Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- February 24, 2003 13:00 PM PST
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Indiana Jones has another go at a thrilling video game adventure. Will he emerge from the Emperor?s Tomb victorious?
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Dr. Jones, I Presume?
Indiana Jones and the Emperor?s Tomb is your basic run, jump, punch, and solve puzzles type of action game that clocks in at a dime a dozen. Luckily, the spirit of the movies has been successfully transferred into a game with elevating results. The combat is especially well executed, although the amount of punishment opponents can take is a tad unrealistic. The puzzle element will have you pulling a fair share of levers and performing jump after curse-inducing jump. Some more in-game story breaks or variation in play mechanics would have gone a long way in making level goals seem less tedious.
The background music, comprised almost entirely of John Williams score, is easily the game?s biggest asset. Also noteworthy is the mostly convincing Harrison Ford sound-alike.
Throw Me the Emperor?s Tomb, I Throw You the Whip
The graphics are nicely done, but they certainly don?t push the Xbox too hard. Indy himself looks and animates well, as do most of the enemies you encounter. Some odd collision problems occur, breaking up the flow of the action.
With a little more fine-tuning and polish, Indiana Jones and the Emperor?s Tomb could have been completely awesome. It?s still a mighty fine adventure as it is, although Indy fans will get the most mileage from it.
