Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was one of the first movies that I really got hooked on as a kid. I'd watch it every time I could catch it on TV no matter how recently I had seen it. When I found a local arcade with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom there I scavenged around for quarters non-stop to feed my addiction, then when I found out I could play it at home my days of going outside were over.
The graphics of the game aren't bad, I remember thinking they were just plain awesome when I would play it back in the day, but looking at it now, you can tell how dated it is... Probably even feel a bit old!
Now with the new Indiana Jones movie coming out and all the hype surrounding that, I can't think of a better way to get into the "Indy Groove" than to revisit a childhood favourite like this one. The game can be a bit challenging but you don't have to be a rocket scientist or a pro-gamer to run around freeing kids and collecting artefacts, and lets face it, its still pretty cool to beat up on crudely animated snakes with a crudely animated
whip.
So download this classic, play through it and feel that nostalgia from your childhood all over again before you run out to see the new Indy movie, this one should get you in the mood. And if you're from the generation that grew up with Indiana Jones, admit it... you're REALLY only going to watch the new one for nostalgia's sake anyway.
As far as the gameplay itself goes you can count on varied gameplay experience throughout the levels. That is to say, its not another Super Mario brothers in which you jump on the same turtles and mushrooms and then slide down the pole level after monotonous level until you're sick of nostalgia.
The thing that I think you'll enjoy most is that it’s like a movie!! I can't really think of another game off hand that does it like this one. You go through the underground mine and then on to a really cool chase sequence in a mine cart, it'll have you on the edge of your seat for the young and the not so young alike. I don't think I ever made it past there as a kid come to think of it.
Anyway, its totally worth the download, I couldn't believe it when I found this one on the list! Get the game and play it, and I challenge you to make it through the game without thinking "Maybe I should go out and rent the temple of doom movie too."
