Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Package illustration by Drew Struzan[7]
Developer(s)LucasArts
Factor 5 (N64)
Publisher(s)LucasArts
THQ (GBC)
Director(s)Hal Barwood
Producer(s)Wayne Cline
Designer(s)Hal Barwood
Artist(s)William Tiller
Writer(s)Hal Barwood
Composer(s)Clint Bajakian
EngineJones engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
ReleaseWindows
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is an action-adventure video game by LucasArts released in 1999. The first 3D installment in the series, its gameplay focuses on solving puzzles, fighting enemies, and completing various platforming sections. The story is set in 1947, after the events of Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix, and puts the eponymous protagonist, the adventurer Indiana Jones, against the Soviet Union. In a race for a mythological Babylonian power source, he joins forces with the Central Intelligence Agency and collects four pieces of the Infernal Machine, an ancient device that allegedly opens a portal to another dimension.

The title was designed, written, and directed by Hal Barwood, who considered the Indiana Jones franchise a perfect fit for the action-adventure genre. Initially developed for the Microsoft Windows operating systems, the game later received an enhanced Nintendo 64 port jointly developed with Factor 5 released exclusively in North America, as well as a 2D version for the Game Boy Color created by HotGen. Infernal Machine received generally favorable reviews, having been praised for its detailed storyline and sophisticated level designs, though widely criticized for its unwieldy control scheme.

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