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DH and I ordered this one after playing Lego Star Wars with the kiddos and we unanimously love it. As always with the Lego approach, there is plenty of humor and loads of fun. It's challenging enough for adults while still being completely accessible to my 5 and 7 y.o.'s. Plus, as the mama to these little ones, I am always happy at the lack of gore and blood. We can't wait to try Lego Batman!
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My 5 year old and I enjoyed multiple hours on the Lego Star Wars games, so we were excited when Lego Indiana Jones came out. Its format is very similar to the Star Wars games. We actually got through the game in about 4 days. It actually seems a little easier and less complex than the Lego Star Wars games. We haven't reached 100% yet, but we finished all the levels in Story mode. That's what's nice about this game, there is still plenty to go back and do during "free play" mode. Yes, there are a few things that are harder to figure out. There was a few times I had to resort to an online walkthrough. I would recommend this game to anyone - old and young.
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I just finished playing through this game in Story mode, and I have to say it was a ton of fun from start to finish. In fact, the last time I enjoyed a video game this much was when I played the previous Lego game. This game has virtually everything you could expect in the series: Humorous cut scenes, imaginative puzzles, new attack moves, and cool new vehicles to handle.
The game itself is divided into the same "3 movies, 6 chapters/movie" sections as both the Lego Star Wars games, and feels about the same length.
The puzzles are both more intricate and more logical than the Lego Star Wars games. If you have played either of the previous Lego games, there will be little in the way of outright frustration for you. If you have not, however, or you have young children playing through the game, get ready to encounter some real stumbling blocks. I have gotten 100% on both the previous Lego Star Wars games, and I still had to resort to a walkthrough/message board on three separate occasions to finish the Story Mode of this game.
Unlike Star Wars, where there were several interesting characters in a bit of a Rebel Forces ensemble piece, the Indiana Jones movies focused squarely on Indy and Indy alone. As a result, the characters selection screen is padded with Indy in several different costumes, which is a few too many. However, the other characters have been made interesting as well, and the game does a good job of balancing out skills so that you might actually want to be the non-Indy character once in a while.
The music is top notch, and sounds virtually indistinguishable from the movie.
The humor is (if anything) even better than in the Lego Star Wars games. I found myself laughing out loud several times through the course of the game from the unexpected cut scene script deviations.
The vehicles/animals section is a standout. You will ride boats, horses, elephants, motorcycles, and (of course) a mine cart, among other things. This section is an improvement over both Lego Star Wars games, as each one of the vehicles/animals are both unique and fun (unlike the "glorified floating bridge" landspeeder in Lego Star Wars II).
The only downside of such an outstanding game is the sub-par buddy character AI. I played through the game on my own, and there were a few instances where my helper character had no clue what to do. In fact, in some rare cases, I had to plug a second controller into the PS2 to make both characters do what I wanted, something I NEVER had to do on either of the Lego Star Wars. It was a shame, as it took away a bit of the fun from an otherwise thoroughly enjoyable game.
Despite the AI problem, this is a 5-star game, and will be truly enjoyable for the whole family.
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I was a big fan of the Lego star wars games and this seems so far to be different enough from those to be 'new' and still has enough of the old to be just as much fun. Only complaint is that in the first day I did manage to lock it up when my son tried to drop out at the same time I pushed pause. Also the puzzles seem to be more involved and harder to solve than in the star wars series.
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