This is my first review on GOG. I felt compelled to write it because Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is one of my favorite games from my childhood. For years, the game has been tough to run on current operating systems and I've always wanted GOG to release it. That day has finally come... To set the stage, I'm a huge Indiana Jones fan. I was seven when this game came out and remember reading about it in the old LucasArts catalogs, dying to get my hands on it. It was LucasArts' tent pole game of 99. One day, my dad took me to CompUSA and bought it for me. The rest is history. My bias aside, I want to review the game as it's own thing. In my opinion, it's the best Tomb Raider game ever made. I always felt the classic TR games were too cryptic, difficult, and the controls were too touchy. This game solves all those problems. It's the perfect difficulty. Every level is unique and different from the last. Indy has tank controls, but he feels way better to control than Lara ever did. Plus, it has a great story. Hal Barwood came back to write (from Fate of Atlantis fame) and Doug Lee gives a great performance again as Indy. The plot could have easily worked for the 4th film. Infernal Machine also has another element to it. The game is just relaxing to play. It's mostly ambient sounds (though Clint Bajakian's music is great when it plays). I love getting lost in this game for hours, solving puzzles, and thinking about life. If you're at all a fan of Lucas Arts games, classic Tomb Raider games, and/or Indiana Jones, you owe it to yourself to pick this up and support it's release. You won't be disappointed. Hopefully some day we can get another Indiana Jones game. Something in the style of Uncharted, but with Hal Barwood's writing and Doug Lee's voice over.
