Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game
{{Distinguish|text=the NES release, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1991 video game)}}
{{Distinguish|text=the point-and-click adventure game, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure}}
{{Short description|1989 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game
|image = Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Action Game cover.jpeg
|caption =
|developer = Tiertex
NMS Software (NES, Game Boy)
|publisher = U.S. Gold
Ubi Soft (NES, Game Boy)
|designer =
|composer = Mark Tait
Mark Cooksey (Game Boy/NES)
|released = 1989–1994
|genre = Action-adventure
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, Genesis, Master System, NES, ZX Spectrum
|alt =
}}
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game was published in 1989 by Lucasfilm Games, based on the film of the same name. The game was released for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, IBM PC, MSX, Master System, NES, Game Boy, Sega Genesis and Game Gear.
It is a different game from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure, also released in 1989. There is also a different game for the Nintendo Entertainment System titled Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, released by Taito in 1991.
Gameplay
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As in the film, the player's quest is to find the Holy Grail. En route, the player must find the Cross of Coronado, the Knight of the First Crusade's Shield and Henry Jones, Sr.'s Grail Diary.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}}
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Reception
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| AAction_PC = 83% (CPC){{cite web |title=Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Amstrad CPC) |url=https://archive.org/stream/amstrad-action-049#page/n61/mode/2up |work=Amstrad Action |date=October 1989 |accessdate=October 5, 2018|pages=62–63}}
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The game grossed {{£|5,500,000|long=no}} or {{US$|{{To USD|5500|GBR|round=yes}},000|long=no|1989|round=-6}} in worldwide sales across all platforms by 1994.{{cite book |title=Screen Digest |date=1994 |page=110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVnvAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Screen Digest Limited |quote=US Gold had £5.5m worldwide sales from adventure game Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade on seven computer formats and three Sega formats since 1989.}}
Computer Gaming World gave the game a negative review and said it was "just another search and recover game" with little to do with Indiana Jones. The review praised the graphics and sound, but found the fight sequences both too easy and too short, since all enemies could be defeated in one hit and turned their backs shortly after attacking the player. Compute! liked the Commodore 64 version, approving of the graphics and describing gameplay as "quite addicting", but criticizing lack of savegame and replay value.{{Cite magazine |last=Randall |first=Neil |date=December 1989 |title=64/128 |url=https://archive.org/stream/1989-12-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_115_1989_Dec#page/n13/mode/2up |magazine=Compute! |pages=12, 14}}
It reached number one in the UK charts, replacing RoboCop which had held the top spot for a record 36 weeks.{{cite magazine |title=Indy Topples Robocop|magazine=New Computer Express|issue=|publisher=Future Publishing|date=9 September 1989|page=|url=https://archive.org/details/NH2021_New_Computer_Express_Issue044.pdf/page/n2/mode/1up|access-date=1 December 2021}}{{cite magazine |title=Gallup Full Price 20|magazine=Sinclair User|issue=|publisher=EMAP|date=November 1989|page=|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=92&page=81|access-date=1 December 2021}}
Nintendo Power, reviewing the NES version, praised the action gameplay and noted that the music and levels helped recreate the feel of the movie. Nintendo Power was not impressed with the character graphics but stated that the animation "is quite good" for the NES.{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |url=https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20052%20September%201993#page/n105/mode/1up |magazine=Nintendo Power |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |date=September 1993|pages=90–93, 103}} Nintendo Power praised the Game Boy version for its graphics, password system, and challenging gameplay, but criticized the poor "hit detection" and the time limits on each level, both of which made the game more difficult.{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Game Boy) |url=https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20058%20March%201994#page/n103/mode/1up/ |magazine=Nintendo Power |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |page=106 |date=March 1994}} The action game features six levels and a password feature. Game Players rated the NES version 52 percent.{{cite web |title=Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_37_February_1994/page/n122 |website=Game Players |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |page=121 |date=February 1994}}
References
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