typically entertaining Lego game, yet with flaws
posted by wayfarer (BOISE, ID) Jan 20, 2010
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I have played most of the Lego games, so when Lego Indiana Jones 2 came out, I was excited. Imagined my surprise that the game disappointed me somewhat.
pros-
Indiana 2 did not have the same gameplay as Indiana 1. Game also included the Crystal Skull storyline, which was new.
Mini-world for each chapter instead of a centralized setting.
A chapter to play around and build your own landscapes.
Artifact hunting and races instead of freeplay.
Find/break specific objects to get the ability to buy a certain cheat (aka fast build, fast fix, etc) from each mini-world.
cons-
To play a artifact story, you need to specifically select the two characters you want to use. To select the characters needed, you need to go hunt them down. Only the basic storyline characters (not bought ones) will appear regardless of where you are in the mini-world.
Each chapter required you to buy a specific character so you can complete the artifact story. So, if you bought a bazooka character for the Temple of Doom world, then you need to buy one for Raiders, etc. It's fortunate that gameplay gives you lots of studs.
Not all storyline playthru give you enough studs to complete the True Adventurer tag. I hunted down all of the breakable plants/boxes/etc, yet still could not get enough to meet the minimum amount.
After playing a certain story to release a character, you need to buy the character, otherwise that character will continue to attack your character until your character leave that setting in the mini-world.
The most annoying of all was switching from character to another. I was facing Marion, yet instead of selecting her, it selected another character instead. It happened every time. That was very annoying.
Regardless of the pros and cons, Lego Indiana Jones 2 is a good game like the ones prior. When Lego Harry Potter comes out, I plan on getting it too.
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