In LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues , players once again explore the Indiana Jones universe with "LEGO-fied" characters. This time, the main part of the game focuses on the events of the fourth film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , with three campaigns retelling the story in a humorous, light-hearted way similar to the other games from the LEGO series .
The gameplay is a third-person platform/action game where players take control over various heroes, including Indiana Jones and side-characters. Each character has different abilities, fears, and weapons. The characters also have different phobias, each corresponding to their personalities.
Instead of a central hub, the story moves forward and new locations become available as the player progresses through the game. After each successful mission, a new part of the hub is unlocked, mostly through unlocking new characters or vehicles that allow the player to access previously unreachable territory. A great amount of vehicles are available to unlock this way.
Studs are collected by destroying scenery objects, building stuff, and such. Each level holds a great amount of secret items, which require different characters to be unlocked, requiring several playthroughs of the same level to find all bonus items and complete the game 100%.
The game features an editor to create unique heroes from parts. A new level editor is also available, where the player can spawn items needed for a map and place them with their character. The two-player co-op mode returns, allowing two players to play through the whole game, where they can move freely around each other.