Editing Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

{{Short description|1992 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
| image = Fate of Atlantis artwork.jpg
| alt = A drawn image showing the logo of the game and a horned gargoyle head emanating lava from its mouth. Several scenes from the story are superimposed over the drawing: A camel chase, a uniformed Nazi soldier holding the red-headed Sophia Hapgood who wears a glowing amulet, and the main protagonist Indiana Jones with his fedora and bullwhip.
| caption = Lead artist William Eaken's cover artwork depicts the main characters [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] and [[Sophia Hapgood]].
| developer = [[LucasArts]]
| publisher = LucasArts
| director = [[Hal Barwood]]
| producer = [[Shelley Day]]
| designer = {{Ubl|Hal Barwood|[[Noah Falstein]]}}
| artist = William L. Eaken
| programmer = {{Ubl|[[Michael Stemmle]]|Ron Baldwin|Tony Hsieh|[[Sean Clark]]|Bret Barrett}}
| writer = {{Ubl|Hal Barwood|Noah Falstein}}
| composer = {{Ubl|[[Clint Bajakian]]|[[Peter McConnell]]|[[Michael Land]]}}
| engine = [[SCUMM]]
| platforms = {{Ubl|[[Amiga]]|[[DOS]]|[[Macintosh]]|[[FM Towns]]|[[Wii]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[OS X]]|[[Linux]]}}
| series = ''[[Indiana Jones#Video games|Indiana Jones]]''
| released = {{Ubl|'''Amiga, DOS, Mac'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|June 26, 1992<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 26, 1992 |title=Choose from over 2000 Software and Game titles for IBM and Macintosh. |pages=120 |work=[[Miami Herald]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/637064154/?match=1 |access-date=October 28, 2023 |quote=New: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, 35.99.}}</ref>|EU|July 3, 1992<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 3, 1992 |title=AR Computers |pages=26 |work=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|Staffordshire Newsletter (Uttoxeter ed.)]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/850428992/?terms=%22Fate%20of%20Atlantis%22&match=1 |access-date=October 28, 2023 |quote=New releases: Indie Fate of Atlantis (PC)}}</ref>}}|'''FM Towns'''<br>{{vgrelease|JP|August 27, 1993}}|'''Wii'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|June 9, 2009|EU|June 12, 2009|AUS|June 19, 2009}}|'''Microsoft Windows, OS X'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|July 8, 2009}}|'''Linux'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|October 28, 2014}}}}
| genre = [[Graphic adventure game|Graphic adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}

'''''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis''''' is a [[point-and-click]] [[adventure game]] developed and published by [[LucasArts]] and released in June 1992 for [[Amiga]], [[DOS]], and [[Macintosh]]. Almost a year later, it was reissued on [[CD-ROM]] as an enhanced "[[Talkies (video games)|talkie]]" edition with full voice acting and digitized sound effects. The seventh game to use the [[script language]] [[SCUMM]], ''Fate of Atlantis'' has the player explore environments and interact with objects and characters by using commands constructed with predetermined [[verb]]s. It features three unique paths to select, influencing story development, gameplay and puzzles. The game used an updated SCUMM engine and required a 286-based PC, although it still runs as a real-mode DOS application. The CD talkie version required [[EMS memory]] enabled to load the voice data.

The [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] is set in the ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' universe and revolves around [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]]'s global search for the legendary sunken city of [[Atlantis]]. [[Sophia Hapgood]], an old co-worker of Indiana Jones who gave up her archaeological career to become a psychic, supports him along the journey. The two are pursued by the [[Nazism|Nazis]] who seek to use the power of Atlantis for warfare, and serve as the antagonists. The story was written by [[Hal Barwood]] and [[Noah Falstein]], the game's [[Game designer|designers]], who had rejected the original plan to base it on an unused film script. They came up with the final concept while researching real-world sources for a suitable [[plot device]].

''Fate of Atlantis'' was acclaimed by critics and received several awards for "Best Adventure Game of the Year" and "[[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]]" after its release by several game publications. It became a million-unit seller and is regarded as one of the [[greatest video games of all time]].<ref name="cgwgoty199211"/><ref name=pcgamerustop40/><ref name=top100/><ref name=pcgtop50/><ref name=cgw150/><ref name=pcgameruktop50/> Two concepts for a supposed sequel were conceived, but both projects were eventually canceled due to unforeseen problems during development. They were reworked into two separate [[Dark Horse Comics]] series by [[Lee Marrs]] and [[Elaine Lee]], respectively.

In June 2009, the game was released as an unlockable extra of the [[Wii]] action game ''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]'', and as a digitally distributed [[Steam (service)|Steam]] title for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[OS X]] on July 8 the same year.

==Gameplay==
''Fate of Atlantis'' is based on the [[SCUMM]] story system by [[Ron Gilbert]], Aric Wilmunder, Brad P. Taylor, and Vince Lee,<ref name="credits">{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |scene=staff credits}}</ref> thus employing similar gameplay to other point-and-click adventures developed by LucasArts in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite manual |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Manual |author=Shepard, Mark |year=1992 |page=14 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]]}}</ref> The player explores the game's static environments while interacting with [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]]-based characters and objects; they may use the [[pointer (graphical user interfaces)|pointer]] to construct and give commands with a number of predetermined verbs such as "Pick up", "Use" and "Talk to".<ref>{{cite manual |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Manual |author=Shepard, Mark |year=1992 |page=3 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]]}}</ref> Conversations with non-playable characters unfold in a series of [[Dialog tree|selectable questions and answers]].<ref>{{cite manual |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Manual |author=Shepard, Mark |year=1992 |page=7 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]]}}</ref>

Early on, the player is given the choice between three different game modes, each with unique cutscenes, puzzles to solve and locations to visit: the Team Path, the Wits Path, and the Fists Path.<ref name="paths">{{cite manual |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Manual |author=Shepard, Mark |year=1992 |page=6 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]]}}</ref> In the Team Path, protagonist [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] is joined by his partner [[Sophia Hapgood]] who will provide support throughout the game.<ref name="paths"/> The Wits Path is centered on complex puzzles, while the Fists Path focuses heavily on action sequences and fist fighting, the latter of which is optional in the other two modes.<ref name="paths"/> Atypical for LucasArts titles, it is possible for the player character to die at certain points, though dangerous situations were designed to be easily recognizable.<ref name="iqpoints"/> A score system, the Indy Quotient Points, keeps track of the puzzles solved, the obstacles overcome and the important objects found.<ref name="iqpoints">{{cite manual |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Manual |author=Shepard, Mark |year=1992 |page=11 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
In 1939, on the eve of [[World War II]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040808200610/http://mojoart.mixnmojo.com/original-art/fate-of-atlantis/cover-art/fate-of-atlantis_box_back_1600x2035.jpg ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' back cover]. [[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]]. June 1992.</ref> archaeology professor and adventurer Indiana Jones tries to find a small statue in the archives of his workplace, Barnett College, at the behest of a visitor named Mr. Smith. After Indy retrieves the horned figurine, Smith uses a key to open it,<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Klaus Kerner:''' ...did you find a lock to match my key?}}</ref> revealing a sparkling metal bead inside. Smith pulls out a gun and escapes with the two artifacts, but loses his coat in the process. The identity card inside reveals "Smith" to be Klaus Kerner, a [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] agent.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' Klaus Kerner, huh? '''Marcus Brody:''' Good Lord, Indy, the man's some sort of agent from the Third Reich. What does a SPY want with a PHONY STATUE?}}</ref> Also inside the coat is an old magazine containing an article about an expedition on which Jones collaborated with a young woman named Sophia Hapgood, who has since given up archaeology to become a [[psychic]].<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Marcus Brody:''' Look what else our friend was carrying, an old copy of National Archaeology, and there you are in ICELAND. '''Indiana Jones:''' Yeah...field supervisor for the Jastro expedition, my first real job. '''Marcus Brody:''' Who's the woman? '''Indiana Jones:''' Sophia Hapgood. She was my assistant, a spoiled rich kid from Boston rebelling against her family. '''Marcus Brody:''' Where is she now? '''Indiana Jones:''' She gave up archaeology to become a PSYCHIC.}}</ref>

Fearing that she might be Kerner's next target, Indy travels to New York City to warn her and to find out more about the mysterious statue.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Marcus Brody:''' Indy, Kerner found YOU, what if he finds HER? We should WARN the woman. '''Indiana Jones:''' You're right. I want to know more about that statue!}}</ref> There, he interrupts her lecture on the culture and downfall of [[Atlantis]],<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' Here, my friends, is ATLANTIS as it might have appeared in its heyday...glorious...prosperous...socially and technically advanced beyond our wildest dreams! [...] However it happened, on that fateful day when proud Atlantis sank beneath the waves...or perhaps it was a volcanic eruption, and SOMETHING remains even now.}}</ref> and the two return to Sophia's apartment. They discover that Kerner ransacked her office in search of Atlantean artifacts, but Sophia says that she keeps her most valuable item, her necklace, with her.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' Kerner missed the grand prize... '''Indiana Jones:''' What? '''Sophia Hapgood:''' ...my necklace.}}</ref> She owns another of the shiny beads, identified as the mystical metal [[orichalcum]], and places it in the medallion's mouth, invoking the spirit of the Atlantean king Nur-Ab-Sal.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' Watch closely. The bead is made of ORICHALCUM, the mystery metal first mentioned by Plato. Now I'll place it in the medallion's mouth. Did you see that? '''Indiana Jones:''' Yeah. Creepy. Is your electric bill paid up? '''Sophia Hapgood:''' That was Nur-Ab-Sal. His spirit is close!}}</ref> She explains that a [[Nazi]] scientist, Dr. Hans Ubermann, is searching for the power of Atlantis to use it as an energy source for warfare.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' Listen to this... "Germans claim victory in worldwide race to smash the uranium atom. Chief scientist Dr. Hans Ubermann announces plan to harness new sources of energy for the Third Reich". '''Indiana Jones:''' So? Practical results are years away. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' Of course they are. That's why they're looking for the POWER OF ATLANTIS.}}</ref>

[[File:Indy foa screenshot.png|thumb|left|alt=A video game screenshot showing the two protagonists in the middle of a crowded marketplace. The lower part of the image shows a variety of objects on the right side and a number of verbs such as "Pick up", "Use" and "Talk to" on the left side. The mouse cursor is pointing at Sophia, making the current command "Talk to Sophia".|Indiana and Sophia in an [[Algiers]] ''[[souk]]''. Below the scene the game displays the core of the SCUMM system, the verbs and [[Item (game terminology)|inventory items]] that the player may construct commands with.]]
Sophia gets a telepathic message from Nur-Ab-Sal, instructing them to find the Lost Dialogue of Plato, the ''[[Hermocrates (dialogue)|Hermocrates]]'', a book that will guide them to the city.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' Shhhh! ...I'm getting something! Nur-Ab-Sal SPEAKS...he bids us find the...what...a book...yes...the LOST DIALOGUE OF PLATO!}}</ref> After gathering information, Indy and Sophia find it in a collection at Barnett College.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' I believe BARNETT COLLEGE owns the Ashkenazy/Dunlop/Pearce/Sprague/Ward collection.}}</ref> Correcting Plato's "tenfold error", a mistranslation from [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] to [[Greek language|Greek]], the document pinpoints the location of Atlantis in the [[Mediterranean]], 300 miles from the [[Kingdom of Greece]], instead of 3000 as mentioned in the dialogue ''[[Critias (dialogue)|Critias]]''.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Hermocrates:''' In shame I hereby recant the time and place whereof Critias spoke. In rendering Egyptian into Greek he made a tenfold error. Instead of lying 3,000 miles hence, Atlantis may well have been 30,000 miles away. Or perhaps it was less than 300 miles from our own shores.}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' Didn't you notice Plato's tenfold numbering error? '''Sophia Hapgood:''' So he got his dates mixed up, why is that so important? '''Indiana Jones:''' Plato's error means distances could ALSO be wrong. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' So what if they are? '''Indiana Jones:''' If Plato is right, Atlantis is in the MEDITERRANEAN. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' You mean-- 300 miles from Greece instead of 3,000. '''Indiana Jones:''' Yes! The cradle of civilization. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' You could be right. He once told me he came from the middle of the world. That's what "Mediterranean" means!}}</ref> It says that in order to gain access to the Lost City and its colonies, three special engraved stones are required.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Hermocrates:''' Gates of the kingdom opened only with the aid of special stones. At many outposts, a Sunstone sufficed [...] At the Greater Colony a Moonstone was also needed [...] To approach Atlantis itself a Worldstone was required as well [...]}}</ref> At this point, the player has to choose between the Team, Wits, or Fists path, which influences the way the stones are acquired. In all three paths, Jones meets an artifact dealer in [[Monte Carlo]], ventures to an archaeological dig in [[Algiers]], explores an Atlantean labyrinth in [[Knossos]] on [[Crete]], and Sophia gets captured by the Nazis. Other locations include the remains of a small Atlantean colony on [[Santorini|Thera]],<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Alain Trottier:''' More important, I know where to find an entrance to the Lost City itself. [...] It's on the island of Thera, South of Greece. [...] You've read about the Lesser Colony in Plato's Lost Dialogue, have you not? [...] Of course. I'm convinced Thera is the Lesser Colony and I believe it's the way in.}}</ref> a [[gas balloon|hydrogen balloon]] and a Nazi [[U-boat|submarine]].

The individual scenarios converge at this point as Indiana makes his way to the underwater entrance of Atlantis near Thera and starts to explore the Lost City. He figures out how to use various Atlantean devices and produce orichalcum beads. With this knowledge he saves Sophia from a prison, and they make their way to the center of Atlantis, where her medallion guides them to the home of Nur-Ab-Sal. The spirit of the Atlantean king takes full possession of Sophia<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Nur-Ab-Sal:''' The woman that WAS is now THE KING THAT SHALL EVER BE! Address me accordingly, please.}}</ref> and it is by a trick that Indy rids her of the necklace and destroys it, thus freeing her. Meanwhile, they notice grotesquely deformed bones all over the place. They advance further and eventually reach a large colossus the inhabitants of the city built trying to transform themselves into gods. They had hoped using ten orichalcum beads at a time would enable them to control the water with the powers they gained, keeping the sea level down to prevent an impending catastrophe.<ref name="colossus">{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Hermocrates:''' ...as the waters rose around their city, the Kings of Atlantis, one after another, sought to hold off fate. Knowing mortal men would never rule the sea, they planned a huge colossus, which by use of orichalcum, ten beads at a time, would make them like the gods themselves. Nur-Ab-Sal was one such king. He it was, say the wise men of Egypt, who first put men in the colossus, making many freaks of nature at times when the celestial spheres were well aligned.}}</ref>

Unknowingly, Indiana starts the machine, upon which Kerner, Ubermann, and Nazi troops invade the place and announce their intention to use the machine to become gods. The machine was responsible for creating the mutated skeletons seen earlier, but the Nazis believe that it will work on them due to their "[[Aryan race|Aryan]]" qualities. Kerner insists to step onto the platform first, claiming himself to be most suitable for godhood. After Jones mentions Plato's tenfold error, Kerner decides to use one bead instead of ten. He is turned into a horribly deformed and horned creature, and jumps into the surrounding lava.<ref name="colossus"/> Indiana is forced to step on the platform next but threatens Ubermann with eternal damnation once he is a god. Fearing his wrath, Ubermann uses the machine on himself, feeding it one hundred beads. He is turned into a green ethereal being, but his form becomes unstable and he flies apart with an agonized scream.

Two alternative bad endings see one of the protagonists undergo the second transformation if Indiana could not convince Ubermann to use the machine instead, or if Sophia was not freed from her prison and Nur-Ab-Sal's influence. In the happy ending, Atlantis succumbs to the eruption of the still active volcano as the duo flees from the city. The final scene depicts Indiana kissing Sophia on top of the escape submarine, to comfort himself for the lack of evidence for their discovery.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' You know, a lot of my discoveries seem like tall tales, even to me. At least there's some evidence this time. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' Then again...maybe not... [...] What was that for? '''Indiana Jones:''' To ease the pain.}}</ref>

==Development==
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At the time a sequel to ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure]]'' was decided, most of the staff of Lucasfilm Games were occupied with other projects such as ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' and ''[[The Dig (video game)|The Dig]]''.<ref name="comicsafterword">{{cite journal |author=Barwood, Hal |date=January 1991 |title=Afterword |journal=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |issue=1 |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics, Inc]] |pages=28–29}}</ref><ref name="retrogamer">{{cite journal |author=Bevan, Mike |year=2008 |title=The Making of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |journal=[[Retro Gamer Magazine]] |publisher=[[Imagine Publishing Ltd.]] |issue=51 |pages=44–49 }}</ref> Designer [[Hal Barwood]] had created two computer games on his own before, but was put in charge of the project because of his experience as a producer and writer of [[feature films]].<ref name="comicsafterword"/><ref name="retrogamer"/> The company originally wanted him to create a game based on ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade#Development|Indiana Jones and the Monkey King/Garden of Life]]'', a rejected script written by [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] for the third film<ref name="retrogamer"/> that would have seen Indiana looking for Chinese artifacts in Africa.<ref name="retrogamer"/><ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-indytimeline3oct03,0,4675330.story|title='Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull': A primer|date=October 3, 2007|first=Gina|last=Piccalo|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref> However, after reading the script Barwood decided that the idea was substandard, and requested to create an original story for the game instead.<ref name="retrogamer"/> Along with co-worker [[Noah Falstein]], he visited the library of [[George Lucas]]' workplace [[Skywalker Ranch]] to look for possible [[plot device]]s.<ref name="retrogamer"/> They eventually decided upon Atlantis when they looked at a diagram in "some cheap coffee-table book on the world's unsolved mysteries", which depicted the city as built in three concentric circles.<ref name="retrogamer"/> Falstein and Barwood originally considered the mythical sword [[Excalibur]] as the story's plot device, but the idea was scrapped because it would not have easily given Indiana Jones a reason to go anywhere except England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6a5v6m/im_noah_falstein_ive_been_making_games/dhbx8w1/|title=R/IAmA - Comment by u/NFalstein on "I'm Noah Falstein. I've been making games professionally since 1980 - Arcade Games (Sinistar), LucasArts Adventures (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis), health games (ReMission) Neuroscience games (Neuroracer) and many more, including VR and AR games. AMA"|date=9 May 2017 }}</ref>

Writing the story involved extensive research on [[Pseudoscience|pseudo-scientific]] books.<ref name="indyexp"/> Inspiration for the mythology, such as the description of the city and the appearance of the metal [[orichalcum]], was primarily drawn from [[Plato]]'s dialogues ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]'' and ''[[Critias (dialogue)|Critias]]'', and from [[Ignatius Loyola Donnelly]]'s book ''[[Atlantis: The Antediluvian World]]'' that revived interest in the myth during the nineteenth century.<ref name="comicsafterword"/> The magical properties of orichalcum and the Atlantean technology depicted in the game were partly adopted from Russian [[Spiritualism (movement)|spiritualist]] [[Helena Blavatsky]]'s publications on the force [[vril]].<ref name="comicsafterword"/> The giant colossus producing gods was based on a power-concentrating device called "firestone", formerly described by American [[psychic]] [[Edgar Cayce]].<ref name="comicsafterword"/>

Once Barwood and Falstein completed the rough outline of the story, Barwood wrote the script,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finitearts.com/Pages/creditpage.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024717/http://www.finitearts.com/Pages/creditpage.html |archive-date=June 1, 2008 |title=Hal Credits |publisher=Finite Arts |access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> and the team began to conceive the puzzles and to design the environments.<ref name="comicsafterword"/> The Atlantean artifacts and architecture devised by lead artist William Eaken were made to resemble those of the [[Minoan civilization]], while the game in turn implies that the Minoans were inspired by Atlantis.<ref name="mixnmojo"/><ref name="eaken">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309125106/http://lucasfans.adventuregamer.com/features/interview_billeaken.html |title=An Interview With Bill Eaken |author=Linkola, Joonas |date=August 31, 2000 |publisher=LucasFans |archive-date=March 9, 2001 |url=http://lucasfans.adventuregamer.com/features/interview_billeaken.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Barwood intended for the Atlantean art to have an "alien" feel to it, with the machines seemingly operating on as yet unknown [[physics]] rather than on [[Magic (paranormal)|magic]].<ref name="eaken"/> The backgrounds were first pencil sketched, given a layer of basic color and then converted and touched up with 256-colors.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1991 |title=Rising out of the SCUMM |url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_87#page/n33 |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=[[Software Publishers Association]] |issue=87 |pages=32–34}}</ref> Mostly they were mouse-drawn with [[Deluxe Paint]], though roughly ten percent were paintings scanned at the end of the development cycle.<ref name="mixnmojo"/> As a consequence of regular design changes, the images often had to be revised by the artists.<ref name="eaken"/> Character animations were fully [[rotoscoped]] with video footage of [[Steve Purcell]] for Indiana's and Collette Michaud for Sophia's motions.<ref name="retrogamer"/> The main art team that consisted of Eaken, James Dollar and Avril Harrison was sometimes consulted by Barwood to help out with the more graphical puzzles in the game, such as a broken robot in Atlantis.<ref name="mixnmojo"/><ref name="eaken"/>

The addition of three different paths was suggested by Falstein and added about six more months of development time, mainly because of all the extra dialogue that had to be implemented for the interaction between Indiana and Sophia.<ref name="retrogamer"/> Altogether, the game took around two years to finish, starting in early 1990,<ref name="retrogamer"/> and lasting up to the [[floppy disk]] release in June 1992.<ref name="year1992">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623025112/http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_2.htm |title=20th Anniversary |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |archive-date=June 23, 2006|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_2.htm}}</ref> The only aspect Barwood was not involved in at all was the production of voices for the enhanced "talkie" edition released on [[CD-ROM]] in May 1993, which was instead handled by Tamlynn Barra.<ref name="retrogamer"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/company/about/page3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210110359/http://www.lucasarts.com/company/about/page3.html |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |title=About Us |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The voice-over recordings for the approximately 8000 lines of dialogue took about four weeks, and were done with actors from the [[American Federation of Television and Radio Artists]]. [[Harrison Ford]] was not available to record Indiana Jones's voice, so a substitute actor Doug Lee was used.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Talkies Are Coming! The Talkies Are Coming! |journal=The Adventurer |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |issue=6 |date=Spring 1993}}</ref> [[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment]] published the game for [[FM Towns]] in August 1993. The "talkie" version was later included as an extra game mode in the [[Wii]] version of the 2009 action game ''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]'',<ref name="staff">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/indianajonesandthestaffofkings/review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714001626/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/indianajonesandthestaffofkings/review.html |archive-date=July 14, 2009 |title=Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Review |author=Todd, Brett |date=June 22, 2009 |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and distributed via the digital distribution service [[Steam (service)|Steam]] as a port for [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], and [[Mac OS X]] in July 8 that same year. The versions on the Wii and Steam have improved MIDI versions of the soundtrack, along with both voices and text.<ref name="steam">{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/company/release/news20090706.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124165233/http://lucasarts.com/company/release/news20090706.html |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |title=Back by Popular Demand, LOOM, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Star Wars Battlefront II Headline List of Games Soon to be Available via Direct Download! |date=July 6, 2009 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/6010/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204125506/http://store.steampowered.com/app/6010/ |archive-date=December 4, 2010 |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis on Steam |work=[[Steam (service)|Steam Store]] |publisher=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]] |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lucasfilm]] released the game for [[Linux]] in a collection of [[Disney]] classics, including ''[[Sam & Max Hit the Road]]'' on [[GOG.com|GOG]] platform in October 2014.

The package illustration for ''Fate of Atlantis'' was inspired by the ''Indiana Jones'' film posters of [[Drew Struzan]].<ref name="mixnmojo"/> It was drawn by Eaken within three days, following disagreements with the marketing department and an external art director over which concept to use.<ref name="retrogamer"/><ref name="mixnmojo">{{cite web |url=http://mixnmojo.com/features/sitefeatures/LucasArts-Secret-History-Indiana-Jones-and-the-Fate-of-Atlantis/6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322181816/http://mixnmojo.com/features/sitefeatures/LucasArts-Secret-History-Indiana-Jones-and-the-Fate-of-Atlantis/6 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: Developer Reflections |work=The International House of Mojo |publisher=Mixnmojo |access-date=March 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name="eaken"/> [[Clint Bajakian]], [[Peter McConnell]] and [[Michael Land]] created the soundtrack, arranging [[John Williams]]' main theme "[[Raiders of the Lost Ark#Soundtrack|The Raiders March]]{{Broken anchor|date=2025-03-25|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Raiders of the Lost Ark#Soundtrack|reason= The anchor (Soundtrack) [[Special:Diff/729390151|has been deleted]].|diff_id=729390151}}" for a variety of compositions.<ref name="credits"/> The [[DOS]] version uses [[Music sequencer|sequenced music]] played back by either an [[PC speaker|internal speaker]], the [[FM synthesis]] of an [[Ad Lib, Inc.|AdLib]] or [[Sound Blaster]] sound card, or the [[sample-based synthesis]] of a [[Roland MT-32]] sound module.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=June 1992 |scene=Atlantis.exe unknown flag input |quote=i: Interal {{sic}} Speaker; a: Adlib/SoundBlaster sounds; r: Roland sounds}}</ref> During development of the game, William Messner-Loebs and Dan Barry wrote a [[Dark Horse Comics]] series based on Barwood's and Falstein's story, then titled ''Indiana Jones and the Keys to Atlantis''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Lang, Jeffrey |year=1991 |title=Indiana Jones at Dark Horse |journal=[[Amazing Heroes]] |publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books Inc.]] |issue=189 |pages=28–33 |url=http://s-island.mixnmojo.com/stuff/AH-FOA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714103207/http://s-island.mixnmojo.com/stuff/AH-FOA.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In an interview, Eaken mentioned hour-long meetings of the development team trying to come up with a better title than ''Fate of Atlantis'', though the staff members could never think of one and always ended up with names such as "Indiana Jones Does Atlantis".<ref name="mixnmojo"/><ref name="eaken"/> The final title was Barwood's idea, who first had to convince the company's management and the marketing team not to simply call the game "Indy's Next Adventure".<ref name="retrogamer"/>

LucasArts developed a port of the enhanced edition for the [[Sega CD]],<ref>{{cite journal |year=1994 |title=Just Review It: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis |journal=[[Sega Visions]] |publisher=Infotainment World Inc. |issue=December/January 1994 |page=58 |url=http://www.sega16bit.com/content/magazine_review_scans/unreleased_games/indiana_jones_fate_of_atlantis-mega_cd.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522021109/http://www.sega16bit.com/content/magazine_review_scans/unreleased_games/indiana_jones_fate_of_atlantis-mega_cd.jpg |archive-date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but the release was eventually canceled because ''The Secret of Monkey Island'' failed to be a commercial success on the platform.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Reiss, Jo Ellen |title=The Adventurer about LucasArts |journal=The Adventurer |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |issue=9 |date=Winter 1994–1995}}</ref> The arcade-style game ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game'' designed by [[Attention to Detail]] was released almost simultaneously with its adventure counterpart, and loosely follows its plot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=560 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094518/http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=560 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game |author=Lemon, Kim |date=July 2, 2004 |publisher=Lemon Amiga |access-date=March 28, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| AdvGamers = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis review {{!}} Aces high |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17636 |website=[[Adventure Gamers]] |date=16 October 2003 |access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
| ASM = 92/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=2522|title=ASM 6/92|website=[[Aktueller Software Markt]]|access-date=December 18, 2021|date=June 1992}}</ref>
| AmComputing = 88%<ref name=amigacomputing>{{cite journal | last=Kennedy | first=Stevie | title=''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' | journal=[[Amiga Computing]] | issue=58 | date=March 1993 | pages=104, 105}}</ref>
| AmFormat = 92%<ref name=amigaformat>{{cite journal | last=Nuttal | first=Andy | title=''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' | journal=[[Amiga Format]] | date=February 1993 | issue=43 | pages=72, 73}}</ref>
| AmPower = 9/10<ref>''[[Amiga Power]]'' magazine, [[Future Publishing]], June 1992.</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Commodore User]]''
| rev1Score = 90%<ref name=cu>{{cite journal | last=Gill | first=Tony | title=''Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis'' | journal=[[Commodore User]] | date=January 1993 | pages=48–51}}</ref>
| Dragon = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="Dragon193"/>
| rev2 = ''Gamervision''
| rev2Score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/sarah/reviews/article/indiana_jones_and_the_fate_of_atlantis_pc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222084701/http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/sarah/reviews/article/indiana_jones_and_the_fate_of_atlantis_pc|archive-date=February 22, 2009|title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis PC Review|website=Gamervision|access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Just Adventure]]''
| rev3Score = A+<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justadventure.com/reviews/IndyFOA/Indy_FOA_Review.shtm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703170335/http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/IndyFOA/Indy_FOA_Review.shtm|archive-date=July 3, 2007|title=Reviews of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis|website=[[Just Adventure]]|date=1 January 2000|accessdate=17 December 2021}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''Metzomagic''
| rev4Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metzomagic.com/showArticle.php?index=112|title=Indy and the Fate of Atlantis review|website=Metzomagic|date=January 1996|accessdate=December 17, 2021}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[PC Format]]''
| rev5Score = 83%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/pc-format-cd-gold-winter-1995/page/n22/mode/1up|title=PC Format CD Gold - Winter 1995|website=[[PC Format]]|access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[PC Review]]''
| rev6Score = 9/10<ref name=PCrev>{{cite journal | last=Presley | first=Paul | title=''Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis'' Review | journal=[[PC Review]] | date=September 1992 | page=44}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The One (magazine)|The One]]''
| rev7Score = 88%<ref name=theoneamiga>{{cite journal | last=Upchurch | first=David | title=''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' | journal=[[The One (magazine)|The One Amiga]] | issue=52 | date=January 1993 | pages=54–57}}</ref>
| Zero = 95/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/zero-magazine-34/page/n21/mode/2up|title=Zero Magazine Issue 34|website=[[Zero (video game magazine)|Zero]]|date=August 1992 |access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
}}

According to ''[[Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts]]'', ''Fate of Atlantis'' was "a commercial hit".<ref name=rogue>{{cite book | author=Smith, Rob | title=[[Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts]] | date=November 26, 2008 | publisher=[[Chronicle Books]] | page=69 | isbn=978-0-8118-6184-7}}</ref> Noah Falstein reported that it was LucasArts' all-time most successful adventure title by 2009, at which point its lifetime sales had surpassed 1 million units. He recalled that the game's player audience was 30% female, a higher figure than most LucasArts titles had achieved before its release.<ref name=beyondgame>{{cite book | editor=Bateman, Chris | author=Falstein, Noah | author-link=Noah Falstein | title=Beyond Game Design: Nine Steps Towards Creating Better Videogames | date=March 12, 2009 | chapter=Step 9; Include Structures that Adapt to Player Needs | publisher=[[Cengage Learning]] | isbn=978-1584506713 | pages=227–229}}</ref>

Reviewers from ''[[Game Informer]]'', ''[[Computer Game Review]]'', ''[[Games Magazine]]'' and ''Game Players Magazine'' named ''Fate of Atlantis'' the "Best Adventure Game of the Year", and it was later labeled a "classic" by ''[[IGN]]''.<ref name="talkiedemo">{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Talkie Demo |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=April 22, 1993}}</ref><ref name="retrogamer"/><ref name="classicign">{{cite web |url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/875/875398p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527203324/http://retro.ign.com/articles/875/875398p1.html |archive-date=May 27, 2008 |title=Top 10 Indiana Jones Games |author=Buchanan, Levi |date=May 20, 2008 |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |access-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref> Patricia Hartley and Kirk Lesser of ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' called it "terrific" and "thought-provoking". They lauded the "Team, Wits, Fists" system for increasing the game's replay value, but believed that the Team option was the best. The reviewers summarized it as a "must-buy".<ref name="Dragon193">{{cite journal |title=The Role of Computers |last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk|name-list-style=amp |journal=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon Magazine]] |publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]] |issue=193 |date=May 1993 |pages=60–61}}</ref> Lim Choon Wee of the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' praised the game's graphics and arcade-style sequences. About the former, he wrote that the game has great colours and brilliant sprite animation. He echoed Hartley's and Lesser's opinion that "Team" was the best mode of the game. Wee ended his review by calling ''Fate of Atlantis'' "a brilliant game", and better than ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''.<ref name=newstraits>{{cite news | date=July 27, 1992 | last=Wee | first=Lim Choon | title=The return of Indiana Jones | newspaper=[[New Straits Times]] | page=14}}</ref>

[[Charles Ardai]] of ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' in September 1992 praised its setting for containing the "right combination of gravity, silliness, genuine scholarship and mystical mumbo-jumbo", and called it a "strong enough storyline to hold its own next to any of the ''Indy'' films". He highly praised the game's Team, Wits, Fists system. He also enjoyed its graphics and varied locales. Although he cited the pixelated character sprites and lack of voice acting as low points, Ardai summarized ''Fate of Atlantis'' as an "exuberant, funny, well-crafted and clever game" that bettered its predecessor, ''The Last Crusade''.<ref name=cgw>{{cite magazine |date=September 1992 |last=Ardai |first=Charles |authorlink=Charles Ardai |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |title=The "Sea"quel; LucasArts' ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=98 |issue=98 |pages=44–45}}</ref> ''QuestBusters'' also praised the game, stating that it "is not only the best adventure ever done by LucasArts ... but is also probably the nicest graphic adventure ever ... just about perfect in all areas". The reviewer wrote "''Atlantis'' shines in 256 colors" and that "the musicians and sound effects specialists deserve a tip of the hat", stating that the audio "completes the effect of playing a movie". He described the puzzles as quite creative and certainly fair" and liked the multiple solutions. The reviewer concluded that the game was "a must-buy for all adventurers" and "gets my vote ... for 'Best Quest of the Year'", tied with ''[[Ultima Underworld]]'', "both of which redefine the state-of-the-art in their respective genres".<ref name="ceccola199209">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/questbusters-v9n09/qbusters_v9_n09#page/n0/mode/2up | title=Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis | work=QuestBusters | date=September 1992 | access-date=7 January 2015 | author=Ceccola, Russ | pages=1}}</ref>

The following year, Ardai stated that "unlike many recent CD-ROM upgrades, which have been embarrassing and amateurish", the CD-ROM version "has the stamp of quality all over it", with the added dialogue and sound effects "like taking a [[silent film]] and turning it into a [[talkie]] ... It's hard to go back to reading text off a monitor after experiencing a game like this". He concluded that "LucasArts has done an impeccable job ... a must-see".<ref name="ardai199309">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=110 | title=Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=September 1993 | access-date=30 July 2014 | author=Ardai, Charles | pages=86}}</ref> In April 1994 the magazine said that "the disk version of ''Atlantis'' is fun, but in many ways, it's just another adventure game", but speech made the CD version "a fine approximation of an Indiana Jones film, with you as the main character".<ref name="cgw199404">{{Cite magazine |date=April 1994 |title=Invasion Of The Data Stashers |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=117 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=20–42}}</ref> Andy Nuttal of ''[[Amiga Format]]'' wrote that the puzzles are very well thought-out and noted that the game is "littered with elements that are genuinely funny". His sole complaint was about the game's linearity compared to ''Monkey Island 2'', but ultimately called the title one of the best Amiga adventures.<ref name=amigaformat /> In 2008, ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' magazine praised it as "a masterful piece of storytelling, and a spellbinding adventure".<ref name="retrogamer"/>

In 1992 ''Computer Gaming World'' named ''Fate of Atlantis'' as one of the year's four best adventure games.<ref name="cgwgoty199211">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1992&pub=2&id=100 | title=CGW Salutes The Games of the Year | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1992 | access-date=4 July 2014 | pages=110}}</ref> It was nominated for an award at the 1993 [[Game Developers Conference]].<ref name="cgw199307">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1993&pub=2&id=108 | title=The 7th International Computer Game Developers Conference | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=July 1993 | access-date=12 July 2014 | pages=34}}</ref> In 1994, ''[[PC Gamer US]]'' named the CD-ROM version of ''Fate of Atlantis'' as the 38th best computer game ever. The editors wrote that the floppy release was "a terrific game", but that the CD-ROM edition improved upon it by set[ting] a new industry standard for voice acting.<ref name=pcgamerustop40>{{cite journal | author=Staff | journal=[[PC Gamer US]] | title=''PC Gamer'' Top 40: The Best Games of All Time |date=August 1994 | issue=3 | pages=32–42}}</ref> That same year, ''[[PC Gamer UK]]'' named it the 13th best computer game of all time. The editors called it "a sumptuous feast for adventure and Indy fans alike".<ref name=pcgameruktop50>{{cite magazine | author=Staff | magazine=[[PC Gamer UK]] | title=The ''PC Gamer'' Top 50 PC Games of All Time |date=April 1994 | issue=5 | pages=43–56}}</ref> In 1996, ''Computer Gaming World'' declared ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' the 93rd-best computer game ever released.<ref name=cgw150>{{cite magazine | author=Staff | title=150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time | magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | date=November 1996 | issue=148 | pages=63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98}}</ref> In 2011, [[Adventure Gamers]] named ''Fate of Atlantis'' the 11th-best adventure game ever released.<ref name=top100>{{cite web | author=AG Staff | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604021011/http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18643 | url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18643 | title=Top 100 All-Time Adventure Games | date=December 30, 2011 | archive-date=June 4, 2012 | work=[[Adventure Gamers]] | url-status=live | access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref>

In 1998, ''[[PC Gamer]]'' declared it the 41st-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "a milestone achievement for LucasArts, this genre's greatest exponent, and it remains required playing for adventurers everywhere".<ref name=pcgtop50>{{cite journal | author=The ''PC Gamer'' Editors | title=The 50 Best Games Ever | date=October 1998 | volume=5 | number=10 | journal=[[PC Gamer US]] | pages=86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118, 125, 126, 129, 130}}</ref>

==Planned sequels==
After the release of the game, a story for a supposed successor in the adventure genre was conceived by Joe Pinney, Hal Barwood, Bill Stoneham, and Aric Wilmunder.<ref name="darkhorse">{{Cite comic |title=Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix |issue=1 of 4 |date=December 1, 1994 |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics, Inc]] |page=1}}</ref> Titled ''Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix'', it was set after [[World War II]] and featured Nazis seeking refuge in [[Bolivia]], trying to resurrect [[Adolf Hitler]] with the [[philosopher's stone]].<ref name="indyexp">{{cite web |url=http://www.theindyexperience.com/interviews/hal_barwood_interview.php |title=Interview with Hal Barwood |author=Mishan, Eddie |date=October 10, 2004 |publisher=The Indy Experience |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108003229/http://www.theindyexperience.com/interviews/hal_barwood_interview.php |archive-date=November 8, 2005}}</ref> The game was in development for 15 months before it was showcased at the [[European Computer Trade Show]].<ref name="indyexp"/>

When the German coordinators discovered how extensively the game dealt with [[Neo-Nazism]], they informed LucasArts about the difficulty of marketing the game in their country.<ref name="adventuretreff">{{cite web |url=http://www.adventure-treff.de/artikel/interviews.php?id=49&lang=eng |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527154123/http://www.adventure-treff.de/artikel/interviews.php?id=49&lang=eng |archive-date=May 27, 2008 |title=Interview: Hal Barwood |author=Frank, Hans |date=July 18, 2007 |publisher=Adventure-Treff |access-date=March 25, 2010}}</ref> As [[Germany]] was an important overseas market for adventure games, LucasArts feared that the lower revenues would not recoup development costs, and subsequently canceled the game.<ref name="adventuretreff"/> The plot was later adapted into ''[[Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix]]'', a four-part Dark Horse Comics series by [[Lee Marrs]],<ref name="darkhorse"/> published monthly from December 1994 to March 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/93-480/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Iron-Phoenix-1-of-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610051342/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/93-480/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Iron-Phoenix-1-of-4 |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |title=Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix #1 (of 4) |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics, Inc]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/93-576/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Iron-Phoenix-4-of-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610051436/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/93-576/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Iron-Phoenix-4-of-4 |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |title=Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix #4 (of 4) |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics, Inc]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In an interview, Barwood commented that the development team should have thought about the story more thoroughly beforehand, calling it insensitive and not regretting the cancellation of the title.<ref name="adventuretreff"/>

Another follow-up game called ''Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny'' was planned, which revolved around the [[Spear of Longinus]].<ref name="adventuretreff"/> Development was outsourced to a small studio, but eventually stopped as LucasArts did not have experience with the supervision of external teams.<ref name="adventuretreff"/> [[Elaine Lee]] loosely reworked the story into ''[[Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny]]'', another four-part comic book series, released from April to July 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/92-411/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Spear-of-Destiny-1-of-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610051446/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/92-411/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Spear-of-Destiny-1-of-4 |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |title=Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny #1 (of 4) |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics, Inc]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/92-459/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Spear-of-Destiny-4-of-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610051555/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/92-459/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Spear-of-Destiny-4-of-4 |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |title=Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny #4 (of 4) |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics, Inc]] |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{MobyGames|/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis}}
* {{IAg|IndianaJones_Atlantis}}
* Archive of ''Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix'' design documents from Aric Wilmunder - [http://www.wilmunder.com/Arics_World/Games_files/Iron%20Phoenix%20Design%20Doc.compressed.pdf Design document], [http://www.wilmunder.com/Arics_World/Games_files/Cast.compressed.pdf Cast], Room Design [http://www.wilmunder.com/Arics_World/Games_files/Room%20Design1.compressed.pdf 1], [http://www.wilmunder.com/Arics_World/Games_files/Room%20Design2.compressed.pdf 2], and [http://www.wilmunder.com/Arics_World/Games_files/Room%20Design3.compressed.pdf 3]

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