics

-fun and realistic fighting

-intriuging storyline

-classic Indy feel

-large arsenal of weapons

-ability to pick up things like liquor bottles, chairs, and tablelegs and use them as weapons

The only sucky thing is that if you die, you restart the level.However,it's not hard to get to where you were. For anyone who care's, I'm in peng lai lagoon right now.Oh, and 1 other thing. You should DEFENETLY downloud the demo to see if it works on your computer.So, good luck!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun action/adventure title..., January 20, 2006

By 

WolfPup (United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This was The Collective's third game, and it shares both its engine and has some gameplay similarities to their earlier (and better) Buffy title, which was unfortunately never released on PC.

The easiest way to describe Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb is to say it's like Tomb Raider done right***. It has much, much more polished (and less frustrating) gameplay, much better control, and of course much better graphics (not cutting edge by PC standards, but still very well done). There's a solid fighting engine here too-the combat works pretty well (though isn't as deep as in Buffy), and helps add variety to the Tomb Raider-style level navigation. The only "catch" is you really need a control pad for this-I'd recommend using Microsoft's wired USB 360 pad, which works great on PC.

As mentioned in an earlier review, you can't save anywhere. I didn't find that to be too much of a problem. There were a few levels I had to start over, but for the most part the game doesn't have "cheap deaths", and the gameplay is nicely balanced.

***This was written before Tomb Raider actually WAS done right-in Tomb Raider: Legend and the following games. Those are well worth the money in my opinion, but this is still a nice game if you missed it.