Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

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Product Features

• Fierce fighting action involves hand-to-hand combat ranging from street brawls to martial arts battles
• New original storyline features diabolical villains, lethal enemies and an alluring partner, Mei Ying.
• Leap, swim, climb and punch your way through exotic locales in this original action-packed adventure.
• The adventure takes you from the jungles of Ceylon and underwater palaces in Istanbul, to the deadly streets of Hong Kong and beyond.

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 12 - 20 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IR4T
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,589 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

Amazon.com Review
"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 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 map. 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

Product Description
History: 2500 YEARS AGO China was a country ravaged by war. Ruthless warlords struggled for control of the nation while the common people suffered in endless tyranny, violence, and famine. In 221 B.C. a savage and brilliant warlord named Chin Shih-huang-ti annihilated all opposition and declared himself the First Emperor of China. Emperor Ch'in ruled China with an iron fist, torturing and killing anyone who opposed his absolute authority. Shortly after his inauguration, Ch'in conscri

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating yet Awesome !!, April 19, 2003

By	Shailesh R. Thackeray (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This game is one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. Bad-1) It does not allow save points and auto saves at the start of every level. Thereby if Indy dies, you have to re-start from the level. Bad-2) I always prefer using mouse left button to move forward and right button to move back. But its camera movement keys are hardcoded for the same. I still managed to use the mouse for movement but for swinging using Indy's whip, I've had to change the movement keys because then the mouse buttons would not let me swing Indy. And swinging using the whip is to be done scores of times. Bad 3) Most levels are very very tough. Fall in the water..Sharks attack, Swing..someone shoots. So be prepared to play levels innumerable times.BUT...Good 1)The graphics are awesome. Some levels like the China & Istanbul levels are to be seen to be believed. Truly beautiful. Good 2) The fight sequences are just great. Kicking, fisting, fighting using table legs, bottles or other items is superb. Good 3) Some of the puzzles are very good. The graphics used to showing the puzzles like the Zodiac clock is wonderful. All in all, the tough levels, the frustration in re-starting the levels add to one's determination to finish this frustrating yet awesome game. I hope Lucas Arts corrects the bad points and bring out an Indy III game soon.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor movement control--AND YOU CAN'T SAVE GAMES!, March 31, 2003

By	Tony Wieczorek (Caldwell, Idaho United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a terrible disappointment. I've begun playing the PC Version of Indy and the Emperor's Tomb, but the keyboard control of his movement is very clumsy. With high quality engines like the Quake architecture available, there's no excuse for such aggravating movement problems.

But the worst thing is that the game does not allow you to save games! After working through a long series of actions, should you slip and "die," you have to go back to the beginning of the level, where the game may have saved a start point. You then have to work repeatedly through the same portions you have played, just to get back to a simple action point.

Miss a jump? Too bad, you have to crawl through a series of very difficult steps, fighting the lousy control engine, just to get back to try a single action.

How could they screw up such a great game so badly.

A very disappointed Indy fan....

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Won't be disappointed, April 10, 2003

By	Peter (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

Compared to the previous Indianna Jones game, The Infernal Machine, this game is phenomenal. The graphics are gorgeous and the frame rates are fine(on my high-end PC). The controls take a while to get used to, but if you are experienced with using the mouse and keyboard, or if you have a game controller, you will be fine with the control aspect.
The levels are designed well, with an intrigueing story line and cool pre-level cut scenes. Another great aspect of the game that many people have overlooked is its PERFECT balance of guns and hand/whip combat. The last Indy game left his fists with no real use, but this game is remarkable and extremely fun when it comes to fist fighting. The fights are long and leaves you with lots of room to improvise(left mouse button is left hand, right button right hand). I am also able to grab the opponent and then do a variety of combo-move on him such as punching as I hold him, knee him, head-butt, or throw over a cliff or into a wall. If your skilled enough, you can even get your opponent into a headlock. The guns on the other hand, do not kill the opponent in one shot and have precious ammo, as it should be. It is often easier to whip a gun out of an opponents hand and beat the crap out of him with your fists.
Many people have complained that you are unable to save a game where ever you want, but I like it like that. It is more challenging and organized, and leaves me without all those save files that I lose track of. I have not had the problem of having to redo a section over and over again from dieing right at the end. I've been playing the game on normal difficulty through 6 levels and have only gotten to the END of a section and die once, so it really shouldn't be considered a problem. I highly recommend this game to anyone looking for an adventurous, action-packed, challenging, fun, fast-paced, intruiging, challenging, exciting, intense, fun, well-made...game.

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