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WARNING!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you are thinking of buying this game MAKE SURE YOU READ THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS! This game is very picky about requirements and will end up being a complete waste of your money if you have slightly out of date hardware. So check before you buy!

Lousy controls

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If it was not for the controls, that game would have been great! Graphics are gorgeous. The story holds you spellbound. Fist fights are fun. But those controls are a real killjoy. Even after hours of playing, you can't get acustomed to the fact that Indy's movements are based on the camera position and not Indy himself. So if you happen to have Indy facing you (wall behind his back), he'll move forward if you hit the backward key, go right when the left move key is punched and vice versa! And as soon as the angle of the camera changes, all movements change. It got on my nerves so much that I quit playing the game 4 levels through.
Piece of advice: go the official web site, download the demo and try for yourself before buying the game.
Great disappointment!

PC Users BEWARE - Technical Problems

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My son and I eagerly anticipated the arrival of the Emperor's Tomb since last summer. We would go to Lucas Arts website look at the artwork, screen shots, and trailer. We were so excited about it because the previous game, Infernal Machine was a big hit with us.

Then the release date changed from November 2002, to March 2003, then May, then June and now July for Playstation II.

When we loaded the PC version, we had major problems with graphics card compatibility. When trying to trouble shoot the problem, they had a list of almost a dozen problems users could have with different graphics cards. In the end we gave up and sent the PC version back to Lucas Arts. Since then, I noticed that they have a computer patch for some of the problems users are encountering with the PC version.

In there "rush" to bring the product to market, it seems that some "quality assurance" measures were by passed. It makes me somewhat concerned about the Playstation II version of the game......how will I download a patch ???

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a complete waste

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Controls are clumsy, game is not challenging at all, even if you choose the difficult level it is ridiculously easy. The baddies say the same thing all the time, you encounter the same obstacles over and over very repetitive. Indiana moves like an ape.
The only challenging aspect is that you cannot save the game where you would like and combined with the clumsy controls you need to repeat over and over again the same non challenging actions.
Please do not waste your money.

You'll be sorry!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This has to be the worst game that Lucas Arts has ever released. The movement controls are the worst I've ever experienced in any game. Paired with the endless fighting scenes that are hard to control, you'll want to tear your hair out. You have to go through seemingly endless screens just to load, save, or quit.

But the worst thing is that there's no quicksave mode, so if you die near the end of a particularly stupid level, you have to go back and start the whole level again. Endless frustration.

The last Indiana Jones game, "The Infernal Machine" was superb, one of my favorite games of all time! It was highly playable, with wonderful puzzles and great controls. "Emperor's Tomb" is as close to the exact opposite as you could get.

Emperor's Tomb should be in a Tomb

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: March 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Graphics are excellent. However there is one very severe flaw with the PC version, you CANNOT save a game. The program automatically saves as you finish a level. If you die close to the end of a level, you have to start that level all over again. If you want to go mow the lawn and resume later, you have to start that level all over again. This could be, no IS very tedious and I've already lost interest in the game. The packaging indicates no special playing exceptions, so I assumed it would be like The Infernal Machine... A potentially very exciting game, that ends up disappointing.

The Tomb of Frustration

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this at a store at the recommendation of the clerk. It is horrible. Totally linear, the graphics are all really walls except the one path that you must take. Worse yet, is that there is no save. While most of it so simple as to not be a problem, some of the tasks require jumping from point to point, and there is a lack of consistency. One time the jump works, the next time the exact exact same jump fails. If it fails you have to start at the beginning of the chapter. There is a cheat god mode, but if you miss the jumps you end up in limbo so that does not help. The AI is the worse I have ever seen. Two to three shots in the foot, body, or head to put down an opponent. Does not matter if it is the gun, shotgun, fists, etc., takes three hits. One shotgun blast at to the head at close range will not put them down - takes three.
Might be fun for some kid that is crazy about Indy Jones, but from a game standpoint it stinks bigtime. The only game I have quite without finishing.

Worst Indy Game EVER!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'd give this game 0 stars if that was on option! This game [stinks]!!! Simply put, this is NOT a PC game, its a port from a console game. The camera control is the worst in PC gaming history. No ability to save in the game so you will be playing sequences over and over and over and over. The hand to hand combat would be cool if the camera didn't have a mind of its own and result in your death over and over and over. Don't even attempt this game without a gamepad, the keyboard and mouse controller are terrible. The shooting interface is so bad you might as well not even use it. graphics are only fair for the system requirements.

If you want a great Indiana Jones game get The Infernal Machine.

If you're into self torture and repeating the same sequences over and over and over and over, this is your game. If you want a fun gaming experience get something else!

Mature Rating for this game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: May 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It surprised me that the rating is still pending for the Emperor's Tomb. After playing the Infernal Machine and then seeing trailers and screen shots for the Emperor's Tomb I have no doubt about the rating it should receive.

This is a MUCH MORE VIOLENT game then other Indiana Jones' games. Indiana can now use chairs, tables, etc to bash his opponents over the head. He punches alot more with a great deal of hand to hand violence. Including punching and knocking people off roof tops so they fall to their death screaming.

Parents should really take the time to view to see if it appropriate for their child. It is far more violent then other Indiana Jones' games and is perhaps the first time I have considered not purchasing a game due to its violence.

Too Much Frustrating Work and No Reward - NO FUN!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed the Infernal Machine much more than the Emperor's Tomb. This game is very frustrating. Every time you die, you must start from the beginning of the level, and it is very easy to die at any time in this game. At no time during the game can you save. It became such a problem, that I had to walk away from my computer at times because I was so angry. I had a few choice words for the creators of this horrible game. The camera is the worst I have seen in a game. It spins out of control and takes a long time to get use to. It will drive you nuts! It is very hard to control during the fighting. There are really only two things that you will ever do in this game, and they are as follows:
1. You will jump from floating platform to platform - Have we not gotten past this type of game play yet? Oh yah, some of the jumping is extremely hard to do, and it is under very difficult circumstances. Some levels will take a long time to get past with no reward at the end, except going to the next level to do it all over again.
2. You will fight a person or two with every corner you go around. It gets to be so repetitive that most people, I would imagine, will never finish this game. They will simply realize that it is no fun and walk away. The emperor's tomb is a very frustrating game and offers no reward for all of the hard work.
What happened to adventure? Where is the fun of exploring new and exciting places? What is up with the lousy story line? This game went the way of monsters and demons and away from the traditional historical adventure that you would expect to find with Indiana Jones. If I wanted a fighting game, I could have bought a fighting game. If I wanted a game about demons and magic, I could have bought some other game also. This is not what Indiana Jones is supposed to be about.

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