Product ReviewsLEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Nintendo Wii, 2008)

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii)

I bought the Lego Indiana Jones Original Adventures for the Wii after watching my eldest daughter and her husband play it on the X-Box 360, I think it is called. Anyway, the game kept all my kids engrossed for a long time and they instilled just enough humor into the game that we were all rolling around laughing and for the first time no one was yelling at anyone else while playing a video game. The game is fun for anyone who knows how to play it. There is treasure to find, people to make, and secret things all over. another positive aspect is that the game loosely follows the actual Indiana Jones Movies. The game is easy to play, and everyone loves playing it. (or watching if it is not their turn). The only bad thing I can think of is you can not have as many people as you want play the game. What this means is, only two people can play at once. So you can not play a bad guy to kill the good guy. The goal is to get through the different levels. So, if you kill each other off, then you will not get through the level. The Lego effects are fun and keep the game from being too graphically violent. I think that anyone who can handle watching the movies, will love this game.Read full review...

Not bad for casual gamers or young kids

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.Read full review...

LEGO Indiana Jones is a phenomenal game

First of all, I’d like to tell my story, about when I first got this game. I was god knows what age, at Costco, with my Mother, and Brother. Back when there was a small video game isle, my Brother and I would always sneak off, to see the new games. There wasn’t any new ones that looked cool, besides a single game in the middle. It was the last copy, of LEGO Indiana Jones (for the Wii, of course). We begged, and begged, until finally, she was fed up, and couldn’t take it anymore. “Fine,” She said, “But I’m not getting you two anything else for a while.” We wrapped up shopping, shortly after, but beforehand, we all got the delicious, yet inexpensive, Costco pizza. Still to this day, I reminisce about that pizza. Soon, we got in the car, and after what felt like an eternity, were home. The second we got in the house, I tore open the plastic sealing, and my brother and I jumped down the small flight of stairs, to the family room. There, my brother opened the case to reveal the most gorgeous disc I’ve ever laid my eyes upon. He near instantly, inserted the disc into the Wii, and we were off. The game starts with a cutscene. More or less a retelling, of the first bit of Indiana Jones. The very first level starts off with, Indiana Jones, and a man, who I will refer to as “Shovel Guy”. As my brother was a fair amount a years older than me, he took Indy... While this story goes on, the rest is quite irrelevant to topic at hand. Fast forward about 7 years later, my brother, now and college, and me, in high school. present day, 2018. While I had played through, and 100%ed it multiple times, within that 7 years, It had been at least 2 years, since I had even seen the boxart. It had be chewed up by the dog and stepped on, scratched, and torn. Yet still functional, as a case. When I opened it, I found no manual, but a disc. That same disc I set my eyes upon years before. I took it out, only to see scratches. I prayed and hoped, it would work, and it did, for a short while. Half way through the first level of my childhood, everything went black, with a few words on the screen. “Please clean disc”. I followed the instructions, but alas, the disc could not prevail, it was lost forever. For a long moment, I fell into a depressive sloop. I shut down all contact, with my parents and friends, only to remember that I had a debit card, and eBay. Instantly, after searching for a bargain, I finally found the proper replacement for my childhood.

Days felt like years, waiting for the mail. However, one faithful Thursday, I arrived home, to see the mail truck, at the mail box. “Could it be?” asked myself. I raced to grab the key, and sprinted to the mail box. When I opened it, I initially saw nothing, until I looked under the newspaper, there it was, the package with my name on it.i grabbed the rest of the mail, and ran back inside, throwing the mail at my mother, before running away, and secluding myself in my room. After one long day, I finished the first six levels, each being as great as I remember.

Nowadays, while I haven’t 100%ed the game again (it’s a little tedious), I have dubbed myself “The #1 LEGO Indiana Jones fan. Nothing can compare to my love for this game. Nothing.Read full review...

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Lego Indiana jones (Wii)

I bought this game because I loved the Lego Star Wars games and so far it hasn't disappointed. I also like that the boards aren't too long between save points which keeps you into the game and doesn't make you frustrated because they're too long or too difficult. One of my favorite things about these games is the unlimited lives you get. Nothing more frustrating than getting to the end of a level after 30-45 minutes on other games with your last guy and dying and having to start all over. I lose track of time playing this game. So big thumbs up!Read full review...

Fun for the Whole Family

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).Read full review...

Fun for adults too! First LEGO game, and a ton of fun

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!

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great for all ages

The whole family loves this game. We take turns playing with both 3 & 6 yr olds. 3 yr old likes to follow the rest of us but he loves being able to play with us. 6 yr old finds it engaging and we find ourselves checking the world map to show us what places we have visited on the game.Read full review...

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Another entertaining LEGO GAME

Seriously, you just cant go wrong with LEGO games. They're just fun, entertaining, not too harsh games. Kids and I love them all.

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Great game.

Got this game so that I had something to play On the Wii with my 10 year old great niece. It's a fun and fairly easy game. I like the way it follows the plot lines of the Indiana Jones movies. The only bad thing is that we finished it quickly, but once you do, you go back through whatever level you want and have a variety of characters to play.Read full review...

Lego Indian Jones great for all!!

I don't play these kinds of games, but I can tell you my 8 year old son can't put it down. He is a big fan of the Lego Star Wars and now is busy with this Indiana game.

Great Wii game, you use both remote and nunchuck for this, teaches kids good coordination.

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