Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure

aka: Indiana Jones et la Derniere Croisade, Indiana Jones i Poslednij Krestovyj Pohod, Indiana Jones y la ultima cruzada, Indiana Jones: Der letzte Kreuzzug, Indy3
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It is 1938 and adventurer Indiana Jones is joined by his father on this quest, preventing Adolf Hitler from capturing the Holy Grail. He will have to deal with Nazi guards, the Luftwaffe and enemy spies as he tries to stop the tyrannical Nazi leader.

The Graphic Adventure uses the same SCUMM gameplay system as the previous Maniac Mansion. Most of the screen is used for a visual rendition of the current scene. At the bottom of the screen are words, which can be clicked on using the mouse to activate their functions. For example, objects can be picked up, used, pushed or pulled, and turned on and off. Most locations are from the movie, but some further scenes are added.

In keeping with Indiana's action-man persona, the game also features pure action scenes. Unlike most Lucasfilm adventures, you can die.

Two PC versions of the game were released, one with 16 color EGA graphics, and one with 256 color VGA graphics.

Spellings

  • Индиана Джонс и Последний Крестовый Поход - Russian spelling
  • インディ・ジョーンズ 最後の聖戦: ザ・グラフィックアドベンチャー - Japanese spelling

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Average score: 80% (based on 41 ratings)

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Average score: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 210 ratings with 7 reviews)

Another Lucas classic.

The Good
Yet another title that cemented LucasArts (LucasFilm Games at the time) reputation as one of the best graphic adventure makers out there. And this time with a movie tie-in!!

The game casts you as the legendary Indiana Jones and places you on the same settings and situations as in the classic third movie of it's saga, only some areas are reworked for gameplay reasons, and you get to change the outcome of some actions as you see fit. You'll have to contend with some pretty challenging inventory puzzles as well as some other brain challenges in your quest for the Grail. That would take you to all sorts of locations to explore and investigate. New to the genre would be the implementation of dungeon-like sections, that combined the puzzle solving aspects with a more bare-knuckle approach that would let you take a swing at your enemies instead of having just to think your way around them. Now, while this fighting mini-game was pretty arkward and un-appealing it provided a great change of pace and you also had a phletora of dialogue options (at least when compared to other games of the time), with which you could smart-out guards and other NPCs in order to proceed. The game used that to add a little variation since you could fool your enemies by carefully selecting what you said, or make use of some inventory puzzle, or just beat the crap out of them. Pretty novel wouldn't you say?

Graphically speaking this was the first Lucas game with a real beauty to it. Gone are the waaay retro flat graphics from Maniac Mansion or Zack McKracken. Now we get sharper graphics with much more detail, beautiful backgrounds not to mention more and better animations, things still look way to pixelated for today, but they for the first time would get that "Lucas-Look" that made their games seem lovingly crafted and lavishly detailed. The sound department is polished as usual, tough of course the game doesn't get to flesh those muscles too much due to the limitations of the time.

The Bad
As I mention earlier, the fighting mini-game didn't hold a candle to any action game out there, and it could prove a very tedious affair to get over with, other than that there's the fact that some puzzles were pretty hard.

The Bottom Line
Classic Lucas. Takes one of the fantastic Indiana Jones movies and manages to churn out an equally fantastic game. Don't miss it if you even remotely care about adventure games!!

DOS · by Zovni (10504) · 2002

Lucasarts at their best...nearly

The Good
The graphics and animation cannot be faulted. The interface works well, though slightly differently from most of the other Lucasarts adventures, and the plot develops nicely. I liked the Nazis too. They make very kitsch enemies, with their armbands and little moustaches!

The Bad
The gameplay was a bit unimaginative at times and prolonged unnecessarily by maze sequences which lacked atmosphere. Instead of being absorbed in the story, as happened with the best Lucasarts games I've played, my attention wandered at these times and I stopped caring what happened. This is usually a bad sign in any PC game, and especially an adventure game.

The Bottom Line
Everything else about the game is top notch, and I would recommend it. The sound is rudimentary though, and be warned: you cant hear the characters talking. In my view Last Crusade is better than Sam and Max, the Dig and MI4 - but not as good as the other early Indy adventure or the other MIs.

DOS · by jossiejojo (37) · 2005

Very good game - if you don't mind its drawbacks

The Good
Well, graphics, storyline, SCUMM system, etc. are all the usual LucasArts quality - which is to say, excellent. The game had an epic feel to it - you travel around Europe to fight Nazis, rescue your father, fly a zeppilin, meet Hitler, and find the holy grail. The difficulty level is also a lot higher than in other LucasArts adventures - not only the fact that you can die, but I had to consult a walkthrough way more often than in all the other LucasArts games combined. Not sure if that's a good thing, but the LucasArts games usually are a bit on the light side.

The Bad
As I said, rather difficult, and the Nazi castle could get quite frustrating. Adventure purists will rejoice the difficult puzzles but dislike the presence of action/boxing scenes.

The Bottom Line
I felt a greater sense of accomplishment after finishing this game than after any other LucasArts adventure I solved. That doesn't mean it's better or worse, just different - not as light-hearted or humorous as Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, or Zak McKracken, but a lot grittier and harder. Bear that in mind if you plan on getting this game just 'cause you like usual LucasArts sillyness.

Recommended game. Just be aware that it's not Monkey Island.

DOS · by Gothicgene (66) · 2002

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Trivia

Credits

The credits are randomized so that each of the three main designers gets "top billing" at one point or another.

Dialogues

Dialogue between Indy and other NPCs plays a crucial role in the progression of this game. According to the folks at Lucasfilm, every dialogue situation can be solved either by talking your way out of it, or by resorting to fistfighting.

Extras

The package contained the "Holy Grail Diary". It contained essential information for solving the holy grail puzzle at the end of the game.

German version

In the German version of the game all Third Reich insignia were repainted and made invisible. (Remember the scene, where Hitler signs the diary for example - there is not a single swastika around in the German version.) That's because in Germany no toys are allowed to wake resemblances to Hitler's regime. And computer games are (legally) toys. There is one overlooked instance in which swastikas are still seen: when a guard is knocked out during a fist fight, stars in swastika form appear over his head.

Indy Quotient

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was the first of two graphic adventures by LucasArts to incorporate an IQ (Indy Quotient), which was a scoring system (the second was Fate of Atlantis). There were many different ways of completing the game.

References

  • Like in many other of LucasArts' games, Max makes an appearance, this time with Sam too! They can be found at the far right in Indy's office where they're "disguised" as a totem pole.
  • In versions of the game that have the translation table copy protection, there is a Indy in-joke. In the top right corner of Indy's writing pad are two crossed out phone numbers. The names next to the two numbers are Marion, and Willie, which were Indy's love interests from the first two Indiana Jones films, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Temple of Doom.
  • In the hallway at the beginning of the game, a note on the bulletin board says "For Sale: 6000 Rats, 500 Snakes. Call S. Spielberg". It's a reference to the high number of the aforementioned animals used in the Last Crusade movie. Since gray rats are hard to find, the production team had to breed 5000 of them by themselves.

Story

Although its based on the movie, the game does take same liberties. There are three possible endings, and several "alternate" ways to get from one point of the story to another (ie. when the Jones have to go to Alexandria).

Awards

  • Amiga Power
    • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #28 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
  • EMAP
    • Golden Joystick Rewards 1990: Winner PC Product of the Year.
  • Power Play
    • Issue 01/1990 - #2 Best Computer Game in 1989
    • Issue 01/1990 - Best Adventure in 1989
  • ST Format
    • May 1990 (Issue #10) - Included in the list "ST Format's 30 Kick-Ass Classics"

Information also contributed by Apogee IV, Isdaron, James1, Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker, Mirrorshades2k, Ricky Derocher and Zovni

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Related Sites +

  • FAQs & Guides
    Several walkthroughs and files for The Last Crusade
  • Indy Last Crusade Hints
    These hints will help you solve the game. Co-authored by Jason Strautman and Alex Burrell.
  • Last Crusade Walkthrough
    by Shadow Dragon, posted on Gameboomers.com
  • LucasArts' Secret History
    A multi-article feature about the game by the LucasArts news site, The International House of Mojo. The articles includes two unscored review, short responses written by members of the site's community, trivia, a previously unpublished interview with one of the designers, and a narrated walkthrough.
  • ScummVM
    Get "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade", as well as many other adventure games, to run on modern systems by using ScummVM, a legal and free program.
  • The Complete Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Game Guide
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Game added by IJan.

Amiga added by EboMike. Windows added by Picard. Linux added by Kam1Kaz3NL77. CDTV added by Kabushi. FM Towns added by Terok Nor. Macintosh added by Jason Savage. Atari ST added by Belboz.

Additional contributors: MAT, Verk, -Chris, Rebound Boy, Unicorn Lynx, Jeanne, Apogee IV, Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker, The cranky hermit, Zeppin, CalaisianMindthief, Patrick Bregger, Jo ST.

Game added December 5, 1999. Last modified February 23, 2024.