Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine follows a 1947 Cold War expedition through 3D ruins, climbing, solving mechanisms, fighting enemies, and seeking pieces of a Babylonian machine. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine follows a 1947 Cold War expedition through 3D ruins, climbing, solving mechanisms, fighting enemies, and seeking pieces of a Babylonian machine. Large ruins, puzzles, and adventure storytelling provide cinematic atmosphere with varied tools and locations. N64 camera, controls, and frame rate hinder precise platforming, combat feels stiff, and navigation or revisits slow progress. Atmosphere exceeds technical usability. This description covers the original n64 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Indiana Jones games turn the archaeologist’s travels into playable adventures of lost artifacts, ancient puzzles and dangerous escapes. Some focus on conversations and clever item use, while others put you in the middle of climbing, whip work and improvised fights.
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Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine follows a 1947 Cold War expedition through 3D ruins, climbing, solving mechanisms, fighting enemies, and seeking pieces of a Babylonian machine.
Large ruins, puzzles, and adventure storytelling provide cinematic atmosphere with varied tools and locations. N64 camera, controls, and frame rate hinder precise platforming, combat feels stiff, and navigation or revisits slow progress. Atmosphere exceeds technical usability. Overall, its main strengths are Ruins, mechanisms, and cinematic adventure; Tool, location, and exploration variety. Its material limitations are Camera, control, and frame-rate barriers; Combat, navigation, and revisit friction. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Ruins, mechanisms, and cinematic adventure
- Tool, location, and exploration variety
Weaknesses
- Camera, control, and frame-rate barriers
- Combat, navigation, and revisit friction
Who it is for: Players who value ruins, mechanisms, and cinematic adventure.
Play notes: Expect camera, control, and frame-rate barriers and combat, navigation, and revisit friction.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Tool, location, and exploration variety; Combat, navigation, and revisit friction. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Ruins, mechanisms, and cinematic adventure; Camera, control, and frame-rate barriers. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Tool, location, and exploration variety; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original n64 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Camera, control, and frame-rate barriers. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- LucasArts
- Publisher
- LucasArts
- Release date
- 1999
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyLinear LevelsPlatformingSupernaturalExplorationPuzzle SolvingThird Person3D GraphicsHistorical
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo 64Worldwide1999
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