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Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones
Developer(s)	Brian A. Rice, Inc.
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis
Release	1994
Genre(s)	Action, adventure
Mode(s)	SIngle-player

Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones is a 1994 action game developed by Brian A. Rice, Inc. and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It is based on the television series, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. The game was in development as of August 1992, with the title Young Indiana Jones. A Sega CD version had been planned for release in July 1993, but it was never published.

Gameplay

As a spy during World War I, Indiana Jones is sent around the world to stop German agents from acquiring technology that will strengthen the German war machine.

Playing as Jones, the player travels to India, Egypt, Tibet, and London, with Germany as the final level. The player is equipped with three weapons: a pistol, a whip, and grenades. Weapons can be used by the player to solve action-oriented puzzles throughout the game. Numerous enemies are encountered throughout the game, including guards, construction workers, monks, priests, and various animals. Several items can be used by the player, including crosses, which refill the player's health meter; poison tips, which increase the whip's lethality; and hats, which grant temporary invincibility.

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame
Super Game Power	3.3/5
Video Games (DE)	28%
Man!ac	15%
Mega	50%
MegaForce	30%
Sega Pro	39%
Power Unlimited	25/100

Josse Bilson, writing for Mega, opined that the game was too difficult, in part because of an abundance of enemies, but considered the character sprites adequate. Super Game Power complained of slow character movements. The collision detection was also criticized, as were the graphics. Video Games was critical of the sound, and Nick Roberts of Sega Pro disliked the level designs.

Brett Alan Weiss, writing in a later review for AllGame, found the game's "sluggish and unresponsive" controls to be its worst trait, but considered the game's best qualities to be the graphics and sound.

References

1. ^ Weiss, Brett Alan. "Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones – Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
2. ^ Bilson, Josse (June 1994). "Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones". Mega. No. 21. United Kingdom. p. 40.
3. "Young Indiana Jones". Mega Play. August 1992. p. 27. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
4. "Sega CD New Titles!". Sega Force. United States. July 1993.
5. "Incoming!". Sega Visions. No. 13. United States. June–July 1993. p. 95.
6. Pettus, Sam; Munoz, David; Williams, Kevin; Barroso, Ivan (December 20, 2013). Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition. Smashwords Edition. ISBN 978-1-311-08082-0. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
7. ^ "Sneak Peek: Instruments of Chaos....starring Young Indiana Jones". Sega Visions. December 1993. p. 36. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
8. ^ Weiss, Brett Alan. "Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones – Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
9. ^ "Young Indiana Jones Instrument of Chaos". Super Game Power. No. 2. Brazil. May 1994. p. 33.
10. ^ "Young Indiana Jones". Video Games (in German). Germany. June 1994. p. 116.
11. "Young Indy Instruments of Chaos". Man!ac (in German). Germany. June 1994. p. 49.
12. "Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones". MegaForce (in French). No. 32. France. October 1994. p. 114.
13. ^ Roberts, Nick (June 1994). "Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones". Sega Pro. No. 33. United Kingdom. p. 48.
14. "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). 1994. Archived from the original on October 22, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

External links

• Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones at MobyGames

• 1994 video games
• Cancelled Sega CD games
• Indiana Jones video games
• LucasArts games
• Sega Genesis games
• Sega Genesis-only games
• Side-scrolling video games
• Single-player video games
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• Video games developed in the United States
• Video games set in Berlin
• Video games set in Egypt
• Video games set in India
• Video games set in London
• Video games set in Tibet