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Preview

Due Fall 2002 for PC, PlayStation 2,
Xbox.
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Its official: There
will be a forth Indiana Jones movie with all of the principles returning; however,
shooting probably wont start on the movie for another couple of years. Thatll
have everyones favorite archeologist pushing retirement. To whet fans
appetites, LucasArts is planning a new Indy game for this coming fall. I have to admit
that theres part of me that would love to see an Indiana Jones game that
incorporates an "aching-joint" or "out-of-breath" factor that limits
you abilities to deal with those pesky Nazis. Alas, the new Indy game has Dr. Jones in his
Raiders prime with nary a weakness to be seen. It seems like its been a long time since weve have an Indiana Jones
game (even though its only been a couple of years, the last title was such a
thoroughly forgettable Tomb Raider clone that, well, I forgot about it) and with the
processing power now on the market, it was time to resurrect one of Hollywoods most
beloved characters. I only had a brief time with the game, but what I saw looked
promising. Indiana Jones isnt looking to forge any new ground, instead it seems to
be excavating classic platform adventures for all of the best elements. Indiana Jones is
part action, part puzzle solving game. As I said about RTX, its nice to see
LucasArts developing some non-Star Wars games again.
The Emperors Tomb is set in 1935, and has him racing to beat an evil
coalition to find one of the most powerful artifacts of all time. The game is filled with
exotic and diverse locales and, of course, features a host of Nazis, along with some
Chinese mobsters for good measure. Not only will gamers be able to use Jones
trademark whip and pistol, there will also be brawling elements incorporated into the game
which allows for hand to hand combat as well as using items like chairs and table legs for
weapons. This looks like the Indiana Jones game that weve all been waiting for. I
only hope that it can fulfill its promise. Indiana Jones and the Emperors Tomb will
be available this fall for the PS2, X-Box and PC.


Jason
Frank (06/23/2002) |
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