Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Xbox 360)

There is something undeniably appealing about the Lego series of games. I loved playing with Lego when I was a kid, and the opportunity to see classic movie moments played out in mime by Lego figures as if being re-enacted by six year olds is one I'm sure most people will enjoy. While this may feel like "Lego Star Wars" in all but name, there is still plenty in the game that fans of the films will find to enjoy - whether they are kids or adults who want a not-too-serious gaming experience. Like "Lego Star Wars", "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" features the first three classic movies in the franchise - "Raiders of the Lost ...  Read the complete review

This game apparently retails for about £50. I got my copy free with something or other. It's a platform/puzzle game that takes you through the first three Indiana Jones films, with six missions from each film and a few bonus missions to unlock at the end of it all. You can play single-player, swapping between characters as you need to, or multiplayer co-op. I enjoyed the earlier Lego Star Wars thoroughly - it won me over with its gentle humour and inspired platform-related shenanigans. It's a cute and funny game that has a fair bit of replay value and novelty. So I was expecting Lego Indiana Jones to be similar. And in some ways it is. It still has ...  Read the complete review

Hvaing previously played LEGO Star Wars one and two I was more than prepared to play this entry to the series. Based on the original 3 Indiana Jones films (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade) key scenes are played out across 18 levels in total, 6 to each film and while Indy may not have spent a full half hour getting through the puzzles in the finale of Last Crusade or used the games exact tactics to defeat the German heavy round the plane in Raiders everything is in spirit the old films. The extensions to these events are more than allowed by fans with a sense of humour. In the same style as Star Wars and indeed, all the ...  Read the complete review

The Lego series of games are all great fun to play, and Indiana Jones is no exception. All of the familiar scenes from the film are recreated with great humour and effect in this gem of a game, and Indy and his supporting cast are a delight to play with. The main positive for me with this game is the co-operative multiplayer opt in/opt out mode, allowing you to play through the levels on your own, or with a friend, changing between the two whenever the need arises. My partner, who is not a gamer at all, loved playing Lego Indiana Jones with me, and she would add her positives to this review. A mixture of puzzle solving, action and adventure, Lego Indiana Jones is a great ...  Read the complete review

For the vast majority of people they sleep well at nights not worrying about the future of the games console market. I am unhappy to say that I am not one of these people. I am a gamer first and foremost and have been playing around 2+ hours a day for over 20 years, so what really annoys me is when people ask me about the Wii. IMO the Wii is not a games console, but a toy, I would rather jump from a 10 story building than have to play yet another game of that bloody Wii Sports. The fact is that this casual market has become more commercial than the traditional games market meaning that resources from games I would like are being spent elsewhere. I dread the next Wii ...  Read the complete review