Rereview: Does Lego Indiana Jones 2 ACTUALLY SUCK? 

It has it's moments, but you can't beat the original. I think my favorite part of this game as a kid was playing as the janitor in the first level of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, just because of how funny it was that they couldn't think of anything else for a co-op partner.

I know I’m a little late to the party, but there are two things I REALLY like about this game. 1. The nuke scene from Crystal Skull was pretty suspenseful with the alarm in the background. The bonus level with the charred remains was also really good since you see the aftermath. 2. The fact they ACTUALLY kept the book burning scene from Last Crusade. Sure, there’s no “imagery,” but it’s pretty ballsy for a kids game.

One thing that can't be ignored is how advanced the fighting mechanics are in this game. In the first game, and pretty much every other lego game, every weapon has the same damage, whereas in LIJ 2, swords and shovels do more damage than your fists, and some enemies can only be defeated by disarming the using a sword. There's also Indy's area whip attack and his ability to tie up enemies, that can then be picked up and thrown at other enemies, rightfully making Indy the best fighter in the game.

I'm pretty sure the reason the level builder was axed in later games is directly because of how poorly the game was received. They really went all in with the level builder as the flagship feature of this game. I remember seeing the advertisement for the game (I think in Lego Batman), and it was the primary feature they advertised, and the primary reason I was so hyped to buy and play the game. So when the game performed badly, they assumed "Oh, we need to go back to the tried and true formula, and axe all the new stuff, since that didn't work". It's really sad that they didn't see the potential in it, or recognize that it really was very good, because if they had gone with it, I think Lego games today would be elevated so much.

What this game lacked in gameplay, it made up for tenfold with it's creative mode. I spent virtually no time playing the actual game but instead just making maps and inviting my friends to play l.

While I do still enjoy playing Lego Indiana Jones 2, think one of the Main problems with it is that many of the Main story levels are inaccurate to the film scenes they are portraying, such as There is more than one of the Soviet Jungle Cutter, Belloq not appearing until the desert chase, the flying wing fight is completely absent, the pankot palace instantly erupts into a massive beat em up fight instead of the dinner scene taking place, and Belloq, Mola Ram, Donovan, Dovchenko, And Spalko all turning into weird huge final bosses, still the game is always enjoyable to play. I really do hope we get a Lego Indiana Jones 3: The Complete Adventures In 2023 to come out alongside the 5th entry in the Indiana Jones Saga

It does not suck. It is an absolute jewel and I love both the original and the second one. I absolutely love it.

I used to love this game and I gotta say I still do. The best way to play it is having a friend with you and barely even doing the main object and instead goofing around while trying to inconvenience each other in any way possible.

I wasn't a fan of the second Lego Indiana Jones Game... however I will give it credit as being the first lego game to feature split screen coop gameplay.

I think it's really interesting that this game basically has the same strengths and weaknesses as Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. They both have really short story levels, and really shine in the hub and new mechanics. But unlike this game, the Skywalker Saga has received overwhelmingly positive reviews. I guess it's probably because it's on such a larger scale, and is dealing with a more beloved and nostalgic IP (rather than focusing on a sequel that most people didn't like).

20 hours is worth the wait

i do agree with every single point in this video, but honestly i think the first level in Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is the best level in the game, and a brilliant introduction. If every level was like that this game would easily be in the top 10 lego games

I loved this game. The little level builder they included was awesome too, I wish they'd expanded on it more in future Lego games. I feel like more ways to express your creativity is what the lego games are missing

Lego Inidana Jones 1 was one of the first games I've ever played and I totally loved it! I was so thrilled when the second Lego Indy game came out. Although it is up to this day my favourite Lego game, I have to admit that I wasn't very fascinated when I first played it. Actually I was somewhat dissappointed because it was so different than the first game and Lego Star Wars which I played before as well. But as I played the game I started to like it over time. I was just a little put off by the new features at the begining. Eventually I played it more than the first game and over time it became my favourite of the Lego Games. I agree that exploring the hub worlds is the most fun thing to do. After beating the story mode, It's much more fun to have one big overworld for each film (Except Crystall skull that got 3) with 10 new levels to find instead of just playing the story levels again. I also love the secrets and little details of the game. If you return to the house that was bombed and extinguish the fire, you can unlock the mannequins as living characters. I know this is weird as heck, but I just like that they thought about that. Another great detail is how you get the main villains. Dovchenko, for example, who was burried by ants, can be unlocked if you dig him out and then build him together, and then you can buy him. They did that with all important villains, and that's just cool. Next to the overworlds, the level builder probably was the most fun thing in the game. Especially when playing it with friends. Yes, that the main story levels are so short probably is a big problem for many, but to me personally I always loved this about the game! As a kid I always had the need to beat the levels of Lego Indy 1 as quick as possible, so that the levels there are short was perfect for me. I always was like "Huh? That was it? I beat it? Yaaay!" But in total it is only fair to critizie that. Playing the first 3 movies of the first game again in the second game always felt like a parody to me, and I just loved it. I think it would have been boring if they just told the same story of the movie again. That they instead made everything kind of goofy and different from the first game to be more humorous feels like a good choice to me. I have to say I totally love the three different kinds of levels in the game. The vehicle levels were very enjoyable to me personally. Maybe it's because I'm too used to this game, but I never found the controls of the vehicles to be problematic. I like how you usually start at the bottom with like the motorcycle or the horses and you first find a car and then a truck to get a more powerful vehicle. In Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Part 2 this is the opposite though, as you right away start with the jungle cutter that just one hit destroys everything. It's true that it's repatitive, but I was never bothered by it. I can see why you think the battle levels are trash. They aren't anything special at all to be fair, you beat up some guys and that was it, but I thought them to be extremely fun. The game gives you a litst of characters you have to find and kill and you just go for it and beat them up. I also thought it was funny how the antagonist in the background gets mad when you killed everyone and calls for more. I know that the boss levels are pretty controversal, but I just love them. I especially love the boss fight against the Kali statue in the temple of doom. In the first game you could climb on it and there was a minikit on its head, but in this game you can actually fight it! This is just my favourite level of the game. I find the idea so cool that you have to throw water bottles at it and use your whip to rip its arms off until you get the head in the end. I know this has like nothing to do with the films anymore, but I still think it's very entertaining to play. Yes, the first two levels of the game aren't that short unlike the 3rd or the 5th level that can be beaten in under a minute. This is probably a more personal thing, but I actually prefer having 15 short levels with a overworld that is full of stuff to explore than 6 long levels that you have to beat twice. In the end, I understand your problems that the levels are too short and repatitive, but I personally like that the levels are short. Well, opinions can be different, that's perfectly fine. It was a fair review overall

We should get a Lego game that's just a level builder like super Mario Maker

I'm the only one that enjoys the car levels and fight levels?

Idk the vehicle levels were pretty cool, honestly. I remember playing the crystal skull level in the city/university building over and over. Agree with the rest tho

In terms of experiencing the films, I far prefer the first LEGO Indiana Jones. But in the second game, I could spend hours in the level editor. And I had my siblings to share my levels with in couch co-op.

This was my favourite LEGO game for ages. Just how there are six different hubs which are all self contained so it isn't a daunting experience to 100% the game like the new LEGO games which are absolutely massive. Obviously playing the 4th film is great as well. All the bonus levels, revisiting the levels in the aftermath, the super bonus levels. There were so much creative and clever ideas in here. And then obviously making custom levels was a highlight.

As much as I love it because it was my second ever (and still favorite) LEGO game, I'm glad that you have some really good points about the negative aspects of it. To be honest, I myself never liked the vehicle levels and I did feel like both the vehicle levels and the fight levels were repetitive. And I'm glad you shed some light on the more positive aspects, such as the bonus levels and the level editor. And the thing is, I only started playing the first game a couple years after this one but it's also a pretty good LEGO game. Overall this was actually a really good review and I'm glad you actually had good points and wasn't just slandering the game for no reason.

One reason i didn’t like it is because in other lego games, you unlock other characters to be able to go back to the level and get stuff, you normally couldn’t get with the characters in story mode. But i feel in this game there is no need to unlock other characters because you can already find all the secrets in the level without the use of other characters.

Bought this on steam and I haven't played it but I'm wondering if it's good or I should get a refund before next week?

Have you ever played the DS version of Lego Indiana Jones 2? Was wondering what your thoughts on that was if you have played it.

I recently replayed through the entire game to 100% with my brother recently to relive old memories, and we finished it in 20 hours over 2 days, and I could feel the burn out near to the end still was great fun

Honestly, my biggest gripe with this game is kind of a petty one... They cut out the ICONIC opening from Raiders! What kind of Indiana Jones game doesn't have him running from a giant boulder at some point?!

I still really like this game, the hub alone makes it unique in a fun way, I like the cutscenes and the bosses they put at the end of each final level. Nice video overall, I like your presentation style, although the background music was a bit loud compared to your voice.

I loved the level creator and build your own adventure, but it was pretty limited

I was so confused as to why you were showing Mary’s bar when criticizing the game before I realized the console version specifically redid the first games levels. I played the ds version of the second game and funny enough it solves the issue of “redoing content but worse” by just focusing on the second movie from what I remember.

Hopefully we get a 3rd game next year to tie in with the fifth film.

What makes it stick out to me is the collectibles. Its so much more satisfying to buy characters or extras in that game. Being able to hunt down the characters may be a bit tedious at times but I personally like it better than buying them from the library like in Indy 1. Also the hub world feels cozy to roam around in then say LEGO marvel, but that's just personal preference. I cant seem so sit down and play something as big as LEGO marvel because it feels bloated and more time-consuming to 100%. The levels are short and sweet, although not as satisfying to go through a second time for completion. But I do enjoy the creativity of the bonus levels. Just not something that sticks out for me One of my favorite LEGO games. I personally like it better than the first indy game but thats a wild hot take lol Could probably use another playthrough since its been a bit

I still can't get over Windfall Island having the same melody as Kakariko Village.

Ugh I came so close to getting that beautiful 100% in Lego Indy 2, but I could never complete the tractor race in the Temple of Doom hub, thanks to that lasy incline at the very end. So frustrating

This video is much much better than the older one. Also, you make valid points. Job well done.

I miss the level editors in these games, I would sit there for hours

Why did you delete your old video on this? It was pretty accurate on why the first lego indy game was better than the second.

I’ll be fair, this game WAS the first video game I’ve ever played… but you make some valid points! Vehicle levels are a little too slippery and repetitive but I had fun with them anyways because I like destroying things lol.. beat-em-up levels were pretty repetitive too… i don’t have an excuse for that one As for normal levels I think the idea was you were supposed to play them one after another, so it’s supposed to FEEL like one giant level! But overall, even though I disagree, your points are perfectly valid, and I’m glad you took some time to revise your opinion!

One thing I will say is that the level names are like so unnecessarily punny. "Mola Rampage", "Trial and Terror", etc. Not bad, I love puns, and the names are quite clever. But, like, why?

One of my only memories of this game was waking up one Saturday morning to play it only to find all my save data was wiped

I agree with you about the game, however I personally really enjoyed the early vehicle level when you can drive through the library and ramp off of ramps and stuff. To me that was really fun. I also always enjoyed the hub worlds and the vehicles you could use in them

I just love the character unlocks n hub worlds in the second game

I watched the first review around the time I finished with Indy 2 and I’m surprised I never left a comment there. To recall my experience from about a year or so ago, it was a pretty basic Lego game that was trying to scale back a little too much. The bonus levels were fun indeed and I did appreciate the hub world afterwards, but it just lacked in terms of the replayability for the story missions/free play. And don’t even get me started on the vehicle stages as well, I dreaded them every time and especially the bonus ones where you had to pop balloons or anything like that. Overall, I’d recommend Indy 1 a thousand times over. 6/10

I don't think it's a bad game. It's certainly better than the fourth Indy film, and in many respects, it improves on that film. My only real complaint with it, is that instead of focusing solely on the fourth film, it pads out its length with levels based on the original trilogy. Why did they do that? For longtime fans and people who played the first game......well, we've already played the first game! We don't need a reminder of what happened in the older films. Especially not when we only get to play a select few levels based on those films, and not the full stories, which we did in the first game. And for those who are new to perhaps both the Indy franchise and haven't played the first game, they'd be much better off playing through the first game first, instead of these truncated versions presented here. So is the game bad? No, I don't think so. I certainly think it could be better, but given the source material, it's FAR better than it has any right to be.

I still remember replaying every level in Free Play mode two times over (not counting the initial Story Mode, so three times in total) for that one trophy/achievement for completing every level on Free Play mode. It never unlocked. Went online to see if I was doing something wrong and apparently the game is supposed to keep track of this by displaying an icon next to the level, but it wasn’t for me. Screw this game

This game was my only indiana jones game that I owned and had a great time, maybe I should play the first one.

you actually can share the levels online, there just is no in game way to load new levels. a while back I figured out how to share them

Woah, I'm just realizing that I don't remember a single story level in this game

"a level editor in a lego game has never been done before or since" Stunt rally: "Am I a joke to you?"

I too thought that this entry had one of the best post-games upon 100% completing a hub world for the first time. But by the third one, I just got tired because it felt like the same checklist all over again with no variation. Finding all the hidden items for the color bricks was a chore, and the vehicle levels are clearly intended to be played on co-op and thus not fun for me playing solo. 100%ing this game with a friend must be a blast, but it's the only lego game in which I felt obliged to do it that way. And as fun as the post game can be, I still wished the actual game was as fleshed out as the other Lego games or Indy 1, I literally completed all the story levels in less than 4 hours according to Steam.

Mario rpg the legend of the 7 stars music or paper Mario ? Then outset Island ?

why is a 2021 video in 720p

The levels are very short, it crashes very consistently for me on steams

The only reason I would pick up this game is because I've 100% the Original Adventures. I absolutely love the Original Adventures because it's so much more immersive. It builds upon sets from the movie and it makes them longer and feel big while Indy is so small. Temple of Doom has the best setting to me. My favorite levels have to be Pankot Secrets and Free the Slaves. (Pankot Secrets for how Isolated I felt while exploring Pankot Palace and Free the Slaves for how creative it was when it took away Short Round)

My problem with this game is that once you play the five opening levels they reused those in different order with different background among the rest of the parts. The open-ish world is different but lacks charm that even the games before it had. The creative mode is really cool but not enough to say it’s a good LEGO game.

I hope they will make the third game after movie 5 comes out, but with better graphic and mechanics

Man growing up without money or internet this game and mw2 where all I had on my ps3 and I loved every little detail about it when I was a kid

Ok yeah, but you forgot milk

The level creator was the peak of my childhood

Wait what is it with me coming back to games that I loved as a kid and everyone says that they sucked?

The original is fantastic, but I love 2’s level creator so much.

Just recently got the wii version and... Honestly, less than impressed. I grew up playing the first Indiana Jones and the second one on my Nintendo DS Lite, and the set up for the second one (for the DS) was ENTIRELY DIFFERENT to the one for the wii (and probably other bigger platforms). I never knew that there was such a difference in gameplay until I bought the wii version. This video completely sums up my opinions of the second game. Thank you!

I thought this game was one of the best lego games I've played and I managed to keep interest in the story mostly because I'm a huge indy fan and I thought the combat was good with swords and shovels doing more damage, people with swords being able to cut indy's rope was cool aswell and in the beat them up levels I would just use indy and tie everyone up and throw them around which was funny to me. Also people with black swords only being able to be beaten with a sword was a cool idea I thought. idk I just really enjoyed this game and have 3 saves of it 100% on my play station lol.

To be fair, I just played the first game and only watched gameplay vids from the 2nd one, but I think, the problem is, as follows: The second game manely focuses on the 4th movie. That's great, but why didn't they do it in the first game as well? I mean, the first game came within the first Lego-Indiana-Jones-wave, which promoted the 4th movie. So it would make sense to include this new movie in the video-game. Who knows, maybe Tt-Games hadn't enaught informations about the plot, while developing the first game, or tehy wanted to stay to their 3-campains-principe, so they only include the first 3 movies. It's only speculation. We didn't realy need a 2nd Lego Indiana Jones for one missing movie, but we would have needed it lesser, when all movies where avaiable in the first game. Some mechanics like the level-designer or the open world are still nice ideas.

8:55 The DS version actually only consists of levels from Kingdom of Crystal Skull and fun mini games from the other movies

Oh look, my childhood.

This is what I took from Lego Indy 2: The level design gets boring quickly and it's quite repetitive, the chapters and stories don't really seem to even have their own unique parts to the gameplay that you can only experience in it's own chapter which I think was a missed opportunity, also the fact that the characters were locked to their own chapter, as much as it makes sense to do this, most the fun of the LEGO games is getting to play however you want to play and this is quite restrictive. The open worlds hub are extremely fun, I can almost see this game being where the start of the inspiration for world hubs were started in more modern LEGO Games.

(Very late to the party, I know) As a kid, I had both this game and Starwars the Complete Saga, an although I liked both I definitely replayed the main levels of Starwars even if I probably had more hours in this one since I also enjoyed the postgame. I gotta agree that the the main levels weren't the greatest, though most of the normal levels were okay (albeit sometimes being the size of a red brick puzzle in the Complete Saga) I remember being specifically annoyed by the car levels (seriously somehow the managed to also make their bonus levels bad) and not really caring for the beat-em-ups. Even if we can't understand it at younger ages there are definitely objective things that cause certain aspects of games more enjoyable than others even if we choose to ignore it from nostalgia or simply not remembering. There are key moments from both games that I remember enjoying, like the gameplay loop of finding new characters to beat bonus stages in the Adventure Continues and constantly finding new neat secrets in the levels of The Complete Saga, even if they feel completely different at times. I wish the Adventure Continues would of been a learning tool for trying new things and keeping them in future games instead of a "this is awful avoid everything related to this in newer games", because I feel like a bunch of the gameplay from this could of translated well to a more normal formula, but it instead it was completely discarded. Overall, its differences makes in its own fun experience even if it wasn't perfected.

They should make a lego indiana jones dlc character pack in lego star wars the skywalker saga

Maybe you can do a review of indiana jones and the staff of kings

Coming here after being very confused after "completing" part 1 of crystal skull. "You completed part 1" yeah but... it still says there's more levels to do, the bonus hub levels. I did about half of them thinking they were part of the story, like the game gave me a fake completion screen. I guess I'll play the story missions and then go back and do the "bonus" ones. So confusing. Makes sense now though. They would've been so much better off making the layout more like lego star wars, all of the episodes lined up in the cantina so it's easy to tell which ones you haven't done yet and which ones you completed. I really hate the whole "warehouse" screen. It's similar to Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga and I hated it in that game too. I played the original Indiana jones lego game on the Xbox, so I got it on steam today, realized that this game, the Adventure Continues, includes the 4th movie. So I refunded the original game and bought this one. Probably shoulda just kept the first game.

I had the d's port, the first game had the three original movies. The second only had the kingdom of the crystal skull.

im a masochist that loved the vehicle gameplay and combat i thought it was so cool as a kid and the change in scenery of each place realy added to the atmosphere

I personally absolutely loved this game as a kid and still do, I never had the original on console, only on the DS but I had this on the Wii and really really loved it

I hope lego indiana Jones 3 has long levels

Tbh I see this game as more of an Indiana Jones themed minigame collection

It was the first game I ever bought and I can't say there was anything in the vid that I could disagree with

You agree with how they butchered the original three films?

This video was what caused me to try this game again, and I don't think I could give the game any lower than a 7.5. Yeah, I'll absolutely concede that the story levels are underwhelming (not bad, just underwhelming), but I can forgive that specifically because they're short and allow you to get to exploring and bonuses faster. Maybe it's because I'm choosing to 100% each chapter instead of beating all story levels and then going back. I will also note that vehicle levels are more fun when you know that having a power-up gives you a Stud Magnet effect. Also that the Treasure Mode of Crystal Skull Part 1's boss level is insane for grinding cash. I had the 1,000,000 needed for ×2 Score within 15 minutes.

I liked the game when I finally got to play it cause my friend bought it on his Xbox One couple of years back... I found it fun to a point now I have it on the DS and I am going through that

It's really too bad that Lego The Hobbit didn't include a level creator. I could use it to make Battle of the Five Armies, since the developers never bothered to.

I feel like what would have made this one better, would have been that it should have had the first 3 movies be the EXACT same way as the original game was, just with more updated graphics. Then add the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I felt like what really messed this one up was, they were making things that didn't even HAPPEN in the first game (as well as even the movies) take place.

This game was the point that console and portable versions of Lego games could no longer be identical due to psp and ds hardware limitations.

I’m fascinated that the book burning scene is something that LEGO approved of as an entire level for a kids game. The scene itself is honestly more disturbing than any of the kills in the series, even ignoring that I find most people’s view of Indiana Jones gore exaggerated. Not to plug my channel but that scene is something my brother (not the most PC fellow) didn’t approve of for an entire video in my excessively gory Brickfilm remake of The Last Crusade, insisting that I combine it with the plane scene because making an entire video about that subject would be going too far. I ultimately stuck with giving it a dedicated vid but not for as long as the level is in the game- he approved of it.

Out of the games I have, I haven't finished this one and I actually procrastinate to do so

One thing that this game needs said of it, the CO-OP was pretty good, you could break away from the other player and explore on your own.

This is possibly my favourite Lego game, it’s hard to choose between this one and LEGO Star Wars The Video Game. Both these games are the peak of LEGO game design and every other LEGO game pales in comparison.

It's sad that the DS port of this game has better developed levels than the console version.

the only reason I love the game is bullying my siblings with Indiana Jones’s whip

Play the Ds/PSP it removes the first 3 movies and makes the levels more Like a real game

The Hub worlds were super fun in this game that was my favorite part as a kid

I HATE THE CAR LEVELS

cant wait for the rerereview, “lego indiana jones 2, why its the lego equivalent of citizen kane” prequel sequel remake.

he's baaaaaack

I hope the 3rd game will be a good one in 2023

try the ds version too.

I think they can do better, by remaking Lego Indiana Jones, movies 1-5 counting "Dial of Destiny", by developing the same gameplay they did with "Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga".

There is a glitch in this game and it makes you invincible to players and attacking NPCS here is how you do it! First, you need a character with a lasso and lasso any character that you can play as. Then, drop them and as you are dropping them, you need to press the attack button to throw them. Finally, play as the character that you threw. And when a NPC comes to attack you, they die in almost an instant! This also works on Co-op mode too and on XBOX 360 and XBOX ONE

This one is great, but had its flaws ill admit. The structure of the story levels, I agree, they were not engaging. Miniboss, puzzle, vehicle, brawler, and big boss, thats it. It shouldve been crystal skull only, like the DS version, that way we could've had a long story mode in the style of the first game. I do like the open world and the level designer, those were great, instead of being stuck at the cantina/Barnett college/rhe bat cave.

I honestly agree with the narrator. The game was good, but bad with the main story. The levels were short and boring, except the bar one where the guy in black from Raiders was using the medallion to make moonlight a weapon. I know that wasn't in the movie at all, but I still personally enjoyed the idea mostly. In fact, I haven't played this game in years and that level is the only thing I recall that I even remotely enjoyed. Whether or not you agree with me is up to you, but I was honestly so unimpressed by this game that I'll probably never play it again.

I'll say this... as a kid i found this game really enjoyable (except for vehicle levels) But now as an adult... it's simply meh. The only time when i kinda had fun was trying to 100% it. But i got tired (and frustrated) very quickly because of it recently. But level editor is fine tho. That's the only thing that i liked back then and still like to this day. I also enjoy some of the bonus levels too (the ones that use level creator stuff). They feel slightly more engaging than main ones.

Even when I was a kid, this game sucked for me, was boring and never finished it. For me SW Complete saga and HP were the best lego games.