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Lego Indiana Jones The Original Adventures

Your Favorite Hero in Lego Form

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.

Of course, pop culture’s most iconic archaeologist will whip 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 best-selling LEGO Star Wars games.

Key Features Everyone’s favorite fedora wearing hero returns to theaters this May in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and families can celebrate the humor and excitement of the original films with LEGO Indiana Jones. Tongue-in-cheek humor presents The Original Adventures in a manner only LEGO can whip up, with comical reinterpretations of classic Indiana Jones scenes and elements. Use Indy’s signature whip as a multi-purpose tool to attack, disarm, swing across gaps, activate levers and interact with a world of LEGO objects and puzzles. For the first time, LEGO Indy characters are fully immersed in their environment; swim, climb, shimmy across rock ledges and pick up and carry objects. Use a variety of weapons from the environment to fight enemies (e.g., chairs, guns, swords, bottles). Unlock more than 60 playable characters, including villains and supporting characters (Marion Ravenwood, Short Round, Rene Belloq, Willie Scott, Marcus Brody, Jones Senior and Mola Ram). Character specific abilities include excavation by Satipo, an umbrella slide by Marcus Brody, and monkey access by Marion Ravenwood. Create unique playable characters like Sallah Scott or Mola Round by mixing and matching the LEGO body parts of all playable characters. Explore the globe and solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO world. Cooperative gameplay encourages parents to share the legacy of Indiana Jones with their children in a fun and humorous way.

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User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars My 8 year old grandaughter loves it. Great birthday gift!
I purchased this for my grandaughter for her 8th birthday. She loves her Wii and really likes this game. Lots of action and adventure!

4 Stars Fun and exiting for kids
My 5 year old loves to play this game. It is not too easy but easy enough to keep his interest. Good game for the money.

3 Stars Meh…It’s okay
This game is okay as far as the Lego series go. The Star Wars Lego series is better, in my opinion. I suppose if you have not played the Star Wars Lego games, this game will be more interesting and new. However, it is pretty much more of the same and gets boring rather quickly.

5 Stars Great Choice
Just finished playing through the game… sort of a “sequel” to the lego star wars (same developers), there are some similarities (work through puzzles, find hidden objects, unlock characters by collecting lego studs) but some obvious differences. I would probably pick star wars over this one, simply because the franchise lends itself a little better (can’t do light sabers, laser blasters, and the force with indy!) and there are a couple quibbles -the heavy reliance on hand to hand, a lot without the whip, gets annoying. However, the puzzles are fun, some of those pieces are hard to find, and some of the levels are classic (my favorite is the final grail chapter). The tie-in to the movie is fun – hard to believe that raiders is now over 25 years old. If you like the indy movies and like lego star wars, pick this one up.

5 Stars Great fun for all ages
This game holds true for following the path of all three original movies. The Lego movie scenes are pretty comical. The control for this game is pretty good, you just have to get used to it a little bit. There are plenty of secret items to be found as you play the levels. It gives you the ability to play any character you earned or bought after you complete that level.

My 10 yr nephew also finds the game a lot of fun and we are curerntly competing to see who will beat the game first with the highest completed percentage. Two player function is something I haven’t used just yet but will once I beat the game.

I would highly recommend this game for it’s play & entertainment. You will not finish this game quickly, each level takes an average of an hour to complete and there are a bunch a levels to keep you busy.

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