Analysis Of Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Fate Of Atlantis is a Point & Click Adventure, made by Lucasarts, starring Indiana Jones. If you're not salivating by now then you must be brain dead. Starring one of the coolest movie heroes of all time in one of the coolest game genres made by the undisputed masters of the genre is just too good to be true. Everyone knows who Indiana Jones is and the game has a story that is just as good as those in the movies. Indy must stop a group of Nazis from finding the lost city of Atlantis before they can learn it's secrets and use it for their own twisted purposes. Featuring locations from all over the globe and more twists and turns than a snake with a broken back (snakes... I hate snakes...) there is never a dull moment in
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Lucasarts are the masters, there's no denying that and yet again their SCUMM control system is back in use. Actions are performed by stringing together verbs like look, talk, walk etc. and is very easy to use. It might have been updated by later games like Sam & Max, but it's still way ahead of the others in the pack. The puzzles in this game is so brilliantly laid out you have to admire them. Everything has a logical solution and the answer is usually the last thing you try out before giving up completely. This makes for some very satisfying gameplay. As added value for money there is a part in the game before the real adventuring begins where you can choose how you're going to play the game. There are three ways. Fighting will have you making progress in the game by beating people up instead of outsmarting them. You're alone on this path. Thinking will have you tackling all the obstacles in the game with logic, also by yourself. The best however is in a team with you're partner Sophie where you have to work together and sometimes help each other out. The great thing is that the puzzles change depending on you're choice so there are some replay value which is usually not found in this genre. From the cool animations, excellent music and beyond brilliant story and gameplay this is simply one of those games that you must own. Saying you like adventure games without having completed this one is just not possible. A classic if ever there was
Lucasarts are the masters, there's no denying that and yet again their SCUMM control system is back in use. Actions are performed by stringing together verbs like look, talk, walk etc. and is very easy to use. It might have been updated by later games like Sam & Max, but it's still way ahead of the others in the pack. The puzzles in this game is so brilliantly laid out you have to admire them. Everything has a logical solution and the answer is usually the last thing you try out before giving up completely. This makes for some very satisfying gameplay. As added value for money there is a part in the game before the real adventuring begins where you can choose how you're going to play the game. There are three ways. Fighting will have you making progress in the game by beating people up instead of outsmarting them. You're alone on this path. Thinking will have you tackling all the obstacles in the game with logic, also by yourself. The best however is in a team with you're partner Sophie where you have to work together and sometimes help each other out. The great thing is that the puzzles change depending on you're choice so there are some replay value which is usually not found in this genre. From the cool animations, excellent music and beyond brilliant story and gameplay this is simply one of those games that you must own. Saying you like adventure games without having completed this one is just not possible. A classic if ever there was