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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
78
7.8 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 22 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: LucasArts

Developer: Traveller's Tales

Genre(s): Adventure

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: June 3, 2008

Summary

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures takes the fun and creative construction of LEGO and combines it with the wits, daring and non-stop action from the original cinematic adventures that enthralled audiences everywhere (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). With a unique tongue-in-cheek take on the original adventures, LEGO Indiana Jones follows Dr. Jones escapades through the jungles of South America to the mountaintops of India. Fans can build, battle and brawl their way through their favorite cinematic moments, from Indy's entanglements with snakes to his dashing boulder run. Pop culture's most iconic archeologist whips through all the classic moments with the help of a host of supporting characters including Marion Ravenwood and Short Round. Players can also mix and match the body parts of more than 60 playable characters to create new heroes just as they could in the LEGO Star Wars games. [LucasArts]

What The Critics Said

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85

Games Master UK

A magnificent celebration of all things Indy and a great primer for the new movie. [July 2008, p.66]

82

Official Nintendo Magazine UK

It doesn't change the LEGO forumla but with great movie moments and loads of genuine-if-simple fun, it's still a good little game. [July 2008, p.74]

82

Gamer 2.0

Lego Indiana Jones’s success comes from keeping the fun gameplay of the Lego Star Wars games, but injecting the classic Indy moments, music, and characters

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80

NGamer UK

As essential as buying the DVD box set of the first three films. Just a bit Lego-ier. [Aug 2008, p.54]

80

Cheat Code Central

If you're looking for an entirely new gameplay experience from the folks at LucasArts, then you won't find it in LEGO Indiana Jones. However, this is the most polished and enjoyable entry in the LEGO series of games.

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80

G4 TV

LEGO Indiana Jones may not be quite as engaging as LEGO Star Wars, but it’s still a lot of fun to play through. That’s doubly true with a friend. The quest isn’t particularly long, but there’s plenty of incentive for a second run-through (or a third …), and Indy fans will definitely have a blast re-living the original films -- LEGO-style.

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80

GameDaily

The presentation is mostly excellent and the gameplay effectively blends puzzle solving with action. While there are no scenarios from the latest Indy film, these Adventures still provide a worthwhile Jones fix.

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80

IGN

Traveller's Tales has once again delivered an experience that boils down to smashing stuff over and over again while searching for secrets, while also managing to make that formula fun and addictive.

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80

GameSpy

As enjoyable as the game is, it's even more fun with a second player (although there's no online play, sadly).

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80

GameSpot

The third time is the charm for Traveller's Tales--logical puzzles and great offline co-op play make this the best Lego game yet.

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80

n-Revolution Magazine UK

Not as well made as "LEGO Star Wars," but this is brick-blasting entertainment. [Issue #24, p.68]

80

GameCritics

Lego Indiana Jones is so successful because it reimagines the films it’s based on without reproducing them.

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80

Cynamite

For LEGO and Indy fans, this game is a revelation! The funny scenes, in which Traveller’s Tales make fun of themselves, are one of the best parts of LEGO Indiana Jones.

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78

The New York Times

This simple gameplay is appropriate to the game’s primary target audience, children. But it is notable just how much fun adults can have with it.

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75

Nintendo Power

Ultimately, the main draw of LEGO Indiana Jones is playing through many of the movies' most memorable moments in the charming LEGO style, and the game definitely succeeds in doing that. [July 2008, p.87]

75

PALGN

LEGO Indiana Jones sticks to an almost identical formula to the LEGO Star Wars games before it, but with its adventure-themed gameplay and incredibly entertaining cooperative features, the game is a solid purchase for anyone who wants to have some pure, uncomplicated fun.

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70

Jolt Online Gaming UK

While not a bad game, our overriding feeling while playing Lego Indiana Jones was that we really wanted to play through Lego Star Wars again. The game works, for all its glitches, and will undoubtedly provide a good few hours of co-op fun with a like-minded second player. Nevertheless, the painful fact is that Lego fatigue has set in far sooner than we had expected it to.

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70

Cubed3

If you liked the Star Wars LEGO title then you’ll like this.

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70

VideoGamer

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures doesn't quite live up to its Star Wars cousins, mainly due to the fact that Star Wars is simply a more memorable series, but it's still a brilliant adventure and great fun.

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70

Game Informer

The magic just isn’t here. Repeating the success of Star Wars with a radically different license requires more than Star Wars as a foundation. It really never finds Indiana Jones’ pulse, and ends up being somewhat of a mess, albeit a moderately fun one.

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70

Gaming Target

The great moments were truly great. But the lackluster moments were very disappointing. So I'm going to say that the game might be more rental than purchase.

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60

DarkZero

Perhaps the worst thing you can say about Lego Indy is that it is not as instantly likeable as the Lego Star Wars games, and that it’s more of a relationship you’ll have to work at instead of being the love at first sight Travellers Tales' previous efforts were.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

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

Nathan H. gave it a9:
Very similar to the lego star wars game, but i found it more enjoyable. I personally always have liked the indiana jones movies better than the star wars movies so i guess that it made the game more enjoyable for me. The sound effects for the guns are pathetic though. This is a must get game.

Leigh G. gave it a9:
More great fun for the whole family.

Dan H. gave it a6:
Same dumb but fun game, sans the appeal of Star Wars. My 5-year-old likes it, but it's too complicated for him to play alone, especially given the 2-player puzzle bent. Heck, some of the puzzles take a vet like me a while to figure out.

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