The two player mode no longer requires both players to be in the same area, and kicks in with an excellent split-screen if you wander off in different directions. Instead of the central college-themed hub, each title gets its own movie-themed central point, and each of these is packed with areas to explore, puzzles to solve and things to collect. The Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and Last Crusade sections feature entirely new content and new challenges. While the main story here is a suitably tongue-in-plastic-cheek look at the last Indy movie, the makers have also gone back to the first three films covered in the previous game. The subtitle "The Adventure Continues" is something of a misnomer. This sequel both maintains the company's reputation for thoroughly enjoyable gaming and even ups the ante in terms of the bells and whistles. Even the fact that Lego Indiana Jones 2 is based around The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull shouldn't be cause for alarm. If that sounds like a set up for a "but" you'd be wrong. The games have been creative, good natured, genuinely funny, smart and challenging and even encourage co-operative play. That won't come as any surprise, of course, to anyone who's played any of Lego's forays into the video game world.Ĭombining famous movie franchises – Star Wars, Batman, Indiana Jones – with plastic bricks is not an obvious marriage but it's been both a successful and joyous one. A s James May is currently proving on BBC2, old-school toys are fun and packed with charm.
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