LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Comparing LEGO Indiana Jones to LEGO Star Wars is unavoidable, but it’s also not a bad thing considering just how good last year’s LEGO Star Wars turned out on the Nintendo DS. I’m afraid that if the LEGO franchise continues in this direction the novelty will end up wearing thin (I’m looking at you, Batman), but for now it still feels somewhat fresh. And even though the game shares many of the same elements as last year’s LEGO-ified Star Wars game there’s plenty new to experience.

When the idea first came about for the Lego Star Wars games, a few eyebrows must have been raised, but anyone who has spent even a little time with that series will know that the gamble has well and truly paid off. Taking such an iconic film series and filling it with tongue in cheek humour and a few sly digs made it a treat to play, not forgetting the fact that in an age of big budget games and easy on the eye graphics, they had made something that just oozed good old-fashioned fun. What nex...