Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones

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Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones
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Developer(s) Brian A. Rice, Inc.
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) Sega Genesis
Release1994
Genre(s) Action, adventure
Mode(s) SIngle-player

Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones is a 1994 action game developed by Brian A. Rice, Inc. and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It is based on the television series, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles . [1] [2] The game was in development as of August 1992, with the title Young Indiana Jones. [3] A Sega CD version had been planned for release in July 1993, [4] [5] but it was never published. [6]

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Gameplay

As a spy during World War I, Indiana Jones is sent around the world to stop German agents from acquiring technology that will strengthen the German war machine. [7]

Playing as Jones, the player travels to India, Egypt, Tibet, and London, with Germany as the final level. [7] [8] The player is equipped with three weapons: a pistol, a whip, and grenades. Weapons can be used by the player to solve action-oriented puzzles throughout the game. Numerous enemies are encountered throughout the game, including guards, construction workers, monks, priests, and various animals. [8] [1] Several items can be used by the player, including crosses, which refill the player's health meter; poison tips, which increase the whip's lethality; and hats, which grant temporary invincibility. [8]

Reception

Josse Bilson, writing for Mega , opined that the game was too difficult, in part because of an abundance of enemies, but considered the character sprites adequate. [2] Super Game Power complained of slow character movements. [9] The collision detection was also criticized, [2] [10] as were the graphics. [10] [13] Video Games was critical of the sound, [10] and Nick Roberts of Sega Pro disliked the level designs. [13]

Brett Alan Weiss, writing in a later review for AllGame, found the game's "sluggish and unresponsive" controls to be its worst trait, but considered the game's best qualities to be the graphics and sound. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Bilson, Josse (June 1994). "Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones". Mega. No. 21. United Kingdom. p. 40.
  3. ↑ "Young Indiana Jones". Mega Play. August 1992. p. 27. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sega CD New Titles!". Sega Force. United States. July 1993.
  5. ↑ "Incoming!". Sega Visions. No. 13. United States. June–July 1993. p. 95.
  6. ↑ Pettus, Sam; Munoz, David; Williams, Kevin; Barroso, Ivan (December 20, 2013). Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition. Smashwords Edition. ISBN   978-1-311-08082-0 . Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Sneak Peek: Instruments of Chaos....starring Young Indiana Jones". Sega Visions . December 1993. p. 36. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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