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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.)

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!

This game is awsome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have had this game for about 1 month, and it is one of my favorites. Some of it's highlights are:

-good graphics
-fun and realistic fighting
-intriuging storyline
-classic Indy feel
-large arsenal of weapons
-ability to pick up things like liquor bottles, chairs, and tablelegs and use them as weapons

The only sucky thing is that if you die, you restart the level.However,it's not hard to get to where you were. For anyone who care's, I'm in peng lai lagoon right now.Oh, and 1 other thing. You should DEFENETLY downloud the demo to see if it works on your computer.So, good luck!

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.

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.

I Luv Pummeling Nazis!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

How can you go wrong with a game where you get to beat the living bejeezus out of Nazi scum?!

It may not be a perfect game, but IJ&tET is an incredibly exciting and action packed game.

I won't go into the plot of the game. There's too much of it and not enough time to waste reading about it.

Pros:

Kick-ass action. The hand-to-hand-combat is terrific. You have your left hand and your right hand with one fist a piece. There are a lot of fun combos you can use to attack your enemies. Grabbing makes it even more enjoyable as you grab an enemy and punch him like he's got Everlast written all over him or you can throw him against a wall and make mince meat out of him. Not to mention the shoulder grab and multiple knee to the gut attack. There's also the ability to guard yourself with those fisticuffs of yours. Did I mention how much I enjoy wailing on Third Reich fockers?

The talent. Top-notch voice over actors do a terrific job bringing the well written dialogue to life. It's a great story as well and worthy of the Indy series. Indy's voice is very close to Harrison Ford's.

The look and sounds. Stunning environments and characters. I love the designs created. I especially liked the buildings in Istanbul (not Constantinople). This game is very detailed yet runs flawlessly on not-so-up-to-date PCs like mine. I enjoyed all the sound fx of the weapons. They sounded authentic and added to the action.

The weapons. Oh my. The whip. It is so much fun whippin' baddies with it. You have plenty of guns both pistol and automatic to shoot anything with which includes sharks and alligators.

The action and adventure. So much fun. Every turn is an opportunity to swing off of ledges all over the place with your trusty whip. You climb, jump, sommersault and hang onto / off of and flush against ledges way up, up in the air (acrophobics might get a tad freaked at times). Plenty of puzzles and hidden gems abound make it more fun than a barrel of snakes ("Why did it have to be snakes?").

GUI and controls. Very easy to read and use and to set up. All the settings are customable to your liking except that the game doesn't recognize extra buttons on the mouse other than the basic 3 and the wheel. Not a big deal.

Cons:

Control. At times the controls can be jerky. My main issue is the auto-controls. The character sometimes goes in another direction than you may want. Very annoying.

Camera angles. Frustrating. The auto-camera turns away from you or just does its own thing and can be very disorienting in the most inconvenient of times.

Secrets. There are assumedly a lot of them but aren't easy to find with the annoying camera and the lack of a "searching" option. Eh.

Saving. Biggest pain-in-the-tucchus. You cannot save where you want. There is only the auto-saving at the end of each section. This really is the biggest issue I had with the game.

All in all it's super fun and more exciting than most games. It really does bring you into the adventurous world of Dr. Indiana Jones (Jr.).

Best Action Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game takes place right before the second movie so. If your looking for a great game dont listen to those bad reviews. every thing about this game is great. somepeople say the contols are hard, but they really arent. the only way the will be hard is if you change them. there are some pretty cool places to travel to. the story line is great it has some great moments. it NEVER takes a boring turn there is awlays lots of excitement. there are soo many different wepons to use. even though their are many wepons to choose from i preffer to just knock em out! fighting is awesome! there are many different charicters bad and good. its not too easy to beat the guys up but not to hard. after you beat all the levels there is one more thing to do. in each area there are different artifacts. travel back to uncover them. once your done that you will get a suprise. after you beat this you wont be able to wait for the next one.

A fun action/adventure title...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was The Collective's third game, and it shares both its engine and has some gameplay similarities to their earlier (and better) Buffy title, which was unfortunately never released on PC.

The easiest way to describe Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb is to say it's like Tomb Raider done right. It has much, much more polished (and less frustrating) gameplay, much better control, and of course much better graphics (not cutting edge by PC standards, but still very well done). There's a solid fighting engine here too-the combat works pretty well (though isn't as deep as in Buffy), and helps add variety to the Tomb Raider-style level navigation. The only "catch" is you really need a control pad for this-I'd recommend using Microsoft's wired USB 360 pad, which works great on PC.

As mentioned in an earlier review, you can't save anywhere. I didn't find that to be too much of a problem. There were a few levels I had to start over, but for the most part the game doesn't have "cheap deaths", and the gameplay is nicely balanced.

Frustrating But A Lot Of Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game quite a while ago now, pretty cheaply, & i love it, it can be a game where you can yell & scream if you get so close to the end of 1 stage then you stuff it up & have to do it all over again. The graphics are great, i love the whole feel of the game, the worlds i explore while i am playing it. The most frustrating stage ever is The End-"Von Beck's Revenge" where he is chasing you in a tank & you have to keep constantly jumping, use your whip to wrap around the over head beams above the many pitfalls in the stage, it took me well over 100times to do it, but i finally did it. I just can't wait to finish it. Frustrating game, but a lot of fun to play.

IJET: Indy at his best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is really a fun game. I've had it for a while, but have only recently been able to play it (I'll explain later), and in the short time I've been playing it has quickly become one of my favorite games I've ever played.

Anyone who has played the last Indy game (Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine) can remember the poor graphics, lame bad guys, and boring action that was that experince. Sure, it was fun, and I enjoyed it, but compared to this new(ish) game, it might as well be Pong. In "Infernal", you took down most of your enemies with a pistol or some other gun, and it didn't really have that Indiana Jones feel. In "The Emperor's Tomb", the fighting gameplay is much improved, with variations of punching, kicking, whipping, shooting, and clobbering. You can use items such as chairs, bottles, table legs, and shovels to your advantage here, and so can your enemies. Yes, you do get an assortment of guns, but ammo is usually very limited, and you will often find yourself resorting to fisticuffs (Which is more fun anyway).

The graphics look sweet. There are waterfalls, trees, city streets, submarines, shipwrecks, and all kinds of great eye candy. That said, don't be fooled by the low price. This game WILL NOT RUN ON YOUR OLDER MACHINES. I made this mistake. MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE YOU BUY. I had to wait until I got a much nicer computer before I could even load this game.

This is a must-have for the Indiana Jones fan, a chance to BE Indiana Jones, punching Nazis, whipping across chasms, and stealing treasures. Its just pure Indy goodness.

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