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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures for PlayStation 2
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures for PlayStation 2 turns Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade into an action adventure. You explore temples, escape traps and build objects to progress. Indy uses his whip to disarm opponents, operate mechanisms and swing across gaps. Other characters bring their own abilities. You therefore solve some problems by switching figures and others by picking up the right tool.
Each film has six chapters, opened from Barnett College. A shovel helps with digging, a wrench with repairs and a book with academic puzzles. You collect studs and hidden treasures while climbing, jumping and swimming through water. Fears also play a part: Indy will not simply walk past snakes, for example. The solution then lies in the surroundings or with his companion, rather than in an extra-powerful attack.
You can play alone or let a second player join locally on the same screen. After a story chapter, Free Play lets you return with other unlocked characters. Their abilities open places the original group could not yet reach. Collected parts also let you assemble your own figures. A completed scene therefore remains useful for further exploration without making you follow the three films’ sequence again.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Traveller’s Tales developed LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures for LucasArts. The game appeared in 2008; the European Wii edition arrived on 6 June, and PlayStation 2 also received the original adventure. The selection covered the three classic films, from Raiders of the Lost Ark to The Last Crusade. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was not part of this adaptation. The name The Original Adventures therefore refers to a clearly defined collection of stories.
After LEGO Star Wars, the team moved co-operation and character puzzles into archaeological expeditions. Indy’s whip became both a weapon and a tool for crossing the environment. Loose tools also gave different figures access to actions such as digging or repairing. That suits scenes where heroes must make do with found objects. Fear reactions added another reason to switch to a companion instead of continually controlling the same figure.
The films received a comic retelling through gestures and LEGO jokes, while Barnett College connected the chapters and collections. The later LEGO Indiana Jones 2 chose a different structure and added the fourth film, among other changes. This PlayStation 2 edition retains the earlier design with eighteen story chapters and local co-operation in a shared view. It is therefore the first LEGO adaptation of Indy’s classic trilogy, not the sequel or a later collection of both games.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
LEGO Batman: The Videogame shares building, collecting and co-operation on one screen. Batman and Robin change suits to overcome obstacles, while villain chapters give their opponents their own role. Indiana Jones chooses found tools, the whip and three film adventures. The difference therefore lies not only in the setting but also in how you find abilities for a puzzle.
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game also adapts three films and lets two players combine character abilities. The Force, droid panels and lightsabers open new routes there. Indiana Jones replaces those space abilities with the whip, tools and archaeological puzzles. Both games save extra goals for Free Play, making a return with other figures more rewarding than simply revisiting the story scene.
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy follows Luke, Leia and Han through three classic films, with studs and local co-operation as recurring elements. The Cantina serves a linking role similar to Barnett College. Indy places more emphasis on found tools and his whip. Star Wars II instead finds variety in space characters and vehicles from the original Star Wars trilogy.
Ratchet & Clank shares jumping, exploration and collecting. Ratchet buys weapons and gadgets with bolts and travels between planets with Clank. The first PS2 game is a solo adventure with one central hero and his robot companion. LEGO Indiana Jones lets you switch among more characters and offers local cooperation, making the same space a shared puzzle.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also lets two players work through scenes from familiar films. Its focus is on combat, combinations and improving heroes. LEGO Indiana Jones interrupts the action more often with ability puzzles and hidden-object searches. Film recognition and cooperation overlap, but the tone and the balance between fighting and exploration differ.
