Flight of the Amazon Queen

K. Fields
2017-03-18T14:43:47-04:00
Video Games

This week, I finished playing Flight of the Amazon Queen, a point and click adventure game released in 1995. Clearly inspired by both Indiana Jones and LucasArts adventure games, it didn’t reach the lofty heights of those franchises. It was still a pretty good game, however. The game is set in 1949 and you play as Joe King, owner of the Amazon Queen and pilot for hire. Joe becomes embroiled in a plot by the evil Dr. Ironstein to rule the world. Accompanying Joe on his adventure are his mechanic and best pal Sparky as well as his passenger, the beautiful (and annoying) actress Faye Russel. Along the way, Joe encounters many characters, including a talking ape, a witch doctor, and of course several Amazon women. By the end, Joe defeats Ironstein and all is right with the world. Shocking, I know.