Posted By: cmerin on

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, 3:46 pm

Yesterday I headed to my local Target to grab the new LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure game for the Wii.  We are huge fans of the Star Wars LEGO games, so it made sense that we'd grab this one.  Well, this one is MINE.  I am in complete and utter love.

The game is based on the first three movies: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  Any fan will be able to pick out the similarities (and differences) immediately.  It is honestly a great game.  (I will admit that I am not use to wielding a whip -- the light sabers were easier to handle!)  If you've not played any of the other LEGO games, then it will be easy for you to handle.  LEGO Star Wars fans will have a bit of an issue getting use to the differences of how the characters work.  For the most part, it is an easy game -- one the whole family can enjoy. :)  

Right now I'm only in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the kiddo has taken over my game at the moment (oh there will be a fight when work is finished!).  I can't wait to see what lays ahead!

Tags: lego, star wars, indiana jones, wii

Posted By: rvergel on

Thursday, February 1st, 2007, 9:01 pm

Here's one that's sure get at least half (or so) of you fired up. In speaking with the New York Times, Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokesperson Dave Karraker was boasting about how "100,000" PlayStation 3 units were being shipped stateside each week, and were continuing to "sell out" nationwide. Aside from the fact that a large majority of the country can find, secure, and purchase a PS3 now without worry over being shot up or forced to pay ridiculous prices, Mr. Karraker proceeded to dig himself a little deeper by insinuating that Sony's latest console is "much more powerful and should therefore be regarded as being in a different category." As if sparks weren't already about to fly, he then stated that Nintendo's Wii "could be considered an impulse buy more than anything else," simultaneously slamming any citizen who doesn't consider $250 a drop in the bucket and indirectly proclaiming that millions upon millions of Americans are still unable to resist their "impulses" by snapping up Wii units as quick as they arrive. Of course, he attributed the vast shortage of Wii consoles to Nintendo's stingy shipments, but the Big N's vice president of marketing, Perrin Kaplan, simply deemed that "absolutely inaccurate." So, inquiring minds are dying to know: was your Wii purchase well-planned, or are you still coping with buyer's remorse?

Tags: wii, gaming, nintendo