Indy is Tougher
Than Ever in this Heart-Stopping, Globe-Spanning Action Adventure for Xbox, PlayStation 2,
and PC
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- May 8, 2002 -- Indiana Jones is back and better than ever! From
the crocodile-infested waters in Ceylon to the bustling streets of Hong Kong, perennial
action hero Indiana Jones' wits, agility, whip lashing and hand-to-hand combat skills will
be put to the test as never before in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb from LucasArts
Entertainment Company LLC. The exhilarating third person action-adventure is expected to
release fall 2002 for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. The game is being developed in
collaboration with The Collective, Inc.
Indy's latest adventure plays out in dramatic fashion thanks to new gameplay features
such as brawling combat. This time, in addition to using his trademark whip and pistol,
Indy can engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat against foes, many of whom are well-versed
in martial arts. Improvised weapons such as shovels, chairs and table legs also can be
used to fend off adversaries. The result is a more immersive and more Indy-like gameplay
experience, set amidst spine-tingling movie-like action sequences, such as a rickshaw
chase in Hong Kong and a spectacular battle atop moving gondolas in the South China Sea
area.
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb features The Collective's proprietary 3D engine
that supports completely immersive, highly interactive environments. The game will offer
10 levels, all set in unique locales such as a 15th century castle that looms over Prague,
an underwater palace in Istanbul, and a mountaintop fortress in China. A sophisticated
camera tracking system makes sure that the player always has an optimal view of the
third-person action.
"Indiana Jones is back in a bold new way that players have never seen him,"
says Tom Byron, director of product marketing for LucasArts. "Indiana Jones and the
Emperor's Tomb faithfully recreates all the heroism, action and edge-of-the-seat adventure
of the blockbuster film series thanks to a state-of-the-art game engine, a rich story, and
compelling gameplay."
Indy's whirlwind adventure, set in the Far East in 1935, plunges him into an
international crisis of terrifying magnitude. As the game begins, a powerful underground
Asian society, the Black Dragon Triad, and a German mercenary, Albrecht Von Beck, have
formed an unholy alliance in the hopes of acquiring the Heart of the Dragon, a black pearl
that gives its possessor the power to mold minds. Rumored to be buried in the crypt of
China's first emperor, it has been safely hidden for more than two thousand years. Now,
with this unwelcome coalition in desperate pursuit of one of the most powerful artifacts
known to man, it's up to Indy to prevent the Heart of the Dragon from falling into the
wrong hands.
Indy enters the race for the Heart at the behest of Marshal K'ai, an Asian businessman
who asks him to retrieve the pearl and return it to the government of China. But in order
to retrieve the Heart, Indy must first traverse the world to find and assemble the three
scattered pieces of the Dragon Seal, the key to unlocking the crypt. Jones is aided in his
search by K'ai's stunningly beautiful assistant, Mei Ying, who helps him throughout this
epic conflict.