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Released 06 June 2008

Format PS2, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3

Developer Activision

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Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

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Ditching the newfangled Crystal Skull for a romp through the classic trilogy, this latest bout of Lego swashbuckling is a cute and captivating adventure that no Indiana Jones fan will be able to resist.

Following the same structure as Lego Star Wars – one of the few franchises to unite both old and young gamers – the game sees players exploring plastic worlds based on Spielberg’s rollicking classics; smashing the scenery to uncover treasures, collecting Lego bricks to solve simple puzzles, and hopping between dozens of perilous platforms. Using the special powers of familiar faces from the Indiana films – including Short Round and Henry Jones Sr. – also adds interesting twists to the action, especially when a second player picks up your spare gamepad to join the action.

But while the game does little to evolve the Lego franchise, The Original Adventures boasts a razor-sharp sense of humour that’ll delight movie fans, with sequences such as Indy riffling through his bag to find the golden idol from Raiders Of The Lost Ark – but pulling out C-3PO’s shiny head instead – making this worth the price of admission alone.

Reviewer: David McComb

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Deeply Addictive.

Lego Indiana Jones is a great, addictive game for all ages. It does the eariler films really well, only this time they are small and don't talk! It's a very fun game with lots to do and puzzles to solve, some of them are easy while others are a little hard for the younger ones. But in all, the greatest game to base the legend on. I like it very much, four stars. ... Read More

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