Summary
A gaming grandma has gone viral for playing what appears to beLEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continuesfor over a decade.LEGO Indiana Jones 2was one of the earliest LEGO video games from Traveller’s Tales. A follow-up toLEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures,LEGO Indiana Jones 2was the first game in the series to leave the PS2 behind, launching only on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii.
LEGO Indiana Jones 2closely follows theLEGO game formulathat had been already been well-established by theLEGO Star Warsgames and theLEGO Indiana Jonesthat preceded it. Players go through levels based onIndiana Jonesmovies, with the films' events recreated in a humorous, slapstick style. Each stage is full of collectibles and LEGO objects to smash, plus there is a large HUB world to explore as well.LEGO Indiana Jones 2earned somewhat mixed reviews at the time of its release, but that hasn’t stopped one gamer from making it their game of choice for over a decade.
A viral TikTok video by user jaxgibson that has amassed over 118,000 thousand likes at the time of this writing highlights his grandma, who has been playingLEGO Indiana Jones 2for over a decade. According to the video’s description, the gaming grandma purchased the game for jaxgibson so they could play together when he was a kid, but she never stopped playing. Professing that she “loves” the game, jaxgibson’s grandma has earned over 1.2 billionLEGO studsinLEGO Indiana Jones 2on the PlayStation 3 and counting.
Gaming Grandma Goes Viral
The TikTok video has nearly 1,000 comments, with many of them asking jaxgibson to hook their grandma up with a newLEGOvideo game.LEGO Indiana Jones 2was followed by a slew of othersimilar games from Traveller’s Tales, including twoLEGO Harry Pottergames, variousLEGOMarvel and DC games,LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, the toys-to-lifeLEGO Dimensions, and more.
The latestLEGOseries video game is2022’sLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Many fans were excited to see theLEGOgame franchise return to itsStar Warsroots, as evidenced by the game’s impressive sales, but the project was criticized for serious technical problems. Traveller’s Tales has yet to announce its next game, though there are reports that some of its projects have been canceled. In the meantime, some non-Traveller’s TalesLEGOgames have been released, likeLEGO 2K DriveandLEGO Horizon Adventures, but they have failed to make as much of an impact.
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
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LEGO® Indy is back in his biggest adventure yet. Battle through all four movies, including all-new levels from the original adventures and your favorite new moments from The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull… or in true LEGO® fashion, get creative and build your own levels to play with friends!New modes including two-player drop-in, drop-out split-screen gameplay lets you play together with your friends and family like never beforeFor the first time, create your own levels and play them with friends!New vehicles, characters and abilities in the biggest LEGO environments ever!Use a variety of weapons from the environment to fight enemies (e.g., chairs, guns, swords, bottles)Collect artifacts through the game to unlock more than 60 playable characters, including villains and supporting characters (Marion Ravenwood, Mutt Williams, Short Round, Rene Belloq, Willie Scott, Marcus Brody, Dr. Henry Jones Sr. and Irina Spalko)A complete retelling of Indy’s three original adventures from the first game, for a whole new experience!Includes all your favorite moments from The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
