Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade review - Sega Master System
Indy's back - and this time he's brought his Dad. Well, as far as the game itself goes he hasn't (he only appears on a still screen at the end of the game), but by and large Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade follows the plot of the film.
It's a straightforward platform and ladders game in which the hero can run, jump, punch, and (if he's collected the item) whip his opponents so that he can advance.
The first level concerns the adventurous archaeologist as a young man journeying through caves to find the Coronado Cross - avoid the baddies, climb the ropes and track down the Cross to move onto the next level, set on a horizontally scrolling train where more baddies (and rouge circus animals) must be avoided to get Indy to safety.
Scene three sees a grown-up Indy hero searching for the shield of the Grail Crusader, an ancient knight - this all takes place in an underground cavern. Once found it's onto Castle Brunwald, then through an airship and finally to the ancient temple where the Grail is located.
As you can imagine, the game is crawling with nasty Nazis, and all have guns and knives which can do serious damage to your energy if they connect! Being touched by just about anything is fatal - so get toting that whip!
What the Mean Machines staff thought
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Indiana Jones is an impressive game with graphics of very high quality, but the gameplay seems to me somewhat limited in comparison. Having said that, the Master System really needs a good platform-style arcade adventure game and this fits the bill with room to spare. Swinging with the whip is great fun and even though the game is very tough, it's addictive and will have you playing long into the night. A high quality game that deserves a place in your software collection.
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Retrospective comments
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The graphics seen here are amazing - at times, this looks like a Megadrive game. Thankfully the gameplay is decent too. I think the MM team were a little harsh with the final score, though. This is one of the finest platformers on the 8-bit Sega, and deserves at least a 90% rating. |
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