LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii, 2008)

The second installation in the Lego series has much in common with the original (Star Wars): good, clean family fun; lots of 'replayability'; plenty of characters to unlock and items to collect; and Han Solo.

Han Solo?!

Yes, Han is an unlockable character in the Lego Indiana Jones Trilogy, but he's not the only one. Unfortunately, the unlockable characters have very little use in this game, unlike the Ghost of Obi-Wan, et al., in the previous installment. In fact, the secrets and cheats in this game are nearly useless, even if they do add a little more flavor to the game.

Like Lego Star Wars, the Indy game has plenty of puzzles to keep you guessing, lots to explore, and various character types to choose from. Also like Star Wars, Indy is buggy. Count on resetting more than once or twice because necessary items disappear, seagulls don't fly right, and any host of problems. The good thing is, you don't normally mind playing a level over (in fact, these games are designed so that you play each level at least twice).

Minor problems aside, this game has that elusive fun factor that many better-designed games sorely lack. Once you get used to the somewhat wonky control scheme (which way do I jump, so I don't fall into the pit for the fiftieth time?!), gamers of any skill level can beat the game and have a whole lot of fun doing it. These Lego games are a great way to bond with the kids or spouse - you'll find yourselves talking about it and thinking about playing again throughout the day.

Five stars out of five, with the aforementioned caveats (bugs, controls, nearly pointless secret characters and levels).

This was my first LEGO game and it was a ton of fun! Since I grew up with the original Indiana Jones, it was cool to see how the game would follow the classic scenes from the movies! The lego people are a ton of fun and it's neat to see how they work and build little lego items.

The two player part is excellent! The game forces you to work together. Not only do you have to stay close so the screen moves with you together, but there are certain things that each character can do that the other person can't. Indy has to use his whip to swing across some chasms, and when he is over there, he has to build a bridge (with Lego's, of course) so his partner an get across. And his partner can jump higher than Indy and get to places and then let down a ladder so he can climb up!

This one is also fun for girls! You really have to figure out a bunch of puzzles and girls really like figuring them out. There are steps that you have to follow in certain order, and if you don't do it, then it won't work. And guys love this game because you can really fight with the people that are attacking you while the girls are figuring out how to move forward.

Overall, it is a ton of fun!

- Hard2FindRetail

I love the game. I like all the characters and environment. Very fun version of Indy Jones. I decided to buy it because I loved the Lego Star Wars games.

Indy and his friend get into all kinds of adventure. Similar to Lego Star Wars and such. Whip items to collect and build different items needed to solve the latest Jones adventure. Dig up buried treasure for extra points. Great kids game that does not go overboard with violence. Set in a Cartoon Lego adventure perfect for hours of exploration. Would recommend it to younger boys that like the Lego video game series. This is not the Lego set that I grew up with though.

It was nice game, great for casual gaming. Obviously, I loved Star Wars III better and even Harry Potter versions of Lego but this wasn't bad at all. I did have trouble guiding the main character using the wii remoteplus so I suggest those who want to play this to use nintendo's original controller you can get on eBay for like $5. Overall, not bad for those who just want to play for fun and for younger kids as it good, clean fun. Otherwise I suggest looking at other Lego games such as the ones above which are better graphically and deeper storylines.