The year is 1947. The Nazis have been crushed, the Cold War has begun and Soviet agents are sniffing around the ruins of the fabled Tower of Babel. What are they up to? The CIA recruits renowned archeologist and adventurer, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, to find out. Grab your whip and fedora and join I...
The year is 1947. The Nazis have been crushed, the Cold War has begun and Soviet agents are sniffing around the ruins of the fabled Tower of Babel. What are they up to? The CIA recruits renowned archeologist and adventurer, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, to find out. Grab your whip and fedora and join Indy in an epic globe-spanning race in search of the mysterious "Infernal Machine."
Experience an action-adventure epic starring Indiana Jones.
Whip, leap, run, swim and crawl your way through amazing 3D environments.
Puzzle your way through 17 chapters of a gripping, action-packed story.
Explore dozens of exotic locales, from the mysterious ruins of Babylon to the labyrinths of the Nubian kings.
Choose all the weapons you'll ever want, including post-WWII-era assault rifles, Red-Army machine guns, bazookas, satchel charges and, of course, Indy's trusty whip and pistol.
Outwit enemies including Communist goons, strange monsters, robot guardians and more.
For many years I've waited for this game to be available for newer computers and finally it's come at last! While this game has aged a bit, it is still a solid adventure game with a good atmosphere.
oh yes this classic "Indiana jones and infernal machine" was a nightmare to run on post Windows 98/2000 (if you're running it on CD-ROM), from black screens to crashes. i tired few times to run it on my old win xp with no luck and I thought for many years it will be impossible to play this game on even more modern pc's. due to this I eventually played the "Nintendo 64" version later on, a pretty solid port that fixes almost all the problems with the PC version (except the muddy graphics, some of the audio and frame rate drops).
but after so many years the impossible happened, it's playable on windows 10 to my shocking surprise, i don't know how GOG did it, but it works!
this underrated Indiana jones title is the first 3D action game starring Indy and later got 2 sequels: "Emperor's Tomb" (pretty good game) and "Staff of Kings" (a buggy broken mess of a game).
'Infernal Machine' is clearly a 'Tomb Raider' clone, but not a terrible one. yes the game has the same problems tomb raider has, awkward tank controls, very annoying camera and sometimes you don't know where you suppose to go and the voice actor for Indiana jones does a pretty poor harrison ford impersonation, even the menu is very weird to navigate. but on the positives: the level design is pretty unique, graphics are surprisingly not bad for 1999, yes they're blocky and the textures are a bit muddy by today standards, but there's clearly effort went into this game. the plot is pretty good for indiana jones and it's great to explore, find treasures, solve some clever puzzles and deal with the soviets.
a very fun game and highly recommended it for hardcore Indiana jones fans and old-school gamers, if the PC version still gives you a hard time try the nintendo 64 version.
I adore this game. I remember playing it as a kid and getting stuck in Shambala and never finishing it. The biggest problem then was the controls, which are still a sticking point today. However, you can make a pretty comforable bind for ps/xbox controllers now and it plays great. (I recommend playing with run defaulted off, else you'll fly off legdes way to often).
The thing this game nails that almost no recent adventure game does is balance puzzles and combat. Tomb Raider has turned into a survival sluaghter fest with very occasional puzzles. Uncharted is likewise 80%+ shooting or platforming.
If you like Indiana Jones, want a game with less action and more exploration (without excessive platforming) and oodles of environmental puzzles, then this game is perfect for you. Just time the time to get comfortable with the controls and it'll be well worth it.
First of all:
Find digital version of user manual here:
https://img.replaying.de/Handbuch-Indiana-Jones-and-the-Infernal-Machine.pdf
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine was THE game of my childhood.
I played it a hundred of times, and I still like it!
Very recommendable game, lot`s of puzzles and action, mystical places and very good story.