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Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

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7.4 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: LucasArts

Developer: The Collective

Genre(s): Third-Person Action, Adventure

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: March 25, 2003

Summary

Indiana Jones as he travels to 1935 China to prevent a powerful artifact from falling into evil hands. Indy's latest globe-spanning adventure takes you from the jungles of Ceylon and underwater palaces in Istanbul, to the deadly streets of Hong Kong and beyond. Racing against evil Nazis and the Asian underworld with mysterious, alluring partner Mei Ying, you'll leap, swim, climb and punch your way through exotic locales, fighting hand-to-hand combat from street brawls to martial arts battles. It will take more than just your trusty whip and pistol to avoid deadly traps and navigate through all the dangerous environments. Do you have what it takes to possess the mysterious "Heart of the Dragon?" [LucasArts]

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What The Critics Said

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Gamer's Pulse

The addition of action elements to this adventure game really help keep it moving and exciting.

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PC Gameworld

A fun and imaginative game that, while not particularly engrossing or challenging, will entertain and amuse quite well.

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GameZone

A solid adventure title that features great graphics, nice atmosphere and excellent sound. However, poorly implemented controls and a tricky camera mar the gameplay.

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ActionTrip

The game doesn't innovate the genre in any way, but it does provide long hours of fun gameplay for those of us who are fans of action-adventure games.

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Armchair Empire

It's stylish, fun and let's you go nuts with a whip.

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netjak

The music, puts the game right up over the top giving it an epic theatrical feel that makes it a fun play every time.

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Game Chronicles

Manages to capture the spirit of the films and packs a ton of combat and action sequences into a good old-fashioned adventure game. The puzzles are mindless so check your brain at the door.

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GameSpot

While Emperor's Tomb has a few control issues that will take some time to get used to, the game's fast pace definitely makes for an interesting adventure.

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IGN

My biggest gripes against the game are the tricky camera and the horrible and frequent swimming bits. The interface is also somewhat clunky interface but, outside of these three issues, I had a lot of fun.

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PC Gamer

Though it's no classic tale, Emperor's Tomb has both actioning and adventuring in spades, whisking you off on a gorgeous cross-continental tour of exotic locales. [June 2003, p.68]

Computer Gaming World

Provides solid 3D platforming action with some panache - and the occasional little graphics glitch. [June 2003, p.94]

GameSpy

Rather than approaching the controls from a PC-centric point of view, the developers seemed to be trying to graft the Xbox's analog stick control-pad system directly onto a mouse and keyboard setup.

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Maxim Online

Despite the occasionally clunky controls, Emperor’s Tomb does impress with its hand-to-hand brawls (Ms. Croft would be lost without HER weapons) and the free-range exploration allowed within each level.

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Computer Games Magazine

It gets the feel of the character right, and while the levels and controls can become annoying at times, most of the gameplay - particularly when fighting - is entertaining. [July 2003, p.82]

Edge Magazine

Instant deaths, glitchy combat, uninspiring boss encounters and twitchy controls conspire to make this a below-par experience. If it wasn't for the occasional flashes of imagination and the familiarity and richness conveyed through the license then The Emperor's Tomb would be utterly forgettable. [May 2003, p.99]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.4 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

S. D. gave it a9:
If you could save the game any time, i think the game would be to easy. I love the game... Have played it 3-4 times.

TG W gave it a 7:
A very fun game (the fist fights kick much booty) but the lack of mid level saving drag it down.

T Rider gave it a 9:
Again, I would say Awesome! I agree that the no mid point saving is a hassel, but overall it's pretty cool.

C. M. gave it a 5:
I would have given it a 10! But there is no way to save the game. You must play through a whole level (sometimes very frustrating fights) and if you die you must start from the start of each level. This is the one complain everyone has! Maybe Lucas can issue some patch.

Jean B. gave it a 9:
Very good.

Josh G. gave it a 10:
Indiana Jones rules!!!

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