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Indiana Jones and The Emperor's Tomb Comments by Kristan Reed

26 March, 2003

Kristan has been humming the tune all day

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ssuellid
26/03/03 @ 13:04
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Thoroughly enjoyed the demo and I could do with a realtively easy game. Another one to add to the list.
pjmaybe
26/03/03 @ 13:07
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Oooh goodie, will be picking this one up. That's if someone tells me how to get over that FRICKIN POOL OF WATER I got stuck on in the demo.

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sam_spade
26/03/03 @ 13:08
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Jump and grab the rope that's over it.

I too am picking this up.
krudster [mod]
26/03/03 @ 13:12
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Repeat after me da d-d-daa d-da daa...da d-d-daa da da daa daa daa....
ssuellid
26/03/03 @ 13:15
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Peej, where exactly are you stuck? Have you got to the point where it says about using the vine?
sam_spade
26/03/03 @ 13:17
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I always end up singing either Superman or Star Wars when I try to sing the theme to Indiana Jones. Such is John Williams brilliance/laziness.
binky
26/03/03 @ 13:47
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LOL, another example of Peej not following instructions i guess ;)

Man i love the indiana jones music :))
Maybe i'll rent this when i get tired of Metroid.
UncleLou
26/03/03 @ 13:47
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Not for the life of me can I remember the Indy tune atm - I always come up with the Marseillaise somehow?!
BartonFink
26/03/03 @ 13:51
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Oooh goodie, will be picking this one up. That's if someone tells me how to get over that FRICKIN POOL OF WATER I got stuck on in the demo.

Peej

Get yer arse over to the far side of the pool, where the fountain is. Jump diagonaly onto the platform in the water you couldn't climb up when in the water.
Face the platform to your left. Jump and grab on to the platform and pull yer self up. There ye go.
Nemesis
26/03/03 @ 14:10
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Not for the life of me can I remember the Indy tune atm

Right. Someone hold him, I'll beat him up a bit.

MIDI Linkage
UncleLou
26/03/03 @ 14:16
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Right. Someone hold him, I'll beat him up a bit.

Heh.

/cracks Indy (TM) Replica whip

No sound here at work, but unfortunately I remembered it anyhow now.
pjmaybe
26/03/03 @ 14:16
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"Peej
Get yer arse over to the far side of the pool, where the fountain is. Jump diagonaly onto the platform in the water you couldn't climb up when in the water.
Face the platform to your left. Jump and grab on to the platform and pull yer self up. There ye go."

Thank you...that's all I wanted, not torrents of abuse for not reading the manual...on a demo!

Peej
Nemesis
26/03/03 @ 14:20
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cracks Indy (TM) Replica whip

Nah mate, you want the real thing....get to Indy Gear!

Whip
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Khab
26/03/03 @ 15:10
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Hmmm... are you boys going to have a look at the PS2 and PC versions at all? A quick look or something would be commendable.
This one might be worth getting for the PC, if they ever patch it...
krudster [mod]
26/03/03 @ 15:27
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Activision is normally pretty good at sending us stuff on all formats...will give a cursory glance and maybe do a quick take early next week for those holding out.
UncleLou
26/03/03 @ 15:39
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krudster [mod]
26/03/03 @ 17:11
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Ew, that screenshot does the game absolutely no justice whatsoever. I reckon that must be an early shot...
DocX
26/03/03 @ 17:20
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Shame it's short, but I'll be getting it anyway.
krudster [mod]
26/03/03 @ 17:23
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It's short, but not, like, Ico short
DocX
26/03/03 @ 17:38
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I always wonder about these reviewers who say they complete games in a weekend ;) They always take me bloody ages, even the short ones.
jimbo
26/03/03 @ 17:42
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hotd online would have been hillarious!!! (way off topic... i am)
JaysonG
26/03/03 @ 17:44
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LOL I started off with the Indy tune jumped to Star Wars and ended up on the A-team :/
jimbo
26/03/03 @ 18:38
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Hey krudster 2 questions 1) how come in that great interview you did with the euro x-box live guy you didn't ask about the steel battalion live add-on disk.2) how come mugwum doesn't post often? he gives awesome reviews but we rarely get to interact!!!! (great work mugwum on the reviewing!!!!!) ohh haven't tried the game out, did win an indy poster from the x-box marketing team (traded it in for a cool x-box hat from the team!). Buffy was awesome!!
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caligari
26/03/03 @ 19:06
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"how come mugwum doesn't post often? he gives awesome reviews but we rarely get to interact!!!! (great work mugwum on the reviewing!!!!!)"

Hmmm, I’m thinking that Jimbo may well BE Mugwum…
reto
26/03/03 @ 19:39
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Playing the demo revealed one annoying feature; guns did no more damage than a punch. A point blank shotgun blast to the chest and the enemy just got straight back up.
Is this the case in the full game?
beep
26/03/03 @ 21:00
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Did they smooth out the game engine? The demo version I played was not silky smooth as everything in this day and age should be.
krudster [mod]
27/03/03 @ 10:01
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Jimbo...in answer to your questions: 1)honest answer? I forgot, and time was limited. 2)He does post quite a lot, but I think the tendency is for the reviewer to answer questions etc on their own review.

Reto: The guns do deal much more damage than punches in the full game. Often it takes only two or three shots to kill them, or one with a head shot.

Beep: The game engine seemed silky smooth throughout.

Zerogunner: It's always tricky to score a game that is a must play but not a must buy. We were thinking of maybe doing a score based on rental, and one on buying. Would that work?
LaundroMat
27/03/03 @ 11:23
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We were thinking of maybe doing a score based on rental, and one on buying. Would that work?
No.
A game scoring 5-7 to me means: rent first, decide later. I guess everyone has his own way of interpreting the scores.
In any case: the scores EG gives to games are solely based on the game's qualities, not on whether it is a rental or bought version.
krudster [mod]
27/03/03 @ 12:06
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It's a tricky area though; there are quite a few games that we've panned lately (HOTD 3, DOA XBV to name but two) that would still merit renting if you like those types of games. How much of an issue is pricing when you're deciding on your next purchase?
UncleLou
27/03/03 @ 12:14
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I don't know, doesn't make much sense to me, tbh. If a game is good enough to play it, it should be good enough to buy it. Life's too short to play games that are "only worth a rental". It's a different story if you refer just to the length, of course, but if that was the case, ICO would just be a rental. Then again, I don't like renting games in general, so I might be biased. :-)
Slim
27/03/03 @ 13:16
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Pah, the point and click lucasarts effort was nothing compared to Atari's Indiana Jones arcade masterpiece!
Mr Sleep
27/03/03 @ 13:25
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krudster [mod]
27/03/03 @ 14:58
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You're right, Slim, the arcade game rocked. Well worth firing up Mame for a quick WHU-KISH!
Slim
27/03/03 @ 17:32
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Whip the thuggie guards!
jimbo
27/03/03 @ 17:34
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Hey Krudster the two scores , one for a rental and one for a purchase is a great idea. Unfortunately I think it would just muddy the watters for figuring things out! (eg. a rental for one may be a buy for another!). So I think a blended score is fine with anything below a 5 trash and a 6 suspicious!, hey that would be cool.. a word to go along with the number eg. 10= priceless, 9= near mint, 8=excellent with minor flaws, 7=almost there, etc. I actually didn't feel that hotd3 or the review (not the preview) of doaxbv was a pan only the final confusing scores. Yes value should be a big factor in price!!! especially if value means longevity????????, hey what does value mean anyway????
reto
27/03/03 @ 21:38
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Reto: The guns do deal much more damage than punches in the full game. Often it takes only two or three shots to kill them, or one with a head shot.

I played it today and it feels alot better than the demo, the guns actually pack a punch. I had a great moment where I hit a guy over the head with a shovel which knocked him over the edge of a high ledge. Splat.

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