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Lego Indiana Jones

Adventure
Releases: 06.03.08
Traveller's Tales
LucasArts
ESRB: E10+

Lego Indiana Jones

Where once we built Legos, we tear them down and hunt for ancient artifacts.

by Sarah Schutz

Everyone loves Legos and everyone loves George Lucas, so it wasn't surprising that Lego Star Wars and its subsequent sequels were a match made in heaven. Most gamers' childhoods were supplemented with the charming building blocks and blockheaded figures and surprisingly the series translates well to a non-tangible medium. Smashing Lego structures apart and solving puzzles by building up hidden Legos feeds our hunter/gatherer/building needs and there is nothing more satisfying than running around, ensuring you've gathered every last Lego bolt.

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is a welcome successor to its galactic predecessor. As perhaps the biggest Indiana Jones fan of all time, I was aptly prepared to come in with my guns and whip blazing - and while the transition to Legoland did have its problems, it still made for an amusing gameplay experience. As most critics have pointed out, the worst defamation of the game is in its absence of the Nazis. Indiana Jones without Nazis is like the Jedi without the Dark Side. With the central conflict eliminated, who are we going to fight? The game actually manages to patch up the problem quite well while restraining itself for the kiddies who don't need to be exposed to Hitler quite yet. Indy and friends fight jungle natives and generic soldiers which can conveniently be imagined as Nazis for us traditionalists. The storylines of the movies told in a mute Lego language garners quite a few chuckles, if at times a bit cheesy, but these are Legos, after all.

Playing the game through by yourself can be a bit tedious. Partner AI is often dumb as a block (haha, get it, Lego block?) and it usually feels as if half of the game is missing. Offline co-op makes for fun two player interaction and allows for more interactivity and exciting puzzle solving than playing the fairly simple game alone. Progressing through the levels, solving the puzzles and finding all the hidden artifacts offers great replayability and really smashing Legos into bits never gets old.

Lego Indiana Jones is by no means an overly challenging gaming outing. Suitable for all ages, it can offer more of a challenge to children, while also providing a nostalgic and casual gaming getaway for the more seasoned gamer. When your eyes have grown weary of the intense shooter or lengthy RPG, Lego Indy is a quaint respite for some laid back gaming.

Fabu old school two player, addictive

Overly simplistic smashing

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