Amiga

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure

On three disks, the package includes Indy’s diary and a fairly foolproof non-photocopyable anti-pirate device. So you would better get Indy for yourself – you will find it an intriguing adventure that is a pleasure to play.

Die ST/Amiga-Versionen von Lucasfilms neuestem Adventure sind prima gelungen. Die Grafik ist schön, die Nachladzeiten erträglich, der Schwierigkeitsgrad gemäßigt und der Sound ordentlich. Erstklassig sind die Benutzerführung, die deutsche Übersetzung und die logischen Puzzles.

This has got to be the best game Lucasfilm have ever released. It has everything: good graphics, pleasant sound, and superb gameplay. Using the same control method as Zak McKraken, the game is a doodle to pick up, but far from easy to get in to. Some of the puzzles had me stuck for ages, but they weren't so difficult as to put me off. Well worth a look, and the best Indy game you are ever likely to see.

Like most 16-bit Lucasfilm games Indy started out as a PC product, before being converted to the ST and Amiga. The graphics then, are all quite attractive and nicely detailed but make very little use of the Amiga. Sound is improved from the PC/ST, with some great samples such as the squelch of Indy's boots at the start, but the tunes are disappointing. More importantly there's a good save feature, allowing you save over a dozen files to a blank disk – but sadly no RAM save. The game is great fun to play, with some good puzzles, although obviously not quite the depth of an Infocom game. Also, humour isn't quite up to the standard of Zak, but this is still an essential purchase for fans of the movie, and most adventurers as well.

Indy kommt während des Spiels ganz schön in der Weltgeschichte herum – Venedig, Uni, Höhlensystem, Nazischloss, Zeppelin und viele andere Örtlichkeiten sorgen für lang anhaltenden Adventurespaß. Gewürzt ist das Ganze mit humorvollen (deutschen) Texten und kleinen Actionsequenzen, sprich Prügeleien. Ich muß sagen, Lucasfilm hat bei der Amiga-version von Indiana Jones hervorragende Arbeit geleistet: Bis auf das leidige Diskettenwechseln und den etwas unbefriedigten Sound ist das Spiel ein echter Adventure-Hit!

IJTLC is an above-average animated graphic adventure, suitable for a younger audience and those who do not want a particularly challenging game. It is not a meaty adventure, but it does have its moments. If you enjoyed the film, you will like the game. This time he brought his dad and decided to leave me at home.

None of that really spoils the game completely. To this day, I take it out from time to time to play it again, and each time, it's a very rewarding experience. Little did anyone know then, of course, that the big Adventure revolution was still to come - but that's another review.

When I saw this product (for it is clearly motivated more by profit than any love of gaming) demoed last summer on a PC at CES, I thought there would be at least minimal enhancements for the Amiga release. There are none. The rudimentary animation is embarrassing and what was thundering, exciting music in the movie has been reduced to pitiful IBM-beeper squawks. What may impress unsophisticated game players on the PC doesn't get very far with Amiga gamers. I won't be playing it; I'm too put off by the tacky translation.