Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Most formats, £30-£40. Age to be confirmed

Swing into action as Indiana Jones in a world where the characters and scenery are recreated on-screen as Lego blocks. The game seeks to ensnare whippersnappers, yet there is plenty of challenge for adult Indys to tackle, fedora and bullwhip to the fore.

The plot follows the first three Indy films, so your Lego alter ego must chase after artefacts and fight Nazi enemies, mainly by whipping them until they collapse satisfyingly into Lego pieces. There are more than 60 playable characters, many with different skills, and two people can play cooperatively.

The game offers great value, with huge gaudy landscapes to explore and plenty of secrets to discover. Many film details are cleverly mimicked – Lego blocks build into accessories such as rope ladders to help you escape a collapsing building or cross a ravine. When Indy is forced to hand over a golden trophy, he fobs off his captors with C3PO’s head in a nod to Lego Star Wars, an earlier hit. Some of the fighting gets monotonous but that’s a small cavil for such an imaginative and witty game. A classic.

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