Customer Reviews

LucasArts Archive Series: Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I love the Indiana Jones films, with Harrsion ford so when I heard about this game I went a brought it staright away. And what a game, this is so action packed it takes your breath away, from the training part of the canyons, to the ruins of Babylon. Each level is just fantastic its just like a movie with such good 3 D affects. You start off with only indys trusty whip & his Revovlver for weapons but as you go on you meet lots of soilders from the red army & when you kill them you pick up there Guns or health packs to heal you from snake bites.... Oh yes snakes Indy hates snakes & there`s loads of them & huge hairy spiders they are scary ,they come at you from the screen brillant & lizards,hostile robots, monsters, oh the list go`s on. I thought swmming in the sea was the best part, but look out for those hungry sharks, & everytime Indy swims his hat disapears, but when he comes out his hat comes back, after all Indiana can never be with out his hat! Also in this game are lots of very clever puzzles which you must conquer. As for the weapons well you can find Automatic pistols, Machine Guns, grandes, satchel charges, bazookas & a machette to kill those sharks as this is the only wepaon you can use under water, & as always indy has his trusty whip. The best game I have ever played, you will love it even if you hate Raiders of the lost Ark fims, but I dont think many pepole do. Oh yes also there are lots of twists in this game, you may find yourself in monkey Island at one point, & in front of a model of Devils tower in close encounters of the third kind. But you must buy the secret map first. what more can I say, Ace I cant wait for the next one.

I loved this game, don't get me wrong or anything, but I gave it four stars because this game lacks one thing: Being Able to pass some bosses without using the cheats. They really made this game too difficult, and I must mention the lava monster- that was virtually impossible until I used my cheats, and once you use your cheats you know the game is not the best it could be!

Graphics: 3.5/5 Stars. Not the greatest graphic's but not the worst. Pretty Good.

Sound 4/5 Stars. The sound is great except that the actual Indy theme is not used that much. Usually when you whip across from place to place and when you accomplish something. (not the full theme, part of the theme only)

Game Play 2.5/5 Stars. As I mentioned before, some levels are impossible without the Strategy Guide, so better buy one with the game! That's how these people make their money! (makes me mad)

One more thing that made me upset was that the character in the game doesn't really resemble our true hero "INDIANA JONES" (Harrison Ford), only in some cut out scenes, otherwise his nose is too big and his shoulders too sticky and his head too big for his body! Looks more like pink panther!

In all, this game is worth buying, but if you want a real good game, take my word, buy Max Payne, Indy will dissapoint you and you will write the same review.

This game will keep you entertained at times, but expect to put it down and move on with more modern games!

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is the most addictive game I have ever played. It combines good action and requires you to actually think your way through the ENTIRE game, plus just being Indiana Jones provides an excellent adventuresome spirit. The focus of this game is not shooting, rather the game's main focus is puzzles. This has a few big drawbacks as many of the puzzles become repetitive. However, the biggest dissapointment is the difficulty of these puzzles. The puzzles are near impossible without a guidebook of some sort so if you plan on buying this make sure you find one. I think a nice addition to the game is the traps that are set throughout the level,even though Indy always warns you when you approach one they add the element of quick thinking and suprise to the game. As far as graphics go, this game does a wonderful job with indoor graphics while outdoors is a little sketchy. Indy looks just like Harrison Ford. The worst part of the game as far as graphics go is the details on the Russian enemies. The combat in the game is way to easy as you are almost always better equiped then the enemy. Aside from Russians you battle a variety of different reptiles including, snakes, scorpions, komodo dragons, worms, pirahhanas, and few others. The Enviroments include Pryamids, Volcanoes, Canyons, and I let you find out the rest. Overall, a great and addictive game that needs a few adjustments.

Personally, I loved this game. But I can't tell the difference between regular Infernal Maachine and Archive Infernal Machine...
Oh, well. I did enjoy the puzzles that this game had, but my least favorite part were spiders. The spiders (in the game, obviously) are about the size of a small, monitor screen. Plus, they just come out and surprise you! If you see a spider web (looks like icicles hanging from a door-way) look UP! If you don't, they will surprise you. If you're a fan of the Monkey Island series, type in F10, makemeapirate, then use the bazooka.
This is definatly a classic game, and I would reccomend buying it, but not if you have arachnphobia! (I also liked the inflatable row-boat...)

Without all the gamer equipment, I find this game too difficult to play with a touch pad mouse. I even disabled some attack features and it's still frustrating to play, even with a cheats guide. There are different levels of skill available but even the easiest is difficult. Failure to be able to save within a section requires complete replay to eventually get through it. I'm not a spastic, but this is not fun anymore.

Basically if you like Tomnb Raider, you'll like The Infernal machine. This game follows very closely the mould of Tomb Raider - jump to platforms, swim in water, solve puzzles, shoot enemeies. There are a few new additions such as the whip and chalk, but this game is very similar to Tomb Raider. Some may dismiss it as a "copy", but if you like Tomb Raider you'd be silly to turn your nose up at this.

In some ways The Infernal Machine beats the Tomb Raider series, namely in the inventivness of the puzzles. It's clear that a lot of thought went into some of them. Contrary to some reviewers, I didn't find all of them "infururiating" and with some patience and a degree of trial and error most puzzles should become apparent. Although I did have to resort to a walkthrough on a couple of occasions.

What I don't like about Infernal Machine is the combat. Auto aim is decidedly unpredicatble and you can have an enemy in close visual range and still not be able to hit him due to the quirky auto aim. There's also an annoying 2 second delay when Indy draws a weapons or tries to change weapons. Reaksitic maybe but considering that your opppnents don't suffer form ths time delay it can seem a bit unfair. I also wished for a kind of "quick roll and face in the opposite direction" move but the best Indy can do is run away and then do a quick turn, all very frustrating in the middle of combat.

Good fun overall, and there is certainly a sense of adventure to be had.

This is an excellent mind.I've never such outstanding game.Suspense,Action,Thriller,Mystrey everything is there in this game.The charecters besides Indy have played a good perfomance.So I give this game 5*****.

This game rocks! I've played many computer games before but this one is the best. I keep playing over and over.

Loved this game. Buy it. You'll love it.

That is all.

Ok, in general the game is awseome, although indy doesn't quite look real its pretty close. The graphics are good but there are some glitches. As a reply to the 12 year old gamer the gore is nothing. I mean its basically just one small splot of blood and as for the clutching of the chest I do the same myself when I accidentally choke on some lead from one of Indys numerous weapons. Also the rating is T for teen in other words 13 or 14 not 12!!!!!!! geez. Anyways the puzzles are fun although suspicously the same idea kinda. Luchas arts got thier history wrong though, Nebechnazzar was way after the tower of babel. Nimrod built the tower about 500 years or so later. But oh well its just a game!
There are many places where you get frustrated and quit for a hour but inevitably return, solve the puzzle, and look back and call your slef 30 different types of a moron. The game is great the only reason i gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is the history but thats moot the gameplay is awseome, anyone who likes games this a great edition. Oh an by the way 12 year old gamer dude im 14.