Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | |
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Developer(s) | The Collective, Inc. |
Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
Writer(s) | Brad Santos |
Engine | Slayer |
Platform(s) | Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, OS X |
Release date(s) |
Xbox & Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 OS X
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Review scores | |||
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Publication | Score | ||
PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
AllGame | |||
CGW | |||
Eurogamer | 7/10 | ||
Game Revolution | B | ||
GameSpot | 7.2/10 | 4.8/10 | 6.6/10 |
GameSpy | 68/100 | 80/100 | 82/100 |
GamesRadar | 75% | 92% | |
GameZone | 8.3/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 |
IGN | 7.2/10 | 6.6/10 | 6.1/10 |
X-Play | |||
Aggregate score | |||
Metacritic | 73/100 | 65/100 | 73/100 |
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb is an action-adventure video game developed by The Collective and published by LucasArts in 2003 for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and OS X. It features cover art by Drew Struzan. The game is a new adventure of fictional archeologist Indiana Jones. The story takes place in 1935, between the events of Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The tomb mentioned in the title is that of China's first Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb begins in the jungles of British Ceylon, where Indiana Jones is searching for the idol of Kouru Watu. After retrieving the idol, Jones meets a Nazi named Albrecht Von Beck who also seeks it. Jones defeats Von Beck's henchmen and takes his leave while Von Beck is attacked by a giant albino crocodile. Back at school in New York City, Chinese official Marshall Kai Ti Chan and his female assistant Mei Ying inform Jones of the "Heart of the Dragon", a black pearl buried with the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. The Heart is said to grant the wielder immense magical power, and Kai wants Jones to retrieve it before it falls into the wrong hands. Mei Ying breaks open the Ceylon idol to find the first piece of the "Mirror of Dreams" inside it, an artifact that will help navigate through the Emperor's Tomb and reveal the entrance to Huangdi's crypt.