Lego Indiana Jones whips up 4-player co-op

by Alexander Sliwinski { Feb 18th 2008 at 2:15PM }

MTV's Multiplayer spent some time with Traveller's Tales' upcoming Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and survived a giant boulder to reveal various details about the game chronicling Indy's first three adventures. If you've played any of the Lego Star Wars games then you're already familiar with the set-up of this title. Barnett College serves as the hub (like Mos Eisley cantina in Star Wars) allowing players to access the 18 levels of the game. There are other Star Wars standards like the "Free Play" mode, but the producers say that Lego Indy will be more "adventure style" than Star Wars' fighting emphasis.

As for game mechanics, the whip on Wii will function similar to the lightsaber waggle and not have "1:1 remote-to-whip synchronized control." Though the Nazis have been removed from the game, the producers say the movie plots will stay intact. They also say despite puzzles being designed for two players, the console versions will support up to four players simultaneous. Lego Indiana Jones should be ready for discovery June 3.

Tags: indianajones, lego, legoindianajones, mtv, starwars, telltalegames

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cesaria @ Feb 18th 2008 2:20PM

DO WANT!

Lone Starr @ Feb 18th 2008 2:21PM

Wise-cracking Shia included!

This is super sweet.

Cesaria @ Feb 18th 2008 2:24PM

GILF worthy Karen Allen included?

Lone Starr @ Feb 18th 2008 2:52PM

^

Oh, most definitely. >:)

BJ Moneyheffer @ Feb 18th 2008 2:23PM

Everyone vote these bitches down until they disappear.

colin @ Feb 18th 2008 4:45PM

is that billy gates from tiger beat?

xFenixKnightx @ Feb 18th 2008 2:25PM

What is going on with these Avatars??? Ahhhhh!!!

Anyway, I definately will be getting this game for PS3 for my kids, my wife n myself since the PS3 is in the Family room. Woohoo 4 player co-op Lego goodness FTW!!!!

J @ Feb 18th 2008 2:25PM

No Nazis? No Sale! ;)

JayVe @ Feb 18th 2008 3:46PM

The removal of Nazis is a corporate decision by Lego, a European company that sells its products worldwide. While I am disappointed by the games and toys not staying true to the original films, I also understand Lego's desire to not provide toys with Nazi imagery. As a parent and an adult, I can respect Lego's decision, and still enjoy their products.

NewJohnny @ Feb 18th 2008 7:10PM

Regardless of what JayVe said, removing original content because of sensitivities is a sad trend. Why rob your children of the joy that is killing Nazis?

MarkHawk @ Feb 18th 2008 8:15PM

There are plenty of E titles that have Nazis... like ... Red Alert one had Hitler... right?

Is just the removal of the logo? Will I be fighting grayed uniform soldiers from a German WWI style tank?

Lemmiwinks @ Feb 19th 2008 12:47PM

No Nazis means no Indiana Jones and, therefore, no Lemmiwinks.

Anticrawl @ Feb 18th 2008 2:28PM

Is it 4-player online co-op for the 360? Otherwise I'll have to pass.

Scott @ Feb 18th 2008 2:45PM

Read the original article. All console versions will have 4 player co-op.

Anticrawl @ Feb 18th 2008 2:49PM

I read the article, read my post. I said 4-player ONLINE co-op. The article neither confirms or denies my question, don't be an ass.

Eric @ Feb 18th 2008 2:36PM

No Nazis WTF come on!!!! Like they have never been in video games before.

Eric @ Feb 18th 2008 2:37PM

No Nazis WTF come on!!!! Like they have never been in video games before.

ThornedVenom (Ludwig Defense Force) @ Feb 18th 2008 2:38PM

Lame.

Fernando Rocker (Ludwig Defense Force) @ Feb 18th 2008 2:38PM

Lame.

Roto13 @ Feb 18th 2008 2:40PM

*wrings hands*

BJ Moneyheffer @ Feb 18th 2008 2:40PM

So it shall be, Rollins.

Lone Starr @ Feb 18th 2008 2:50PM

Reading these LDF comments is like watching a rubber-band powered rocket trying to leave the atmosphere.

BJ Moneyheffer @ Feb 18th 2008 2:52PM

Haha, no truer words have ever been spoken. I wonder if they realize the joke wasn't funny the first time.

A @ Feb 18th 2008 2:58PM

wait- how can there be no Nazis???? Are you kidding me? That's like Star Wars without the Empire! Lord of the Rings without Mordor!

Is the German market so important that they need to take the essence of the IP away from it? Complete BS. How about to ritual cult sacrifice while we're at it. Then we can rename it 'National Treasure' and forget about it.

I was pumped for this game. Now I don't care.

Travellers Tales... I hate these guys...

Jeff Williams @ Feb 18th 2008 3:02PM

Agreed. You can't do Indiana Jones without Nazis. Political Correctness has now invaded video games. Sad.

Pimliconite @ Feb 18th 2008 3:08PM

How the hell is it politically incorrect to include nazis? All Indy does is either kill them graphically or allow them to melt themselves by incurring the scorn of god. Are they the Badds now? Who the fuck is he keeping the Ark away from, who the hell is trying to steal the holy grail? What! the! fuck!

Mr Khan @ Feb 18th 2008 5:21PM

Germany would be the problem, of course. It wouldn't be legal to sell a game with Nazi imagery (which is legally censored speech in Germany)

And Business, sadly, is about making money in more markets

SKI @ Feb 18th 2008 6:36PM

It's just the removal of swastikas, they are still German Nazis.

jman @ Feb 18th 2008 7:54PM

I agree a second time....even if the nazis were bad they still existed....ppl just need to grow up these days and learn to move on....and you can barely call it indiana jones without nazis!!!

Hyams @ Feb 18th 2008 3:01PM

No sodomy? :(

Nic Bell @ Feb 18th 2008 3:08PM

I believe the removal of the Nazi's is not tied to this video game or even video games in general, but rather to Lego. The real Lego toys also have the Nazis removed. I believe it is their company policy that forced the removal, not Lucasarts or Traveller's Tales.