▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁During ▁a ▁mission ▁above ▁Germany ▁his ▁plane ▁gets ▁attacked ▁by ▁German ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁catch es ▁fire . ▁Some how , ▁a ▁portal ▁opens ▁up ▁as ▁the ▁plane ▁is ▁going ▁down , ▁and ▁it ▁enters ▁what ▁is ▁pres umably ▁a ▁parallel ▁universe ▁or ▁an ▁alternate ▁tim eline . ▁Jack ▁finds ▁himself ▁desc ending ▁not ▁upon ▁the ▁German ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁but ▁on ▁a ▁strange , ▁un famil iar ▁j ung le ▁landscape . ▁Meanwhile , ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁we ▁see ▁a ▁tied ▁up ▁young ▁woman , ▁struggling ▁to ▁get ▁loose ▁as ▁a ▁gig antic ▁car n iv orous ▁din osa ur ▁approaches . ▁Jack ' s ▁plane ▁luck ily ▁hits ▁and ▁dec ap it ates ▁the ▁creature , ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁woman ▁from ▁being ▁e aten . ▁At ▁the ▁last ▁second ▁Jack ▁b ails ▁out , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁he ▁d angles ▁in ▁his ▁par ach ute ▁from ▁a ▁tree , ▁with ▁a ▁boot - kn ife ▁as ▁his ▁only ▁weapon . ▁After ▁cutting ▁the ▁woman ▁loose , ▁she ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁prin cess ▁who ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁sacrific ed ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁father ' s ▁life . ▁She ▁becomes ▁Jack ' s ▁companion ▁throughout ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁advent ure ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁static ▁pan els ▁across ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁moves ▁to ▁solve ▁puzz les ▁and ▁battle ▁din osa urs . ▁Object s ▁can ▁be ▁picked ▁up , ▁and ▁using ▁them