Lego Indy to have more than 60 playable characters

by Kyle Orland on Apr 11th 2008 11:20AM

Pop quiz time, hot shot: Name 60 characters from the Indiana Jones movies. Having trouble? We got to about a dozen before we had to start stretching the definition of "character" with things like "Nazi guard No. 2" and "Train Car Full of Snakes." Despite this, Activision is somehow promising to squeeze 60 playable characters into the upcoming Lego Indiana Jones, according to a fact sheet reprinted by VideoGaming247.com.

Of course it's easy to have a boatload of characters when creating a new one is just a matter of putting a new jacket and hat on a Lego Minifigure, but the info. sheet also promises "character specific abilities" such as "excavation by Satipo, an umbrella slide by Marcus Brody, and monkey access by Marion Ravenwood." That's all well and good, but we're really looking forward to "Nazi Guard No. 2's" special ability, which we hear involves melting and exploding. Fun for the whole family.

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Tags: Action, DS, Family, Indiana-Jones, lego, lego-indiana-jones, Lego-Indiana-Jones-The-Original-Adventures, lego-indy, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS2, PS3, PSP, travellers-tales, TT-Games, Warner-Bros-Interactive, WBIE, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (26)

I think previous articles have proven that, sadly, there will be no Nazi Guard No. 2. However! If I can play as Henry Jones, Indy's awesome-ass dad, this game might be a rental afterall!

I will have to disagree with you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYS_IwdztM

Wow... looking at the article photo above, I can't help but think... wouldn't a Lego Katamari game be kind of cool?

Every Katamari game looks like a LEGO game already.

Lego Katamari: http://flickr.com/photos/skinnycoder/95649997/

Except "Nazi guard No. 2" won't be included. Perhaps you're thinking of "Generic Fascist European Military Adversary No. 2?"

Dude they were Nazis in the movie, for god sakes Hitler signed his notebook. Just because it's a kid game doesn't mean they won't have Nazis. How are Generic Euro fascist any less offensive than real nazis?

"Just because it's a kid game doesn't mean they won't have Nazis."

Yes it does. Read all the previous coverage of the game.

The point being that they confirmed there won't be Nazis in the game.

well then i must admit defeat and walk away in shame

Geoff is right though, the Nazi characters have been removed "Though the Nazis have been removed from the game, the producers say the movie plots will stay intact." source: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/18/lego-indiana-jones-whips-up-4-player-co-op/

I'm buying!

Seriously? You can only think of 12? I guess that makes me an Indiana Jones fanboy, but I don't even own a hat or a whip... OK maybe my wife owns a whip ;)

I hope we get to play as the guy whose face melted

characters # 46 and 47: pre AND post face melt

Walks in to shop...

*Picks up box for LEGO Indy*

"Aw cool! The new Lego Indiana Jones game is out!"

*Turns box over*

"Explore hilariously awesome caves, play as a slighlty more blocky Indiana Jones, play as over 60 characters..."

*thinks to self* "Well...this doesn't seem as awesome as I thought it would be..."

*Continues reading box*

"...Melt and Explode Nazi Faces!!"

*Runs to cashier*