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Starts off well then tapers off

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A lot of good work in this game. Great music and action. Problem is no instant save, so if you get frustrating jump sequence and you keep dying you have to start all over again. I quit out of frustration and I have heaps of patience.

Good weapons, does capture the feel of Indiana Jones, yet too much reliance on frustrating jump patterns.

Had lots of potential but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

While not as popular as the Tomb Raider franchise, Lucas Arts still manages to churn out a good Indy game that always exceeds it's successor. Unfortunatley, compared to the more fleshed out titles like the Fate of Atlantis and the Infernal Machine. Indiana Jones and the Emperor's tomb is a very weak game. It's obvious that the game was polished and aimed at X-box owners, making lots of action a big plus and eliminating any quicksave in the game. Now this usually wouldn't be a problem, yet the stages are littered with tons of cheap deaths and very few areas that allow you to replentish your health. Graphics, while okay, suffer from severe slowdown adding even more to the frustration. And the while the settings are very impressive and creative, they're saddled with a mediocre story. While Fate of Atlantis and Infernal Machine kept with the spirit of the movies while putting Indy in a unique storyline, The Emperor's Tomb feels hackneyed and underdeveloped, Indy is whisked from one place to another with little or no explanation while being teamed up with some mushed-asian lady who sounds like Sean Connery imitating Michelle Yeoh while having as much personality as the AI that controls her. Saddled with other major annoyances (The obligatory "stealth" level) Emperor's tomb still manages to provide enough action to please most Indy fans, but for a more enjoyable experience, either track down a Copy of The Fate of Atlantis and/or buy the jewel-case version of The Infernal Machine.

Excellent Game Despite The Save System..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First, I will admit that I am hooked on this game. I bought it really cheap at a local game store (Thanks frustrated players, you saved me alot of money), a great deal in my book since the game is so much fun to play.

I love the whole atmosphere of this game. Even though it plays alot like a Tomb Raider clone (I dislike that chesty franchise quite a bit), Emperor's Tomb allows you to use your fists, Indy's whip or guns for "conflict management" which is alot of fun. The storyline also draws you in as well.

Buy this game!

Great Fight Sequences, Great Graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

People are complaining that there is no auto save. It is much better this way! With infernal machine, you'd autosave every 5 seconds, and if you got hit once, you could quick save right back. You could actually complete Infernal Machine without getting hit once! But this game does not have an auto save, an instead saves after each stage. This aspect makes it much, much more challenging and fun.

I do agree that the plot does need some work, but the fighting sequences makes up for that. The graphics are very well done and there are only a few minor glitches. The only glitch that caught my attention was where you back into a wall and the camera spazzes out.

The voice overs are very well done, accept for the chinese lady, who I agree sounds like a female Sean Connery.

Overall, this game was done very, very well. Do not listen to the whiners who quit the game just because they couldn't save every 5 seconds; The game is much better this way.

I could be soo much, buts its not

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just bought the Emperor's Tomb and am writing about the PC version. I guess I just compare 3rd person games to the Max Payne series, which isn't fair to most other games because Max Payne games are great. This game has good graphics but lacks story set up and great cut scenes. The thing I found most aggrevaiting was the lack of the save game. The missions are filled with jumping from here to there and on some if you fall you die, which means you start the WHOLE mission over again. Also, like another reviewer stated, its seems that the controls are not as defined as the should be. One time you jump from a cliff to another cliff it works, the next time it doesn't.

It could be an awesome game, but I feel it was a rush job and the developers didn't redefine the game for PC as well as they could have. If you have a lot of time and don't get frustrated replaying a level over and over agian this game is for you. If you are like me and would like to concentrate on the story line and getting to the next point with out having to keep doing the same stuff over and over again, this game isn't for you. That being said. Good luck to you all...

Whipped into submission

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is quite fun actually and the graphics are terrific. My problem with it is that there is entirely too much dependence on Indy's whip to get around. In some cases getting to the object I needed took so much effort that it just wasn't worth it. Also, the inability to save at crucial parts is non existant, the player is forced to go all the way back to the beginning of the chapter to try whatever he was doing again. I never finished the game. I gave up after several hours because it just wasn't very much fun.

Stop reading reviews and order it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. But you need a lot patience because you can't save in the middle of a level. And let me give you a word of advice- It'll ask you what you want to call your profile name when you hit new game. Go with the default (Indy1,2,3... ?) I first put in "Tom", and it didn't save, so just keep that in mind.

BUT- this game is a really good one. More of a fighting game than an archeoological one. In almost every level there's a swarm of nazis or zombies you need to kill- not that that's bad. Once you master the controls, the game is a classic. Good voice acting, good graphics and plot. Some was a bit far fetched, but I guess so is having your heart pulled out and staying alive. Hey, it's Jones, it's allowed to be fantasied.

You really should get this game, you'll have a lot of fun with it, some levels you'll want to play a few times, just because they're so fun. Good luck!

Great game overall...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is great for the reasons mentioned by all of the other reviewers. Graphics are gorgeous, puzzles are terrific, and the game has a very 3D feel to it. Some people complain about the controls, but I'd definitely say the Emperor's Tomb controls are far better than any Lara Croft game.

I have to point out, though, that the game's menu system sucks time out of the game's playability due to lengthy animations any time you save, load, die in-game, or just want to fool with settings. It can break the pace of the game.

Otherwise, a solid game. It's one of the few I've kept to this day for replayability (ironically, several of the others I've kept to replay are from LucasArts as well.)

Wish You Could Save More Often

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a nice game with good graphics but makes you continually go through the same area since it only saves at certain parts. Other than that it is great.

really cool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is really cool the hand to hand combat is better than i've ever seen the enemies can do as many moves as you can so thats really cool. The graphics are really good. this games worth every penny. it has a lot of adventure and you get to use indy's whip to grab your enemies to pull then toward you wich was fun. really cool game

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