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Won't be disappointed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: April 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Compared to the previous Indianna Jones game, The Infernal Machine, this game is phenomenal. The graphics are gorgeous and the frame rates are fine(on my high-end PC). The controls take a while to get used to, but if you are experienced with using the mouse and keyboard, or if you have a game controller, you will be fine with the control aspect.
The levels are designed well, with an intrigueing story line and cool pre-level cut scenes. Another great aspect of the game that many people have overlooked is its PERFECT balance of guns and hand/whip combat. The last Indy game left his fists with no real use, but this game is remarkable and extremely fun when it comes to fist fighting. The fights are long and leaves you with lots of room to improvise(left mouse button is left hand, right button right hand). I am also able to grab the opponent and then do a variety of combo-move on him such as punching as I hold him, knee him, head-butt, or throw over a cliff or into a wall. If your skilled enough, you can even get your opponent into a headlock. The guns on the other hand, do not kill the opponent in one shot and have precious ammo, as it should be. It is often easier to whip a gun out of an opponents hand and beat the crap out of him with your fists.
Many people have complained that you are unable to save a game where ever you want, but I like it like that. It is more challenging and organized, and leaves me without all those save files that I lose track of. I have not had the problem of having to redo a section over and over again from dieing right at the end. I've been playing the game on normal difficulty through 6 levels and have only gotten to the END of a section and die once, so it really shouldn't be considered a problem. I highly recommend this game to anyone looking for an adventurous, action-packed, challenging, fun, fast-paced, intruiging, challenging, exciting, intense, fun, well-made...game.

coolest game yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After seeing the Indiana Jones trilogy (which I thought was excellent), I decided to buy a copy of Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine. This was rather disappointing simply because of the poor hand to hand fighting system. Within two days of the release of the Emperor's Tomb, I purchased it and realized that it outperformed its predecessor by great lengths. Much of the game centres aroung hand to hand combat with foes that have a great knowledge of the martial arts. And yes, the Nazis from the films are back!

One of the game's best aspects is the seemingly endless range of weapons. Indy can use improvised weapons such as liquor bottles and flaming torches in addition to his trusty whip and revolver. Have any of you ever wanted to use the three-bladed frisbee that you were amazed at in the opening scene of the movie Blade? You have your opportunity right here! And of course the cool shotguns and tommy guns are back! Where hand to hand fighting is concerned, Indy's selection of moves now include kicks, uppercuts, grabs and even strangle-holds. A combination of these allows you to kick some Nazi posterior!

The game's plot has something to do with a powerful and mysterious artifact known as the Heart of the Dragon that you have to travel across the globe to recover. I would love to reveal more of the game's plot, but doing so would spoil the fun for you.

As usual, Indy's sidekick is a seductive young woman (you can guess the ending). She plays a huge part in the game and has cool ninja skills. She will throw knives, knock enemies off cliffs and fight successfully with Indy to recover the artifact. Her oufits are what caught my attention, however!

Sound. The sound effects and well above average but it is the voice acting that is outstanding (it is straight out of a film!)

Graphics. These are smooth and work well on my PC (2600+ MHz AMD Athlon, 1Gb Ram). Even during the most intense firefights there are no slowdowns. Though I have no idea what engine is used in the game, it certainly does the job!

Gameplay. As described above, this is very good yet the controls may need remapping for optimum gaming.

There are such few downsides to the game that they are hardly worth a mention. Despite this, the inability to save during levels is a small annoyance because I often end up dying right near the end! For some weird reason, the camera packs up when Indy has his back to a wall, making fighting near it almost impossible!

Overall, as expressed by the review's title, I rate this game very highly and would seriously recommend to all gamers. Fans of third-person fighting games such as Mortal Konbat will love this but even those who aren't should at least try it!

The Best Indy Game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played and beat every Indy game that has been made and with each one they seem to take greater strides to out do themselves, the Emperor's Tomb is no exception to the legacy that has become Idiana Jones. The controls take a little time to get use to but other then that I really had no problems adaptting to it. The Graphics are probily the best I have seen in a long time, The puzzles are a little more challenging then in the previous game they are a little furthur apart but I liked the feature. In all even if your not an Indy Fan I still Recommend you at least try this game. 5 stars

Very Dr Jones.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: April 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game captures the atmosphere of the Indiana Jones films perfectly. The music, graphics, animation are all extremely well-designed and combine to give a real Indy feel.

On playing the game initially I had two concerns: the controls, and the lack of in-game saves. Neither has proved a problem.

The controls do take a little getting used to, especially if you are used to a Tomb Raider-style controls scheme. In those games the controls were designed from the perspective of Lara - forward means Lara steps forward, left rotates to her left - whereas here they revolve around the location you want to move to - forward moves Indy towards what's ahead of the camera, left moves Indy towards what's to the left, and so on. Once you've acclimatised to this, and mastered using the camera position (controlled via the mouse) for slight changes in direction, it's surprisingly intuitive and automatic. You end up focussing on where you want to go and what you want to do (swing over that chasm, grab that baddie) instead of concentrating on rather non-human rotate-then-walk movements.

I was a bit worried in the beginning about the lack of in-game saves, but actually I think this works quite well. The automatic save points are quite frequent (these happen after each completed section), and not having the option to do a "menu > save > filename" sequence every few minutes, as I used to find myself doing with Tomb Raider games, makes the game far more immersive than it otherwise would be - you stay in the "game world" all the time you are playing. And if you suddenly feel the need to mow the lawn or something while in mid-section, you can always put the game on "pause" and switch your screen off for a while...

Summary: very much recommended.

My favorite computer game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Indiana Jones and the emperor's tomb is probably the best action game I've played so far!! It's much better than the infernal machine since it's a newer game but I would still recommend the infernal machine to all indiana jones fans.

Plot: The main objective of the game is to travel to China and try to recover the three parts of the mirror of dreams and find the heart of the dragon before it falls into the hands of the Nazis. I thought that the game had a very good story to it.

Weapons: In this game, you do not collect the same amount of guns that you did in the infernal machine but this game spotlights on hand-to-hand combot. The main gun in your inventory is Indy's trusty revolver but you also collect: a shotgun, luger, MP-40 SMG, and a mauser. But there are also improvised weapons such as a table leg or a chair that Indy can use for a certain amount of time in the game. They do come in handy!

Locations: In the very beginning of the game, Indy travels to the Ceylon but he will then travel to Prague, Istanbul, Hong Kong and China.

Graphics: The graphics in this game were much better than in the Infernal Machine. It sometimes makes you feel like your in the game. The sound in the game is also good. Indy's voice sounds like Harrison Ford's Ford's voice and also you can hear the other sounds easily.

I have finally beaten the enire game. Now I can probably beat the whole game in 2 days but it's still fun to play.

If you are an Indiana Jones fan, you played the Infernal Machine or your just looking for a good action game, than this is the game you should buy!!!!!

Indyýs The Emperorýs Tomb - Move Over Tomb Raider

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Just when you think it can't get any harder than this - it does! All I can say is I did not want the game to end. My hat off to the game designers. Fantastic adventure. Saving points were not too far spaced apart to avoid frustration. If I've spent an hour playing a game and still can't save, the game becomes kindling. As Indy would say - "Well that won't do."

The game is very enjoyable. Sometimes I couldn't hear the funny things Indy would say because of all the noise in the background but this is minor compared to the game's overall excitement level. That was a nice teaching tool also by including a map showing where these countries are that Indy travels to. I will definitely recommend this game.

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.

Best game I've seen

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Graphis are outstanding. Stereo sound effects are OK.
I agree with other comments related with the requirement of fast-save option on all the screens.
I hope that Tomb Raider will include this option.

A -must have- game for all the users that have the chip T&L included.

sofar the best indy gaMe

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I do not know what the heck those one and two star reviewers are talking about. this game is fun and action packed. the new fighting modes are awesome. the graphic are very good. and the comtrols aren't that bad. sowhat if you can't save whenever you want to. it just makes the game a little bit more challenging. i really do'nt see anything wrong with this game if your a big fan of adventure games. this game is just about perfect and i recommend that u buy it.

I have only played the Demo, but know a whole lot about it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS AWESOME!

I don't know why most of you don't like this game. It isn't hard at all. I have beat the whole Demo on Hard, and look forward to the challenge of the rest of the game, once I get it. I know many, many people who have beat the WHOLE GAME on hard, and loved it! I can only hope the my lil bro takes the intiative and gets it for my birthday... I have something much bigger I must save up for...

I don't understand your complaints. Lucasarts can't make everybody happy. Thats just impossible. Everybody is different, how could they like the same thing?

I have found a problem with the game: I don't like all the Supernatural stuff in the game. I am not even gonna play that part. BUT, I still rated it a 5 out of 5. Why? Simply because if they had taken it out, they would have made somebody else upset.

I think the only hope for video games in the future, Eg to keep their customers happy, as they are not satisfied with yesteryears graphics, but must have more and more and more and more violence, resolution, gameplay, and the like, is to make video games customizable. Eg, you can take out a certain chapter (Or level) of the game, replace certain villians with other ones, and so on. Its just an Idea, a Concept, not at all even thought about much, but it seems, to me, to make a little sense.

Anyway, I know the TRUE Indy Fans out there will enjoy this game for a long time to come, and I hope we don't have to wait to long for the next Indiana Jones Video Game Adventure.

Yolegoman

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