Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures sure is a great idea. It puts you in the role of Indiana himself and it's up to you to guide him through an amazing amount of quests. In fact, because of the random quest generator, there's almost an endless amount of quests to finish. Most quests require you to find a certain item, give that item to someone who needs it and proceed to the next portion of the quest. Like any good adventure game, there's also some puzzles to be solved -- like how to get into certain houses or buildings or how to get from point a to point b and survive. You'll also have to do some fighting. Wild beasts and treasure hunters are trying to stop you from achieving your goals (usually to find an item). You'll have to use your famous whip or any other weapon you find to get by them. And the good news is that the quests won't have you playing for a seemingly endless amount of time. Almost every adventure can be finished in a good 30 minutes or an hour. The fact that this game is linear in what must be done merely amplifies the easiness and simplicities of Desktop Adventures. So needless to say, this is the perfect time waster. It's also very inexpensive and will play on just about any PC nowadays.

This game isn't out to impress anyone with its technological side; its main focus is on fun. Graphics buffs, beware, this game does not look too particularly earth shattering. It's 2D and done in the tradition of the old Ultima games. The visuals aren't very detailed and the animation is quite bad. Indiana doesn't exactly walk -- he hops from place to place, kind of like a "hex" game. And guess what, the soundtrack and effects are pretty outdated. Even the control isn't that great. This is primarily due to the fact that there's no sense of animation or realistic feelings. But you know something? None of this really matters in the end.

You see, Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures doesn't take itself too seriously and that's where it succeeds. It's not trying to be anything spectacular. It gives up the big flashy graphics and sound of today in return for a very fun and simple gaming experience. You can play this at work, at home or just whenever you're bored or need to kill off a few minutes. Kudos to LucasArts for keeping the main thrust of every game in tact here: fun. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

The visuals are very plain looking -- there's not much variety in textures and the animation is pretty weak ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

Equally unimpressive is the soundtrack and sound effects. They're all very outdated and won't impress anyone. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures is a very fun little game and it's the perfect time killer. The quests are pretty fun and the game never takes itself too seriously. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

With the random quest generator, you'll more than likely never play the same game twice, which adds a wealth of replay value. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide