This is a game where you can walk into a room to find four large gears lying on the floor and four sealed doors. The jumps are only half the battle, as there is much puzzle-solving to go along with them. There is even a particularly nerve-wracking sequence of jumps over small platforms that rise and sink in a pool of "instant-death" lava.
There are plenty of bottomless pits and other nasty hazards that you either leap across or swing over via Indy's trademark whip. (It always amazes me how these mammoth buildings and structures manage to elude discovery for centuries, like the not-so-subtle Demon Temple of Ninja Gaiden.) These places include Babylonian ruins, a snowbound monastery, pyramids both Aztec and Egyptian, a temple in the heart of an active volcano, a sunken Japanese warship, and even the core of the Infernal Machine itself, which exists in its own plane of reality.Įach level is a long, complicated series of puzzles and platforms that are designed to (a) stump you, and (b) make you lean on the edge of your seat as you perform harrowing jumps you could've sworn a moment earlier were impossible. Indy accepts the challenge and launches into a third-person, 3D adventure game, a la Shadow Man, that will ultimately take him to many uncharted areas around the world. Gennadi Volodnikov (voice of Victor Raider-Wexler) is determined to find them, and the CIA wants Dr. Believed to be part of the legendary Tower of Babel, it is called the "Infernal Machine", and it could potentially be used as a weapon. While on an archaeological dig somewhere in Utah, Indiana Jones (voice of Doug Lee) meets up with CIA Officer Sophia Hapgood (voice of Tasia Valenza), who informs him that the Russians have uncovered something in the ruins of Babylon. They must also be willing to forgive the utterly nonsensical dialogue and mediocre voice acting.Īs the game begins, World War II is over and the Cold War has just begun. Players who are willing to remind themselves to save, save, and save again so that precious progress isn't lost to an unexpected glitch might discover the grand adventure through exotic places around the world that lies within. Somewhere, lurking beneath all the lock-ups is a hearty adventure with some surprisingly good puzzles. This absolutely a good thing because the lackluster script and dialogue don't come anywhere close to being as good as the movie trilogy (yes, I know some people hate Temple of Doom, but I don't, and even if you do, trust me when I say Infernal Machine's story isn't as good.) The attention given to the gameplay elements is most likely what kept me from hating it, as it's also one of the most embarrassingly glitchy games I have ever seen. It's clear to me that the developers of Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine were more interested in making a game than the next Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review
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