LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
About the Game
In LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues the players once again explore the Indiana Jones universe with "LEGO-fied" characters. This time the main part of the game focuses on the events of the fourth film of the series called Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with three campaigns retelling the story in a humorous, light-hearted way similar to the other games from the LEGO series . The other three campaigns on the other hand once again turn their focus on the original three films but with different scenes and levels that can't be found in the first game. The game itself is a third-person platform/action game where the players take control over various heroes including Indiana Jones and side-characters which mostly don't have any real name.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Again each character has has different abilities, fears and weapons. Instead of providing a central hub which the characters return after each mission, this time around not only the story moves forward but also the locations. So while the game starts out at the University campus and uses it as the main hub, it eventually moves over to the dig-site in South America. After each successful mission a new part of the hub is unlocked mostly through unlocking new characters or vehicles that allow players to get to previously unreachable territory. Studs are again collected by destroying scenery objects, building stuff and such.
Standout Features
- To that end each level again holds a great amount of secret for which different characters are needed to unlock them requiring several playthroughs of the same level to find all bonus items and complete the game 100%.
- The game once again features an editor to create unique heroes from parts.
- In addition a level editor is now available where players walks around the map spawning the items he needs and putting them in place with his character.
- The second player can enter the game at any given time by pressing a button on the second controller.
- Instead they now both can move freely around.
- Once a character leaves the screen of the other, the view gets divided with the placement of each character-view changing all the time depending on which direction the corresponding player is moving in relation to the center of the level.
- The two-player co-op mode also makes his return allowing two players to play through the whole game.
- As opposed to the previous games, the players aren't restricted to the same area anymore.
Modes & Ways to Play
Player support includes Co-Op and 2 Players.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, HDTV 1080p, and Widescreen (16 x 9). Audio support includes Dolby Digital.
