Man, 6th gen is where stuff like this truly was something special. Granted, not everything was gold, but Star Wars, LoTR, Indy, and more franchises all had these heartfelt tie-ins and/or expansions to their series and they make me happy to have been around for them.
I totally forgot to mention one of the greatest gameplay mechanics : The fact that the enemies can make you drop your weapons, picked up (stole them) and used them against you (and even keep it for them). One of the most unique gameplay feature that I've never seen in another game
The thing I did like about the combat was how Indy fights down and dirty just like the movies. They really nailed his style. Also I loved how the whip can be used to keep enemies off yourself, pull them towards you or disarm their weapons. Funny there’s even a “pick up fedora” control for when it falls off.
I think it was underrated on the fact that PS2 was so popular. Xbox had sharper graphics and ran smoother. Camera may be a bit wonky sometimes but its a classic in my eyes. Would be nice to get remade
@rallers3002 I forget now to be honest. But that may have been it yah. But I think James mentioned secret hunting. Was this a favorite game of yours to?
There is an Indiana Jones Boy Scouts camp that I attended as a kid close to where I grew up. After attending I became obsessed with the franchise for a while. After acquiring the official Fedora from Disneyland to go with the bull whip I got at camp I’d imagine I was Indie for hours. I wish I’d known about this game as a kid, but glad I’ll get to play the enhanced version on series X as an adult.
It's great seeing you review this classic 6th gen gem! The game gets tougher than a cheap steak deeper into it! The game is well thought out, yet fun & challenging, a favorite of mine!
as a developer, it irks me greatly that the '+' symbol in your health bar is EVER so slightly (pixel or two left and down) off centre. That would flare my OCD BAD!
Oh the nostalgia.. I vividly remember the game having a section in which a huge alligator blocks your path and you need to navigate around it. Masterful game.
This one is on my holy grail list already. its *not* so expensive its impossible to get. just a bit tight for my current budget it being christmas and all but i would love to play this when i get a chance.
They did and realised the controls were rough and the platforming competed against the camera often. But still a great game as I’m sure circle of life will be.
@@feeamerie5011If the Uncharted and Tomb Raider games could do it with no issues, there’s absolutely no excuse to hide Harrison Ford’s photorealistic likeness during gameplay, which would’ve been the pivotal selling point of The Great Circle. 🤷🏻♀️ Don’t worry, mods will fix it in the PC version.
I've spent an unspeakable amount of time playing this game. I've had it since I was a kid, and it still holds up. The only game I've probably spent as much time on is The Last of Us. I've played both games at least 20 times, but I know for sure that I've played TLOU almost thirty times.
Wow it's crazy I was just thinking about your channel and this game a few hours ago : That was such a surprise when I saw it uploaded :) There was another 3D indy game released on PC in 1999 which had the exact same gameplay as the tomb raider from the ps1 era. Emperor's tomb was made by the collective who made the star wars episode 3 revenge of the sith official game. And btw, there is the tragedy that their next indy game was cancelled : It would have been the 3 indy movies into one game (like the lego trilogy) but with the emperor's tomb gameplay improved :( Speaking of gameplay, I don't know if you missed that but you could do a lot of combos with only these 2 attack buttons (grapping, counters, etc ...) which is more advanced than it looked like (you could see some of them in the manual) and the ennemies are way more responding, quick and effective with the combats in hard mode. Also, I know I probably suggest these licenced games a long time ago into another video but I'm not 100% sure and these are the ones I'm the most looking forward and excited to see a "Camp xbox" review about ;) - Enter the matrix (2003) : an ambitious game that is more than just a tie-in but an integral cross-media part of the matrix lore that matters. It takes places after the animatrix and before and during the events of matrix 2 reloaded with secondary characters which they filmed scenes with the real actors just for the game (the 2 playable characters have differents levels sometimes) - The matrix path of neo (2005) : Where you play as Neo during the 3 matrix movies with an impressive amounts of movements for a 6th gen of consoles and ragdoll physics (bit of advice : try to learn the combos, there are a lot ^^) - star wars battlefront 1 & 2 - the lord of the rings the two towers and the return of the king (which have a smilar gameplay than star wars revenge of the sith from the collective) And if you want 2 others games with the same hack'n slash gameplay than these lord of the rings games you can have : "King Arthur" from 2004 (the tie-in movie game) and "forgotten realms : Demon stone" Sorry for the long expositions and can't wait for your next reviews, I really apreciate them :)
@@campxbox Alright ;) There aren't a lot of footage about this cancel project but if you search "Indiana Jones - Stunning Footage of Cancelled 2005 Video Game Based On Films ~ Emperor's Tomb Sequel" on youtube you'll find a little bit
@@campxbox I'm sorry to let you this comment here but there is a bug with youtube and I can't post it on your "State of emergency" review or any video so I'll post here so you can read it ;) : Back in the day when Rockstar used to release games other than gta or red dead. Or rather should I say back when Rockstar used to release games period :) Btw, I would like to suggest you a fps licenced game : "Die hard Vendetta" which was in a way die hard 4 before the real die hard 4 (live free or die hard) was released in 2007. And is not canon anymore because funny enough both of them focus on John's daughter but she becomes a police officer in the game die hard vendetta and she's not in die hard 4 (2007)
well i still have that game with me It's actually playable on the Xbox One. just so you know and here is a real kicker when you discover in the end scene with Nurhachi and don't forget Lao Che remember that name... leading to the opening of the temple of Doom so this is canon in the Indyverse serving as the prequel for the Indiana Jones Franchise.
@@damagecase3271 well to be honest like I said I have the game with me it was back in 2003 I had that game so I kept the game with meit was originally my brothers game so I claimed it myself and able to put it on my xbox 1and able to download when still got it
I bought it for PC when it first came out. I didn’t finish the game though. I still have the game stored away. Always wanted to get back to playing it. I bought the game from the Xbox store and able to play it on my Xbox Series X. Almost done the game getting close!
I had this for the PC but never ended up beating it. It was a huge step up from The Infernal Machine which, from what I remember, had some clunky platforming.
This game was savagely difficult. I never did finish it, can’t tell you exactly how many times I rage quite it over the years. The fighting and clunky controls just make this game sub par.
I am loving this game, I gotta say this and it might sound sad but this game is a way better 5th installment in the Indiana Jones series then that damn 5th film lolo
Remember playing it on original Xbox when I was younger. And I never beat it either Actually playing it on pc rn and it looks and plays great. Having alot of nostalgic fun with for sure. Going to make sure I get all the way through it this time
I have to add to this: Yes it is Backwards Compatibility but not to Purchase Digitally anymore sadly. So if u wanna play it, use the Disc or if you already have purchased it before, you can still play it!! :) - This is my Favorite Indy Game EVER!! With Fate of Atlantis! The Collective Shows how you are doing a Great game with a Movie Background. I'm playing a bit Star Wars 3 Revenge of the Sith via Backwards Compatibility from them which is so far great too :) And between: This Game is a "bit connected" to the Movies. If u saw the Ending, you will notice the refference to Indy 2 a bit ;)
Probably the worst thing they did on Xbox was the Da Vinci Code and even it wasn’t bad if you liked codes and puzzles. Shame they removed this from the store though, I didn’t know that.
@@DrGamelove I don't know much about them so far I only know Indy and Star Wars. Maybe @campxbox will tell us about this in the Future. And yes it is a Shame that they removed it.. if u wanna still buy it digitally i recommend GOG :)
Indiana Jones and the emperor's tomb game Xbox and PC is my favorite Indiana Jones game Indiana Jones and the infernal machine game PC is number two my favorite Indiana Jones game Indiana Jones and fate of the atlantis game PC is number three my favorite Indiana Jones game 🤠👍🏻✨
If you played buffy the vampire slayer you'll soon realize the combat mechanic is same as similar to indiana jones and the emperor's tomb. this two games are amazing in their own way from the OG xbox 😎🎮
This game responds me of a good friend of mine. She loved Indy, and Harrison Ford. I remember watching her play this game, with me chiming in occasionally to help. She passed away 6 years ago, and I often think about her. I miss hanging out with her, playing games like this, and watching bad movies and making fun of them with her and her brother. Those were good times. 🥲
Man, 6th gen is where stuff like this truly was something special. Granted, not everything was gold, but Star Wars, LoTR, Indy, and more franchises all had these heartfelt tie-ins and/or expansions to their series and they make me happy to have been around for them.
I totally forgot to mention one of the greatest gameplay mechanics : The fact that the enemies can make you drop your weapons, picked up (stole them) and used them against you (and even keep it for them).
One of the most unique gameplay feature that I've never seen in another game
Botw.
You could pick enemies weapons up in the wind waker but I’m pretty sure they couldn’t pick yours up
also drop Indy's hat
The thing I did like about the combat was how Indy fights down and dirty just like the movies. They really nailed his style. Also I loved how the whip can be used to keep enemies off yourself, pull them towards you or disarm their weapons. Funny there’s even a “pick up fedora” control for when it falls off.
Yeah I love how the fedora just sits around and you can just waltz back to pick it up. Its a nice little addition that adds to the game.
This was a proper franchise game. An array of locations, solid combat, and even secret hunting
I think it was underrated on the fact that PS2 was so popular. Xbox had sharper graphics and ran smoother. Camera may be a bit wonky sometimes but its a classic in my eyes. Would be nice to get remade
@@SignOfTheTimes008 Secret hunting? You mean the artefacts?
@rallers3002 I forget now to be honest. But that may have been it yah. But I think James mentioned secret hunting. Was this a favorite game of yours to?
@@SignOfTheTimes008 yes, on PC. I played it on XBOX with friend as well.
There is an Indiana Jones Boy Scouts camp that I attended as a kid close to where I grew up. After attending I became obsessed with the franchise for a while. After acquiring the official Fedora from Disneyland to go with the bull whip I got at camp I’d imagine I was Indie for hours.
I wish I’d known about this game as a kid, but glad I’ll get to play the enhanced version on series X as an adult.
I got it for the OG Xbox. It is now ripped to a mod-chipped Xbox with a 750GB harddrive.
It's great seeing you review this classic 6th gen gem! The game gets tougher than a cheap steak deeper into it! The game is well thought out, yet fun & challenging, a favorite of mine!
Yeah I think the difficulty really hit me in the Octopus boss fight. It still was a challenging good time.
as a developer, it irks me greatly that the '+' symbol in your health bar is EVER so slightly (pixel or two left and down) off centre. That would flare my OCD BAD!
Oh the nostalgia..
I vividly remember the game having a section in which a huge alligator blocks your path and you need to navigate around it. Masterful game.
Great video man and thanks for mentioning me :)
Thank you for the recommendation!
This one is on my holy grail list already. its *not* so expensive its impossible to get. just a bit tight for my current budget it being christmas and all but i would love to play this when i get a chance.
Yeah totally understand that. I was lucky to find this at a second hand store.
I bought an original Xbox just for this game.
It’s on Steam.
It's backward compatible by disc on Xbox One and Series X
@@poltergeist7621I bought a series X so I could play this game.
Same. This and Buffy sealed it.
That’s crazy when it’s fully backwards compatible with Series X / S 😃
Loved this game - I can't believe that they went FPS with the Circle of Life. Did they not play this game?
My thoughts exactly
I was really excited for Circle of Life until they showed gameplay and I saw it was first person. Now I don’t even care about Circle anymore.
They did and realised the controls were rough and the platforming competed against the camera often. But still a great game as I’m sure circle of life will be.
Don’t worry, their FPS mistake will eventually be fixed with a TPS mod for The Great Circle if you get the PC version.
@@feeamerie5011If the Uncharted and Tomb Raider games could do it with no issues, there’s absolutely no excuse to hide Harrison Ford’s photorealistic likeness during gameplay, which would’ve been the pivotal selling point of The Great Circle. 🤷🏻♀️ Don’t worry, mods will fix it in the PC version.
I just bought this about a month ago and am looking forward to playing it. Thanks for the great review!
Good game despite controls can be rough at times
I've spent an unspeakable amount of time playing this game. I've had it since I was a kid, and it still holds up. The only game I've probably spent as much time on is The Last of Us. I've played both games at least 20 times, but I know for sure that I've played TLOU almost thirty times.
Wow it's crazy I was just thinking about your channel and this game a few hours ago : That was such a surprise when I saw it uploaded :)
There was another 3D indy game released on PC in 1999 which had the exact same gameplay as the tomb raider from the ps1 era. Emperor's tomb was made by the collective who made the star wars episode 3 revenge of the sith official game. And btw, there is the tragedy that their next indy game was cancelled : It would have been the 3 indy movies into one game (like the lego trilogy) but with the emperor's tomb gameplay improved :(
Speaking of gameplay, I don't know if you missed that but you could do a lot of combos with only these 2 attack buttons (grapping, counters, etc ...) which is more advanced than it looked like (you could see some of them in the manual) and the ennemies are way more responding, quick and effective with the combats in hard mode.
Also, I know I probably suggest these licenced games a long time ago into another video but I'm not 100% sure and these are the ones I'm the most looking forward and excited to see a "Camp xbox" review about ;)
- Enter the matrix (2003) : an ambitious game that is more than just a tie-in but an integral cross-media part of the matrix lore that matters. It takes places after the animatrix and before and during the events of matrix 2 reloaded with secondary characters which they filmed scenes with the real actors just for the game (the 2 playable characters have differents levels sometimes)
- The matrix path of neo (2005) : Where you play as Neo during the 3 matrix movies with an impressive amounts of movements for a 6th gen of consoles and ragdoll physics (bit of advice : try to learn the combos, there are a lot ^^)
- star wars battlefront 1 & 2
- the lord of the rings the two towers and the return of the king (which have a smilar gameplay than star wars revenge of the sith from the collective)
And if you want 2 others games with the same hack'n slash gameplay than these lord of the rings games you can have : "King Arthur" from 2004 (the tie-in movie game) and "forgotten realms : Demon stone"
Sorry for the long expositions and can't wait for your next reviews, I really apreciate them :)
Ill add them to the list! Always appreciate the comments! Sad to hear we could have gotten a trilogy game in the same style. That sounds awesome!
@@campxbox Alright ;)
There aren't a lot of footage about this cancel project but if you search "Indiana Jones - Stunning Footage of Cancelled 2005 Video Game Based On Films ~ Emperor's Tomb Sequel" on youtube you'll find a little bit
@@campxbox I'm sorry to let you this comment here but there is a bug with youtube and I can't post it on your "State of emergency" review or any video so I'll post here so you can read it ;) :
Back in the day when Rockstar used to release games other than gta or red dead. Or rather should I say back when Rockstar used to release games period :)
Btw, I would like to suggest you a fps licenced game : "Die hard Vendetta" which was in a way die hard 4 before the real die hard 4 (live free or die hard) was released in 2007. And is not canon anymore because funny enough both of them focus on John's daughter but she becomes a police officer in the game die hard vendetta and she's not in die hard 4 (2007)
Damn, this game’s visuals legit look good. If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was a 360 game
well i still have that game with me It's actually playable on the Xbox One. just so you know and here is a real kicker when you discover in the end scene with Nurhachi and don't forget Lao Che remember that name... leading to the opening of the temple of Doom so this is canon in the Indyverse serving as the prequel for the Indiana Jones Franchise.
Are you sure it’s still backwards compatible? It’s currently unavailable on the Xbox store and it’s no longer on the backward compatible list?
@@damagecase3271 well to be honest like I said I have the game with me it was back in 2003 I had that game so I kept the game with meit was originally my brothers game so I claimed it myself and able to put it on my xbox 1and able to download when still got it
@@edwardpatrick8442 yea fair enough, I ordered a copy of the disc a few days ago so hopefully it arrives soon and I’ll try it out on my own Xbox one 🙏
I bought it for PC when it first came out. I didn’t finish the game though. I still have the game stored away. Always wanted to get back to playing it. I bought the game from the Xbox store and able to play it on my Xbox Series X. Almost done the game getting close!
I had this for the PC but never ended up beating it. It was a huge step up from The Infernal Machine which, from what I remember, had some clunky platforming.
This game was savagely difficult. I never did finish it, can’t tell you exactly how many times I rage quite it over the years. The fighting and clunky controls just make this game sub par.
Looks good, I might have to check it out
This game was great. I never finished it because we only rented it, but it definitely captured the feeling of thr movies.
I am loving this game, I gotta say this and it might sound sad but this game is a way better 5th installment in the Indiana Jones series then that damn 5th film lolo
Should have made a film based on Emperor's Tomb instead, Dial of Destiny was a dump on the franchise
Remember playing it on original Xbox when I was younger. And I never beat it either
Actually playing it on pc rn and it looks and plays great. Having alot of nostalgic fun with for sure.
Going to make sure I get all the way through it this time
This game is cannon to the indiana jones series, it takes place before temple of doom and it leads right into temple of doom
I have to add to this: Yes it is Backwards Compatibility but not to Purchase Digitally anymore sadly. So if u wanna play it, use the Disc or if you already have purchased it before, you can still play it!! :) - This is my Favorite Indy Game EVER!! With Fate of Atlantis! The Collective Shows how you are doing a Great game with a Movie Background. I'm playing a bit Star Wars 3 Revenge of the Sith via Backwards Compatibility from them which is so far great too :)
And between: This Game is a "bit connected" to the Movies. If u saw the Ending, you will notice the refference to Indy 2 a bit ;)
The Collective were so damn good!
Probably the worst thing they did on Xbox was the Da Vinci Code and even it wasn’t bad if you liked codes and puzzles. Shame they removed this from the store though, I didn’t know that.
@@DrGamelove I don't know much about them so far I only know Indy and Star Wars. Maybe @campxbox will tell us about this in the Future. And yes it is a Shame that they removed it.. if u wanna still buy it digitally i recommend GOG :)
I sure hope it still works with the disc, I just bought a copy and I’m stilling waiting for it to arrive so hopefully it works just fine
@@damagecase3271thats how I played it so you should be good 😊
I remember renting this and being surprised how fun it was, never beat it but good times
Indiana Jones and the emperor's tomb game Xbox and PC is my favorite Indiana Jones game
Indiana Jones and the infernal machine game PC is number two my favorite Indiana Jones game
Indiana Jones and fate of the atlantis game PC is number three my favorite Indiana Jones game 🤠👍🏻✨
I wonder if this game actually works on xbox series x physically?
It does. That's how I played it for this review.
@@campxbox k thanks man also loved your video very informative and interesting
you know watching your review and i was able to recall some of the moments of the game and I did finish it it was a fun adventure
Happy to hear it brought back good memories 😀
@@campxbox thank you for making me remember a memorable experience
If you played buffy the vampire slayer you'll soon realize the combat mechanic is same as similar to indiana jones and the emperor's tomb. this two games are amazing in their own way from the OG xbox 😎🎮
Great review
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
cool, I haven't played it yet but found it in my collection last night
wow Looks Great. I completely missed this one as a kid 💪🏻💪🏻🧔🏻♀🧔🏻♀🕊🕊
I had this game on the PS2 and I just picked it up on Steam for £1.74. Bargain to play this game again.
I actually enjoyed this one. But the crocs 🐊 spooked me.
I had this game
Left trigger, Right Trigger, A,X,A,B, up, down, Y, start
I got lucky I found the last indiana game online today lol. It was sold out
I had this game on the ps2 I wish my ps2 never stopped working
This game responds me of a good friend of mine. She loved Indy, and Harrison Ford. I remember watching her play this game, with me chiming in occasionally to help.
She passed away 6 years ago, and I often think about her. I miss hanging out with her, playing games like this, and watching bad movies and making fun of them with her and her brother. Those were good times. 🥲
awesome video
Thanks!
Maybe do a Hunter: The Reckoning video; I think they made 2 for the OG Bawks
Yeah ill add them to the recommendation list!
No indiana jones game will ever live up to this one for me
This reminds me of the N64 Indiana Jones game that stole, I mean borrowed a bunch of UI elements from Orcarina of Time
lmao luckily no "borrowing" that I know of is here.
The best indiana jones game ever❤
Good game, but the checkpoint system ruins a lot of the fun in it.
The father of uncharted, uncharted games are verey similar to this one.
😢...
Who the hell is in camp xbox anymore
3rd person:)
The platforming is really bad, there are moments that rip my hairs out. Uncharted is the best Indiana Jones simulator lol.
It’s delisted from the Xbox store 😭😭😭
Recommended by all these people...
He shows TWO 😂