Indiana Jones & The Emperor's Tomb

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Product Details

Platform : Macintosh, Mac OS X
Binding : CD-ROM
EAN : 0618870104201
Manufacturer : Aspyr Media
Product Group : Video Games
Release Date : 2003-12-03
UPC : 618870104201

ASIN : B0000C0ZBZ

Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.com

"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

Customer Reviews

The missing System Requirements (2004-07-03)

Please disregard the stars rating, I haven't played the game.Here's the System Requirements:

Mac OSX 10.2.5800 MHZ PowerPC G4 or better256 MB RAM32 MB Radeon 7500 / GeForce 2 class 3D hardware acceleration required64 MB Radeon 9000 / GeForce 4 Titanium or better recommended2 GB free on Hard Disk

If Adventure has a name..... (2004-02-03)

...it must be Indiana Jones.

There are dozens of games featuring Indiana Jones, and this seems to be best of them so far. The puzzles are challenging, with enough twists and turns that you can shake a stick at. All of the moves/items Indy uses are action packed full of fun. Obviously, it gets harder the deeper you get into the game, but that's what makes it an adventure. My sister and I just love it!!

Highly Recommended for Indiana Jones Fans (2004-01-14)

If you like Indian Jones movies (and who doesn�t?) and have a Macintosh, this is the game that�s hard to beat. I�ve read that some don�t like the control scheme, but after a little practice I found it fairly intuitive--just point Indiana with the mouse and press �w.� My only gripe would the lack of a �walk� mode. This is purely an esthetic however since there is a �stalk� mode that is the equivalent. The best part about the game is the combat engine. All of Harrison Ford�s characteristic moves are well modeled and the enemy AI is relentless and clever. I have an iMac 1.25 Ghz with 768 MB ram and was able to play in the high resolution mode with no trace of slow down.

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