Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: Flames_of_chaos on January 23, 2009, 08:11:44 PM
Title: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on January 23, 2009, 08:11:44 PM
While it seems like the PS3 and 360 version of Indy's latest adventure is discarded looks like the Wii version is still in production along with a DS version and a Playstation version (probably PSP) why the hell isn't there a specific PS2, PSP or PS3 logo already for trailers ?!?!?
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Kairon on January 23, 2009, 08:17:09 PM
omgomgomgOMGOMGOMG
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 23, 2009, 09:02:09 PM
No logo? Cuz it's been SCRAPPED
2 GameCubes can't handle those graphics anyway.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: bustin98 on January 23, 2009, 11:47:44 PM
I'm waiting for official announcement, but it looks cool if the trailer is any indication of gameplay.
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Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 23, 2009, 11:55:04 PM
As long as they keep nuking the fridge I am fine with it :D .
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 24, 2009, 12:03:14 AM
Raping the Jones's.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 24, 2009, 01:20:41 AM
I approve of the next action/adventure Indy game that is long past due...Now to just hope that it's actually good... =(
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: decoyman on January 24, 2009, 01:37:07 AM
Remember the Indiana Jones game for the Atari?
Wow, that sucked. Like, you had a gun, but it had limited ammo and I always wasted the shots on some stupid snakes (otherwise they killed me!) :(
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 24, 2009, 07:25:45 AM
Yeah, Indiana Jones makes perfect sense for the Wii. Not only is the Wii the market leader, but the control scheme is infinitely better suited for the Wii-mote/chuck than with a dualaxis or MS-pad. Swinging the remote in order to swing Indy's whip, or to aim his pistol sounds like awesome fun!
I'd say its no wonder the PS3/60 versions were cancelled. Not only are they the market losers, but they can't whip it, whip it good.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: vudu on January 24, 2009, 09:25:40 AM
I approve of the next action/adventure Indy game that is long past due...Now to just hope that it's actually good... =(
This is key. I'm all over a good Indy game. In fact, I'd kill for a Zack & Wiki-type adventure game. Unfortunately, it'll probably be closer to Tomb Raider. :(
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Bill Aurion on January 24, 2009, 09:30:03 AM
I approve of the next action/adventure Indy game that is long past due...Now to just hope that it's actually good... =(
This is key. I'm all over a good Indy game. In fact, I'd kill for a Zack & Wiki-type adventure game. Unfortunately, it'll probably be closer to Tomb Raider. :(
Go look up Fate of Atlantis.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on February 03, 2009, 04:57:36 PM
NEW INFO!
Some game tech specs:
60fps triple buffering bloom anisotropic x4 soft shadows full depth of field indirect texturing 16:9 480p
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Step into the shoes of the legendary hero, Indiana Jones, in an all new epic adventure! Set in the year 1939, Indiana Jones® and the Staff of Kings™ follows the rogue archaeologist on an all-new globe-trotting quest.
From San Francisco's Chinatown to the lush jungles of Panama, Indy must use his whip, fists and wits to fight through ruthless opposition as he spars with his nemesis, Magnus Völler, in a race for a relic of biblical proportions — the Staff of Moses.
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings features completely interactive environments, where players need to call upon their wits and daring to make each spring-loaded environment a weapon in order to dispense of foes in clever and unexpected ways. Also, embark upon thrilling action sequences that remain true to the spirit established in scenes such as Indy's pursuit of the motorcade in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mine-cart scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and the free-for-all aboard the tank in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Product Information
* Wield your Wii Remote™ like Indy’s signature whip for a variety of uses — from combat to navigation to puzzle-solving. * Use your highly interactive Hot Set™ environments and your wits to defeat your enemies. * Explore exotic locations around the globe in an all-new story that puts you on an epic quest for the Staff of Moses. * Apply your smarts to navigate Indy through challenging terrains with the many maneuvers Indy can do with his whip. * Engage in burst gunplay moments and use careful aim and the environment to take out enemies. * Face overwhelming odds and escape signature run-for-your-life moments, like a daring escape from a collapsing temple, by matching fast-paced onscreen gesture prompts. * Experience thrilling chases and control vehicles — fly a biplane in a canyon trench, take the reigns of a wild elephant through the streets of Istanbul and navigate a raft down a raging river. * Cooperative gameplay mode allows you and a friend to brave the challenges in a variety of game modes in an entirely new quest with a familiar character never playable before in an Indy game. * Unlock four-player versus mode where you and your friends go head-to-head in a real biplane combat or take on three of your friends in a free for all tank battle! * Whether you are brawling baddies or wielding your whip, use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk™ as nature intended with the intuitive gesture-based combat system. * Discover more than 20 artifacts and rewarding unlockables throughout the game. * For those old-school gamers there is nothing better than unlocking the classic Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis game! * On the Nintendo DS, use the stylus as the whip to swing over pits, brawl with enemies and to explore the world. * The PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system version features six robust types of burst gameplay including combat and physics challenges, puzzles and the trademark Indiana Jones chase sequences.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 03, 2009, 05:00:24 PM
PSP ported to Wii?
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: bustin98 on February 03, 2009, 06:08:19 PM
By the look of the screen shots, those specs need some anti-aliasing as well. But now just waiting to see the game in motion.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: ShyGuy on February 05, 2009, 11:15:22 AM
Is this the Indy game with the procedural animations? It had that demo of Indy knocking guys off a trolley.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on February 05, 2009, 01:04:04 PM
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a Wii exclusive extra.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on February 05, 2009, 01:35:48 PM
I don't think there was a trolley in this game. But then again, I haven't played through it in years.
Um, what? The game hasn't come out yet, so I don't think you could have played it years ago. Just saying.
Sorry, I assumed that he was talking about 'The Fate of Atlantis' since someone posted that it was going to be a bonus on the Wii edition. Atlantis was released back in like '92/'93 ish I believe.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 05, 2009, 07:26:34 PM
My gosh, this game looks like a good effort. Who'da thunk?
Lucasarts, masters of technology, finally figured out how to take decent Wii screenshots.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 05, 2009, 07:29:07 PM
This game might be the "movie adventure" Disaster: Day of Not Released was supposed to be.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 05, 2009, 11:34:15 PM
Hmm...the game sounds interesting enough in the IGN Preview, and lord knows Fate of Atlantis alone is worth that price tag (provided it's the voiced version, as it damn well should be). Just one thing that bothered me, and it's the sort of thing that would bother some people and not others: they're apparently not going to be referring to the Germans in the game as Nazis, and their emblem won't be in the game. Bull...fracking...****! This game takes place in 1939! They're Nazis! In the films they're Nazis! If you're going to have an Indiana Jones game in the 1930s that has German antagonists, it's just pointless and cowardly to hide from calling them what they were: Nazis. I thought we were past pointless self-censorship like this ages ago!
Incidentally, Fate of Atlantis has the rather amusing honor of being the oldest game in my gaming backlog. I played it for PC way back not too long after it came out (I had both it and X-Wing), and I got up to a particular point on all 3 paths before being completely stuck. Unfortunately, by the time I figured out the solution I no longer had the game (it wasn't exactly a legal version and our photocopied manual got lost, and in those days they put the keycodes for entering the game on the pages of the manual). It has been bothering me for literally almost 2 decades now that I never beat Atlantis, because I really loved that game. Ah, to finally be able to remove that game from my backlog! Pure bliss.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Kairon on May 05, 2009, 11:48:01 PM
Man... X-Wing and those logos on the manual pages... those were the days.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 05, 2009, 11:50:36 PM
Man... X-Wing and those logos on the manual pages... those were the days.
I have to say, that was one pretty damn effective anti-piracy protection. If you lost that manual (or didn't get one because you didn't have a legit copy) you were completely screwed because you had to enter a password (or in the case of Atlantis, arrange the Sun; Moon; and Earth discs on the dais) every time you wanted to play the game, and every time you got the sequence wrong it chose a new random code you had to enter. I managed to get in on X-Wing a few times just spamming random Star Wars planet names after I lost the manual, but that was really rare. I own the game on PC now, and unfortunately unlike the original version it doesn't have mouse support. Boo!
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on May 06, 2009, 12:45:56 AM
There are several games like that I own legitimately but lost the manual to them.
Though in the Age of Internets, someone has most likely placed these manual codes online somewhere so it would never work nowadays.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: DAaaMan64 on May 06, 2009, 12:53:34 AM
There are no screens or anything for this yet. :/
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 06, 2009, 12:59:09 AM
They're on eye-jee-enn
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Post by: BeautifulShy on May 08, 2009, 06:28:35 PM
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: DAaaMan64 on May 08, 2009, 06:40:32 PM
Do want
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 08, 2009, 06:52:34 PM
I like how the architecture in Eternal Darkness was Indiana Jones-ish. This game will do fine, especially being a 60fps version of what Factor 5 is incapable of accomplishing; character gameplay.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 23, 2009, 08:55:34 PM
I was browsing through my weekly GameStop Email newsletter when I saw something that almost made me spit out the drink I was enjoying at the time: In big letters at the bottom of one of the pages they were advertising the Wii version of Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, and right there was an add for the Gamestop Exclusive Code for Fate of Atlantis. What. the. Hell?! Since when did we have bonus features on Wii games that required you to pre-order at GameStop? It's bad enough having bonus powers in Infamous, Unlockable Suits in Ghostbusters, and various challenge maps and whatnot in Arkham Asylum only available through GameStop pre-order codes...but now an entire unlockable game is only available through GS? What gives?!
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 23, 2009, 09:38:15 PM
It may be that Fate of Atlantis needs to be unlocked through gameplay and the code only gets you it for nothing.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on May 24, 2009, 01:17:27 AM
It may be that Fate of Atlantis needs to be unlocked through gameplay and the code only gets you it for nothing.
That was the same deal with Guitar Hero World Tour and KFC. You got a code to unlock all the songs at once versus playing to unlock them. Plus the code will be online real fast as well.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 24, 2009, 01:42:02 AM
It may be that Fate of Atlantis needs to be unlocked through gameplay and the code only gets you it for nothing.
That was the same deal with Guitar Hero World Tour and KFC. You got a code to unlock all the songs at once versus playing to unlock them. Plus the code will be online real fast as well.
Well, I hope that's indeed the case. It's ridiculous enough putting up with this nonsense on the other two systems without having it infect the Wii as well.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 24, 2009, 02:10:30 AM
I preordered the game just to play Atlantis, I have almost no interest in the Wii game lol.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 24, 2009, 02:47:38 AM
I preordered the game just to play Atlantis, I have almost no interest in the Wii game lol.
Ditto. Frankly, I pretty much expect the Wii game to be crap from start to finish anyway, just because I don't think Lucasarts has created a passable game on its own in a very long time. I just want Fate of Atlantis.
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 24, 2009, 03:02:37 AM
I preordered the game just to play Atlantis, I have almost no interest in the Wii game lol.
Ditto. Frankly, I pretty much expect the Wii game to be crap from start to finish anyway, just because I don't think Lucasarts has created a passable game on its own in a very long time. I just want Fate of Atlantis.
I'm starting to get worried, we've been agreeing on stuff lately.
::hides in the corner shaking::
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 24, 2009, 03:08:02 AM
I preordered the game just to play Atlantis, I have almost no interest in the Wii game lol.
Ditto. Frankly, I pretty much expect the Wii game to be crap from start to finish anyway, just because I don't think Lucasarts has created a passable game on its own in a very long time. I just want Fate of Atlantis.
I'm starting to get worried, we've been agreeing on stuff lately.
::hides in the corner shaking::
Just luring you into a false sense of security while I ready my next anti - Nintendo everything rant for the next time they do something stupid. ;) Seriously, that's really the only issue we ever argue about.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on May 24, 2009, 02:55:57 PM
I'm thinking of writing a buddy cop flick starring Broodwars and Golden_Phoenix.
Two seemingly irreconcilable Nintendo fans have to unite to save the world from losing the greatest game company on earth. Action! Suspense! Drama! Pikmin! It's all there and more! Coming Summer 1010 to a youTube channel near you!
I don't know why you guys are hating on the main game so much. It looks really cool.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on May 24, 2009, 04:32:05 PM
I don't know why you guys are hating on the main game so much. It looks really cool.
It's partly because 3rd party support on Wii has been pitiful in the quality department outside a few companies (Sega, Capcom, EA), and partly because I have no reason whatsoever to expect quality out of Lucasarts anymore. The last good title that they had any association with was the Rogue Squadron series, and Factor 5 made those.
Besides, the game's going to look really poor in comparison to Fate of Atlantis, a game made in Lucasarts' heyday before Star Wars just completely took over.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 24, 2009, 06:37:43 PM
Well if I recall hasn't this game been in development hell for quite awhile? That is usually not a good sign. Also while I enjoyed Force Unleashed it had some pretty big flaws and LUcasarts has not had a great track record as of late.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on May 24, 2009, 07:10:59 PM
Force Unleashed was developed by Chrome Studios, not LucasArts. Also, the game was merely honed into a Wii SKU versus having HD versions.
But more importantly, are my eyes deceiving me or am I defending a 3rd party game from early dismissal/judgment from none other than THE Golden_Phoenix? The defender of 3rd party Wii games? The bearer of the banner of 3rd party Wii endeavors? What happened? How topsy-turvy ;)
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 24, 2009, 07:13:02 PM
Stratos I'm talking about ALL versions of Force Unleashed, not just the Wii one.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on May 24, 2009, 08:36:39 PM
Stratos I'm talking about ALL versions of Force Unleashed, not just the Wii one.
Alright, I'll grant that. I thought you were talking about the Wii version alone. But I still find it humorous I am defending a 3rd party Wii game from you of all people. :D
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 24, 2009, 09:25:59 PM
Stratos I'm talking about ALL versions of Force Unleashed, not just the Wii one.
Alright, I'll grant that. I thought you were talking about the Wii version alone. But I still find it humorous I am defending a 3rd party Wii game from you of all people. :D
Hey I defend GOOD Wii games!
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Stratos on May 24, 2009, 09:31:37 PM
Hey, you don't know if this will be a good Wii game or not yet. It looks promising, it looks pretty, it has awesome bonus material that I believe shows that the devs care about the product and it is only one Wii. No Wii/PS2 porting crap to deal with and no PS3/360/Wii with a token Wii version.
If you are going to knock this, knock Overlord, Conduit, Madworld, de Blob, House of the Dead Overkill, Deadly Creatures, Cursed Mountain or Winter.
I'm still surprised your taking this stance with Indy considering the other games you have supported. For Shame :-\
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 25, 2009, 02:47:23 PM
Quote
knock Overlord, Conduit, Madworld, de Blob, House of the Dead Overkill, Deadly Creatures, Cursed Mountain or Winter.
Overworld is being put together by a proven team (the first game was fantastic). Madworld I've played and it is quite good,s ame with HOTDO and Deadly Creatures. deBlob never played but I've heard mixed things about it. Conduit we'll see, I hope it turns out well. And Cursed Mountain, I'm interested in but I worry about it. The fact is that Lucasarts does not have a good track record as of late so it is hard to remain optimistic about their game which has been stuck in some weird development cycle.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: broodwars on June 13, 2009, 02:20:55 AM
Well, I'd say that "I hate to say I told you so", but I don't so I won't: for whatever reason IGN has devoted an entire review to "Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis" tacked-on bonus extra "Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings" Wii game. Surprise, surprise it's a passable action game brought down by crappy Wiimote controls (when not shooting a gun). Gee, never would have seen that coming out of a 3rd party multiplatform PSP/PS2/Wii game, especially from such a quality developer like LucasArts!
Odd that they barely even mention the lasting appeal of the main game: Atlantis.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/994/994513p1.html
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: Tanatoes on June 13, 2009, 08:33:39 AM
My quick impressions of "Staff of Kings": I really want to like it more. There's clearly a very cool and fun game hidden in here but it's buried in mediocrity. The brawling portions of the game are frustrating in that you're constantly surrounded by foes, which means you can't do any of the cool moves you learn in the tutorial like whipping a guy over and head-butting him. You end up just flailing with the Wii-remote and nunchuck just to clear space. And the exploration and puzzle solving portions end up being less about puzzle solving and more about just wandering through the levels waiting for a context sensitive whip icon to appear indicating that there's something nearby you can interact with.
I've only played through a small portion of the game so far, but it feels to me as if I'm engaged in one long interactive cutscene.. actual game-play is reduced to periodically obeying on-screen instructions between being mobbed by enemy grunts. At least Mad World had the art style and humor to distract from the tedium.
Of course, I haven't played Fate of Atlantis yet, so I do have that to look forward to.
Title: Re: Indiana Jones Staff of Kings for Wii
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 13, 2009, 04:46:08 PM
Let's not talk about $40+ VC games, OK? Stay focused.
