As far as the overall gameplay goes this doesn't offer a huge amount different to the previous Lego games. It does improve slightly in a few areas such as weapon/item usage which give the levels a bit more of a different feeling than before. Also there is more driving to be done with quite a few levels requiring a vehicle to be used to smash items, destroy villains' vehicles and collect items.
The major difference however in comparison to the Original Adventures is that in the Original Adventures you were in the school and went up to that blackboard to pick your level and characters, which was fairly easy to navigate. However, in this game the school is a fairly large world with levels scattered everywhere for each movie. It is confusing at first because the entrance to a level you completed earlier can be an entrance to a future level so you find yourself backtracking and not really knowing where you have been before and where the next level is. The major annoyance though is that you need certain characters to complete levels as they have unique abilities and in normal mode you can't just pick a a character - you have to go back to where that person is in the world - get close to them and then select them - it becomes frustrating.
One thing I did think going into this, as this game again offers the first three movies to be played, was that they would feel repetitive, but the developers have done a good job offering new and different levels based on the films that were in the Original Adventures. Overall, there are a few bugs but if you enjoyed Original Adventures or any Lego game this is well worth a try.
Nothing out of this world but an addictive fun game to play with some challenging puzzles and humour. Because the lego characters don't speak though in the cut scenes, I reckon you would have had to have seen the Indy movies to get the most out of the storyline that is given.
Gameplay 4/5
Graphics 4/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 5/5
Originality 4.5/5
While challenging to master anyone can pick this up and play and it isn't as hard as some of the other golfing games around. From a gameplay point of view it didn't add a huge amount to its predecessor, but it added everything else; More unlockables, slightly better graphics, more characters and improved presentation. Easily one of my favourite sport games on the PlayStation from one of my favourite series. Still great to pick up and play today.
Gameplay 5/5
Graphics 3.5/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 5/5
Originality 4/5
The best thing about this game is the soundtrack. It got me into a heap of hip hop artists that I love to this day and also helped me become the hip hop junkie that I am. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat_Hoffman%27s_Pro_BMX#Songs, A great soundtrack.] On the gameplay side of things this is very much a Tony Hawk's Skateboarding clone but on a BMX instead of a board. So if you like those games there is no reason why you wouldn't enjoy this.
Gameplay 4/5
Graphics 5/5
Sound 5/5
Difficulty 4/5
Originality 3.5/5
I was unfamiliar with the character of Deadpool before I played this. He is a newer Marvel comic book character first appearing in 1991 known as the 'Merc with a Mouth.' Although somewhat lowbrow, this makes for a humorous game with it being one of the more straight comedic games I've played. At its heart it is a slash 'em up/third person shooter, with the former being what you will probably choose to do more of, however different situations require different strategies. There are also some platforming and a couple of minor puzzle aspects to the game as well. There is also some stealth implemented, although not perfectly constructed, that I would have liked to see more of, particularly the choice to get through parts of levels this way.
The graphics aren't brilliant, but for a comic book game like this they suit the game and are aesthetically pleasing. The voice acting of Deadpool and co-that include appearances from Wolverine, Rogue, Death, Cable-and references to other X-Men-are excellent as we come to expect from video games these days.
I played this on the medium difficulty, and by the end I was more so playing it to finish it rather than for enjoyment, as the final battles take forever and were quite difficult requiring a number of retries and computer mouses being smashed. The problem is, that Deadpool's health regenerates after a short time of not being damaged, but this becomes part of the gameplay. When you take some damage you will end up attempting to run away from the action for a while waiting for the health to fill up. This becomes particularly annoying when battling numerous enemies at once. Health-regeneration isn't uncommon in games but with no where to duck and hide I spent too much time sprinting away from enemies for my liking. If you like the genre I've described and are in for some laughs you could do worse than play this. The humour and plot no doubt kept me interested longer than the gameplay itself.
Gameplay 3.5/5
Graphics 4/5
Sound 4/5
Difficulty 4/5
Originality 3.5/5