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More like an Amazing Machine!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 54
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Just finished the demo - and if this is any indication of the final game - well the final game will be amazing! More robust than Tomb Raider and Indy branded - a total experience. A must purchase.

Great to see Indy in action after ten years!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 32 / 36
Date: November 21, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is very well crafted and intriguing. The levels are of a grandiose scale. It's a great feeling to all of a sudden stumble into King Nebuchadnezzar's tomb. This game also catches the mood of the movies. At one point, while walking in the dark, you hear chirping sounds, and you look below you to find (eeew!)bugs of rather large proportion. That stays consistent with that one scene in every Indy movie that seems to crawl uneder one's skin. Every move you make or discovery you find is crucial to the story, excluding any feeling of aimless wandering. Its a great way to explore while indoors this cold season!

Great Game, LucasArts strikes back...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 19
Date: November 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

one may think that this game is a rip off of TOMB RAIDER... Heck NO! This game is an INDIANA JONES GAME, the ORIGINAL tomb raider for all of us in tune with movies made before the 90's.

This is an excellent addition to LucasArts long list of great titles. In fact, I think this game is especially significant in the fact that it is an Indy game and not a Star Wars game. One can only hope that it does well enough, so that Lucasarts will develop another one.

And for all of those obsessed with graphics. Remember that Quake 2 had great graphics but a horrible plot and little more than run and gun action. This game is the ultimate puzzle for those who have no experience in the Tomb Raider style games. Not to mention that Indy is way cooler than any rip off chick no matter how good she looks. :)

Adventure Gaming at it's Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 42 / 43
Date: November 25, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is simply a great adventure game. The levels are huge, the puzzles tough and the atmosphere is pure Indiana Jones. Set post WWII, you are in a race against the Russians to find the four pieces of the Infernal Machine-a relic from the ancient tower of Babel. Your quest takes you all over the world including Utah, Egypt and the Phillipines. Along the way you'll encounter sharks, spiders, commies and of course-SNAKES! The game relies more on puzzle solving and exploring than shot-em up battles, and most of the puzzles are excellent (if not frustrating)! All-in-all, the game gets the whole Indy feel down to a tee-especially when the familiar theme accompanies a cool use of the bull whip. Any fan of the movies should already have this game and those who love adventure games with great level design and well thought out puzzles should pick it up this instant.

Step aside Lara

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 45 / 47
Date: November 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Having never played a Tomb Raider adventure may have enhanced my utter enjoyment for this wonderful game from LucasArts. Many complaints I've heard is that its too similar to Tomb Raider. Even if it is...SO WHAT! Have fun with it. Its not often that a great computer game with minimal bugs and loads of gameplay enters your life. The level design in this game is some of the best I have ever seen and the puzzles while challenging are not so frustrating you'll wanna shut off your computer (well okay I did two times already and I'm only on level 6). The one complaint I have with the game is combat and the sometimes lack of A.I. You can shoot a guard and if you miss, he'll keep walking like he didn't hear the gun. My advice is to charge them while firing. While this complaint would of been larger if this were an action game, the fact is, its not. Its Indiana Jones and majority of your time you'll be solving puzzles and finding treasures. Sometimes I found it annoying when the game designers just threw in more villains to shoot at because it distracted me while I was exploring. On to the finer points: Did I mention that the game is HUGE! Lucas thankfully threw in a hint mode where when viewing the map an "X" will be displayed to point you where you need to go next. On some levels I needed it. So while it may not win any awards for originality, its one of those rare games that does not leave my computer even when I have stacks of other games waiting to be played. Quit reading this review and buy it! You'll thank me.

A solid game which kept me playing for hours

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Well I just recently completed this game and I must say I was very pleased. I have a short attention span and hate to get hung up on a part of a game which I can't get around witout cheating. This game while sometime difficult kept the puzzles easy enough for me to keep playing. I had never played a tomb raider game either so I didn't have a lot of knowledge of such games. The levels were laid out nicely and the graphics were good enough to make a couple screenshots worth while. I can only say this is a must have for any Indy fan and a good buy for a true gamer.

WAY TOO COMPLICATED FOR ME !

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 17
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game a few days ago and was exited to try it out. It looked pretty impressive from the box. When I found out how it was played with the keyboard I almost gave up right away. There are too many ways to do things .Every time I move I have to look in the book. Another thing is like other games I have , like roller coaster tycoon the graphics are way too dark, I hate that. How can I jump when I can barely see where I am standing or where I supposed to jump to? This kind of thing can be extremely annoying. The graphics are very good, but too dark, Im sure it has plenty of puzzles and things like that people are looking for. I just find the interface awkward and complicated without having to be. Try it and see for yourself,

Not bad....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 25 / 32
Date: December 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

All in all the game is not bad. The controls are a little annoying at times, but when you get used to it, they are a little better. I was reading a few of the other reviews, one in perticular about the graphics being too dark....To me, they are fine, I have not found a place yet that was too dark if I used the lighter to see. The game is full of interesting puzzles, some are easier then others, but it does get harder the further you get into the game.

I feel that the puzzles are probably in the range of not too hard but not too easy. Games that have puzzles that are too easy are no fun. Games that have puzzles that are too hard are slow and boring. This is the type of game that will keep you interested.

Major-league disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 21
Date: December 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

More than any other game released this year, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine was a thorough let-down for me. Indy moves as if he's walking in a molassses swamp, the controls are awful, and all the game amounts to is a weak Tomb Raider clone. This one is likely to hit the bargain-bins fast. LucasArts really messed up on this one. If you want a Tomb Raider game (which this tries desperately to be, yet only achieves in a very lackadaisical manner) stick with the best: Eidos games and Ms. Lara Croft.

Very good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: December 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

First off, I've got to say that I'm a huge Indiana Jones fan and, as a result, I was very excited to play this game. Having played the Tomb Raider games before this, I was able to jump into the action right away. The control scheme is practically identical. LucasArts did a great job with this game, as they do with all their games. It was a pleasant surprise to see that this game had a plot, something lacking in many action games of this type. The graphics are admittedly weak, but this is not noticeable to the average gamer. Altogether, the graphics are still very nice and suit the game well. The game is quite challenging, and I like the puzzle-based gameplay that LucasArts incorporates in nearly all of their games. This game is, not surprisingly, drawing comparisons to the Tomb Raider series. This is fine, as the game closely resembles the Tomb Raider games. Consider this, though: if you've played any of the Tomb Raider games, you'll see that they heavily borrow ideas from the Indiana Jones series. Thus, this game simply takes back some of the concepts that Tomb Raider took from its main character. It's only fair. Pick it up. While it's not exactly 5 stars, it's a good 4 and a 1/2. And for all the indy fans out there, this game is just full of all sorts of Indiana Jones-ish elements. I'm sure you'll dig it.

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