Temple of Doom – Story Level 1: Lao Chase
True Adventurer: 26,000 studs
Characters: Indiana Jones, Short Round
Unlocks: Short Round
LEVEL ENTRANCE: From the spot near Club Obi Wan where you begin the hub, head down the street to the right. Use Willie to reach the ledge above the swirling flower icon and step on the red button to open the grate nearby. Take the orange ring and carry it around to the front of the next building in the right foreground. Attach the ring to the red-and-white button on the wall next to the garage door. Switch to Indy and use his whip to pull the ring and open the door. This triggers a cut scene and the level begins. (See the Hub Maps and Story Level Intro if you need screenshots.)
Shanghai Streets
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This is another level in which you must destroy several waves of enemy vehicles in order to advance. As usual, the bad guys' cars are the ones with the red triangles above them. Vehicles that you can commandeer have white triangles. To change vehicles, just move in close and press Free Tag. There are also a few vehicle powerups scattered around the level. You probably won't need them to get through, but they can be fun to use. The green powerups provide a jump boost, orange ones increase speed, and blue ones enhance the mounted guns on the tuk tuks that appear during the second stage.
Indy and Short Round begin driving 2 old-fashioned sedans outside Club Obi Wan. The first wave of enemies consists of 4 tuk tuks with machine gunners inside. They're fairly easy to smash with the sedan, so it's basically just a matter of catching up with them and ramming them from any direction. If you lose sight of an enemy, just follow the red arrow at the edge of the screen to locate the nearest one.
Naturally you'll also want to smash up all the market stalls and drive up the various ramps to collect studs. If you destroy all but one of the tuk tuks, you can then explore the area without too much interference.
Head down screen from Club Obi Wan at the start to meet 2 of the enemy tuk tuks. |
When all but one of the tuk tuks are destroyed, it's a good time to explore for studs. |
When you destroy the fourth tuk tuk, the second wave of enemies appears: 2 black cars, 2 rickshaws and 2 scooters. You can smash all of them with the tan sedan, although the cars will require several hits to destroy. Or, if you enjoy shooting things, you can switch to one of the blue-and-green tuk tuks that are available now. The blue powerups make the tuk tuk's guns even stronger. There are also black sedans you can take control of, but they have no special features. Watch out for the rickshaws in particular, since they are carrying passengers who throw dynamite. If you stay behind them, they'll have a harder time hitting you.
The third group of enemies is made up of 4 scooters and 3 armored cars. Smash or shoot the scooters like you did the others. To deal with the armored cars, you'll need one of the brown rickshaws that are now available. One of your characters pulls the rickshaw while the other throws dynamite when you press the Attack button. Follow along behind the armored car, keeping back a bit, so your dynamite lands on top of or in front of the enemy car. The first successful hit removes the armor. A few more and the car is destroyed.
Once you've taken out the third wave, the final enemy vehicle appears: Lao Che's armored sedan. There are other vehicles available to use, including scooters, but in order to defeat the armored car, you'll need the rickshaw again. Chase after Lao's car (a speed boost can even help your character run faster) tossing dynamite as you go. If you can stay about one car length behind, your dynamite should land right in front of the car, doing the most possible damage. After 5 successful hits with the dynamite, the car is destroyed and the level ends.
Use the same tactic for Lao Che's armored car: run behind it with the rickshaw throwing dynamite. |
It takes five successful hits to destroy the car and finish the level. |
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