Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients
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Publisher(s) | Mindscape |
Platform(s) | Apple II, DOS |
Release | 1987 |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients is a video game developed by American studio and published by Mindscape in 1987 for the Apple II, DOS. The game is based on the Indiana Jones series.
Gameplay and plot[]
Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients is a text adventure game that is not based on any of the films; it is rather a whole new adventure, which in terms of the franchise's storyline, takes place in 1936. As in other text adventures, the player must type the desired action when prompted in order to advance the storyline.
The storyline involves the eponymous character traveling to the Mexican jungle and explore the , with the purpose of getting the Mazatec Power Key before the Nazi forces, under the command of Plebinheim, get to it first.
Reception[]
In 2008, IGN ranked the game at number nine on its list of "Top 10 Indiana Jones Games", writing, "While not as clever as the Zork series, Revenge of the Ancients tells a good yarn that fits nicely in the Indy oeuvre."[1]
References[]
- ^ Buchanan, Levi (May 20, 2008). "Top 10 Indiana Jones Games". IGN. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
External links[]
- Information at MobyGames
- Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients in the Interactive Fiction Database
- 1987 video games
- Apple II games
- DOS games
- Indiana Jones video games
- 1980s interactive fiction
- Video games set in Mexico
- Video games developed in the United States