Indiana Jones and the last crusade (video game)

Indiana Jones and the last crusade is a Video game of adventure published in 1989 by LucasArts.

Synopsis

The history is based on the film éponyme, Indiana Jones and the last Crusade , without to limit itself to it.

Just returned his forwarding to recover the Cross of Coronado, Jones is approached by Donovan which teaches him disappearance from his/her father whereas it was in search of the Graal.

Technical details

One of the major innovations brought by this play of adventure is the possibility of solving certain enigmas in several manners. Although many combat punctuate the play (it is still possible to die in a play of adventure), it is possible to avoid them while using of various stratagems (disguises, diversions of attention, judiciously selected sentences…). The discovery of these alternative solutions makes it possible moreover to obtain points of IQ (" Indy" quotient;), whose total can rise up to 1000. This system is a direct answer to the principal criticism made then with the plays of adventure of the time: the linearity of the scenario judged like limiting the interest of rejouer to a play, once finished.

It uses the engine SCUMM. On PC compatible, the play was initially equipped with graphics EGA (16 colors). One second version benefitted from the standard of posting VGA (256 colors).

Play of action

A play of action on the same topic was published the same year: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Range . It did not have the success of its alter-ego.

Anecdote

It is in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade that the sentence appears “Hello, I sell very beautiful leather jackets” (“ Hello, I' m selling fine thesis leather jackets ”) which became a Running Gag in many plays LucasArts. This sentence refers to an internal promotion which took place during the development of the play.

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