{"id":223459,"date":"2021-03-24T21:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T21:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/forgotten-lucasarts-games\/"},"modified":"2021-03-24T21:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T21:30:43","slug":"10-lucasarts-games-you-forgot-existed-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/24\/10-lucasarts-games-you-forgot-existed-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"10 LucasArts Games You Forgot Existed | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Long before Disney purchased George Lucas’ LucasArts<\/a>, the company was a juggernaut of the video game industry. LucasArts\u00a0is best known today by modern gamers for its\u00a0Star Wars<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>releases, but\u00a0back in the 1990s, it was synonymous with the point-and-click genre<\/a>. Titles like the\u00a0Monkey Island<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>series and\u00a0Sam & Max Hit the Road<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>were key to the genre’s success on PC, with their ingenious puzzles and humorous dialogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The sheer number of games that LucasArts (formerly known to the gaming industry as Lucasfilm games) have\u00a0developed and\/or published over the years\u00a0has unsurprisingly meant that some have fallen through the cracks and been lost in time. The following ten games on this list were all noteworthy releases when they first hit stores but are rarely\u00a0spoken about today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Loom<\/h2>\n
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Loom<\/em>\u00a0may not have received the same mainstream attention as some of LucasArts’ other point-and-click titles like Grim Fandango<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0The Secret of Monkey Island<\/em><\/a>, but the game didn’t fall far short in terms of quality.<\/p>\n

Loom\u00a0<\/em>differentiates itself from LucasArts’ other graphic adventures with\u00a0the game’s\u00a0unique musical distaff, which can create spells with its four-note tunes. Moreover, the game separates itself with its\u00a0heavier focus on creating an intricate and compelling narrative rather than one that predominantly focuses on humor.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Zombies Ate My Neighbors<\/h2>\n
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors\u00a0<\/em>was initially released on the SNES in September 1993 before coming to the Sega Genesis a couple of months later. As the title suggests, players need to save their neighbors from a range of fictional monsters such as werewolves, vampires, and mummies. The game is fondly remembered for its co-op mode, which lets players run and gun with a friend.<\/p>\n

A sequel was released in 1994, titled\u00a0Ghoul Patrol<\/em>, though the game struggled to reach its predecessor’s quality.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/h2>\n
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The recent announcement of the upcoming\u00a0Indiana Jones<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>game has brought the iconic IP back into the limelight, which may make\u00a0Staff of Kings\u00a0<\/em>a surprising entry to some people. However, the game’s name was barely mentioned at all when past titles were being mentioned, with\u00a0Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb\u00a0<\/em>being the game that most people reminisced about.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/em>\u00a0is by far the most recent\u00a0release on this list, with its\u00a0initial release date being June 9, 2009. However, the game soon left the public eye thanks to its lackluster quality, exemplified by its Metascores that ranged from 50 and 63.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Labyrinth: The Computer Game<\/h2>\n
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For multiple decades, movie tie-in video games<\/a> were one of the most popular forms of\u00a0gaming releases; if a mainstream film had even the slightest hint of video game elements, there was a good chance that a related game would be hitting stores shortly after. However, movie tie-ins began to leave the forefront of the gaming industry around the mid-2000s, as players realized that they\u00a0were often cash-ins with\u00a0very short development times to correspond with the film’s release date, resulting in underwhelming games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Labyrinth: The Computer Game\u00a0<\/em>is a graphic adventure game based on the film\u00a0Labyrinth\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0Requiem for a Dream<\/em> star Jennifer Connely and the iconic\u00a0David Bowie. The game is an exception to the rule of movie tie-ins being of poor quality, as the game was well-received by fans and critics.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>The Dig<\/h2>\n
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Point and click adventure\u00a0The Dig\u00a0<\/em>was released in 1995, during\u00a0LucasArts’ prime of making such games. The game differentiated itself from the vast majority of LucasArts’ graphic adventures, which are often filled with jokes and humor, with its dark science fiction narrative.<\/p>\n

The Dig<\/em>‘s narrative was created by Steven Spielberg and revolves around an asteroid that is on course to hit Earth. The story was initially going to be part of\u00a0Spielberg’s\u00a0Amazing Stories\u00a0<\/em>series, though it was decided that it would be too expensive to film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Star Wars: Rebel Assault<\/h2>\n
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A list of\u00a0LucasArts media would feel incomplete without at least one entry featuring George Lucas’ crown jewel\u00a0Star Wars.\u00a0<\/em>Finding a\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>game that many people have forgotten sounds like a difficult task on paper, but thankfully the company has released so many games under the IP that there are a few which have slipped through the cracks.<\/p>\n

Star Wars: Rebel Assult\u00a0<\/em>was initially released in November 1993 and is one of many\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>video games that takes players to space and lets them battle against The Empire. The game is a rail shooter, which can feel extremely restricting when compared to modern titles like\u00a0Star Wars: Squadrons<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>though it works well as an interactive film.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Battlehawks 1942<\/h2>\n
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Battlehawks 1942,\u00a0<\/em>as the title suggests, takes players to the skies during the middle of World War II. The Combat Flight Simulator lets players participate in some of the war’s historical battles, including the Battle of Midway and the\u00a0Battle of the Coral Sea.<\/p>\n

Something about\u00a0Battlehawks 1942\u00a0<\/em>that may sound odd to younger audiences is that the game received critical acclaim for its instruction manual. Instruction manuals used to be in-depth and have fantastic art designs, making them part of the overall experience.\u00a0Battlehawks 1942<\/a><\/em>‘s 100+ page manual<\/a> is one of the best of its era, as not only does it meticulously detail the gameplay mechanics, but it also features a detailed account of the wars that feature in the game.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Zak McKracken\u00a0and the Alien Mindbenders<\/h2>\n
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Graphic adventures have always had a reputation for being tough to get through thanks to their tricky puzzles.\u00a0Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders\u00a0<\/em>take it to a whole other level as the point-and-click game can often feel impossible to complete without a guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The difficulty of point and click games wasn’t always just a design choice, as tie-in guides or even helplines were often advertised to\u00a0assist players who were stuck\u00a0for a fee. This made players suspicious that the games were intentionally\u00a0difficult to force them to pay for help if they couldn’t progress, as they couldn’t simply hop onto a YouTube tutorial back in the 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Maniac Mansion<\/h2>\n
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From one 80s\u00a0graphic adventure to another,\u00a0Maniac Mansion\u00a0<\/em>is notable for being the first game to use the SCUMM engine. The SCUMM engine would be used by subsequent\u00a0LucasArts titles, such as\u00a0Full Throttle<\/em>, The Secret of Monkey Island,<\/em> and\u00a0the aforementioned\u00a0Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maniac Mansion\u00a0<\/em>is often forgotten about due to the success of its sequel,\u00a0Day of the Tentacle<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>1993’s\u00a0Day of the Tentacle\u00a0<\/em>is one of the most critically acclaimed point and click titles of all time, exemplified by its whopping Metascore of 93.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis<\/h2>\n
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Long-term fans of the point-and-click genre will likely know\u00a0Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis\u00a0<\/em>like the back of their hand. Still, modern audiences are largely unaware that one of the genre’s best ever games featured the whip-cracking archaeologist Indiana Jones.\u00a0Much like\u00a0Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings<\/em>, this is best exemplified by how the game’s name was barely mentioned when the upcoming Indiana Jones<\/em> game was announced.<\/p>\n

Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis\u00a0<\/em>is predominantly praised for its story, which many believe is just as well written as\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>critically acclaimed film,\u00a0Raiders of the Lost Ark.<\/em><\/p>\n

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