Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures is a game based on the
Indiana Jones trilogy released for the
Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, developed by Factor 5 and published by JVC Musical Industries, Inc. The story is told through cut-scenes and text and is mostly faithful to the movies. Its release also coincided with the release of
Return of the Jedi, also released by JVC and
LucasArts.
A
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port of the game was apparently completed and ready to be released between summer and autumn of 1995, and was previewed in
Electronic Gaming Monthly (#73, August 1995) and even reviewed in
GamePro (#73, August 1995, rated 3.5 out of 5.0) But like many third-party titles near the end of the Genesis' life however, the game was shelved and was never released, and no known copies have been released to the public.
The game was re-released for the Wii's
Virtual Console service on November 16, 2009 and in the PAL region on April 23, 2010 for 800 Nintendo Points.
Gameplay
The game is primarily action based, and the player controls Indy through levels based on events of the movies. Indy's main method of attack is his bull-whip, but he can also damage enemies by punching or rolling into them. Occasionally a gun can be found that has unlimited ammo,...
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