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{{Short description|1999 action-adventure video game}}
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| image = Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.jpg
| caption = Package illustration by [[Drew Struzan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/products/indy/indy_drew_struzan.htm |title=The Art of Drew Struzan |website=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |access-date=April 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320102911/http://www.lucasarts.com/products/indy/indy_drew_struzan.htm |archive-date=March 20, 2006}}</ref>
| developer = [[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts]]<br /> [[Factor 5]] (N64)
| publisher = LucasArts<br/>[[THQ]]<small> (GBC)</small>
| director = [[Hal Barwood]]
| producer = Wayne Cline
| designer = [[Hal Barwood]]
| artist = [[Bill Tiller|William Tiller]]
| writer = Hal Barwood
| composer = [[Clint Bajakian]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]<br />[[Nintendo 64]]<br />[[Game Boy Color]]
| released = '''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|November 15, 1999<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/news/news_story.cfm?NEWS_ID=225 |title=Indiana Jones Ships For PC |date=November 15, 1999 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[FuncoLand]] |access-date=April 6, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001021225845/http://www.gameinformer.com/news/news_story.cfm?NEWS_ID=225 |archive-date=October 21, 2000}}</ref>|EU|November 25, 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |title=The Games Of 1999 ~ Europe |website=Gone Gold |access-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210220535/http://www.gonegold.com/golden/eurogold99.shtml |archive-date=February 10, 2001}}</ref>}}'''Nintendo 64'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|December 15, 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/companystore/cs-indyn64.htm |title=INDIANA JONES® & THE INFERNAL MACHINE™ PRE-ORDER OFFER |website=[[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001205135400/http://www.lucasarts.com/companystore/cs-indyn64.htm |archive-date=December 5, 2000}}</ref><ref name="ign64" />}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|March 27, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=EBGames - Game Boy Color |url=http://ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/gameboy.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010330090403/http://ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/gameboy.asp |archive-date=March 30, 2001 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=[[EB Games]]}}</ref>|EU|May 5, 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thq.de/html/news/news-2001-may.html |title=Indiana Jones startet neue Expedition! |language=de |date=May 7, 2001 |website=[[THQ|THQ Entertainment GmbH]] |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030120160919/http://www.thq.de/html/news/news-2001-may.html |archive-date=January 20, 2003}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}
'''''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine''''' is a 1999 [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts]]. The first [[3D computer graphics|3D]] installment in the [[Indiana Jones#Video games|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 (character)|Indiana Jones]], against the [[Soviet Union]]. In a race for a mythological [[Babylon]]ian 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]] and released exclusively in North America, as well as a [[2D computer graphics|2D]] version for the [[Game Boy Color]] developed 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.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Infernal Machine Meroe.png|thumb|left|A third-person action-adventure, the camera of ''Infernal Machine'' is constantly placed behind the playable character. The [[HUD (video gaming)|heads-up display]] in the bottom left corner is limited to a [[Health (gaming)|health indicator]].]]

''Infernal Machine'' is an action-adventure and, as such, features a hybrid of various gameplay mechanics. The player sees Indiana Jones from a [[Camera system#Third-person view|third-person perspective]] and controls him through 17 levels<ref>{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=I.Q. (Indy Quotient) |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |page=10}}</ref> of a fully polygonal 3D world.<ref name="indyexp" /> A recurring element of ''Infernal Machine'' are platforming sections, for which a combination of running, jumping, climbing, and the use of the protagonist's trademark [[bullwhip]] is required.<ref>{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=Movement |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |pages=8–10}}</ref> Furthermore, several human, animal and supernatural enemies are encountered during the course of the game, which the player can fight off with numerous [[firearms]], the aforementioned whip, and a [[machete]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=Weapons |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |pages=22–23}}</ref> In addition to these obstacles, the game largely focuses on solving [[puzzles]] and discovering treasures.<ref>{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=Treasures |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |page=10}}</ref> Some levels include vehicle-themed portions such as [[rafting]], [[Off-road vehicle|jeep]] treks, and [[mine cart]] chases. The main objective of the game is to collect four machine parts in order to complete the titular Infernal Machine.<ref name="parts" />

==Plot==
The story of the game is set in 1947 and depicts [[archaeologist]] and adventurer [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] returning to his digging career after his involvement in [[World War II]].<ref name="introduction">{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=Introduction |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |page=2}}</ref> Sophia Hapgood, an old friend of Jones and a member of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]],<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' We need your help. '''Indiana Jones:''' Unh-hunh. Who's "we"? '''Sophia Hapgood:''' When I joined, during the war, it was the OSS. Now President Truman calls us the Central Intelligence Agency.}}</ref> visits him at his dig site in the [[Canyonlands National Park|Canyonlands]], and informs him that the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] are excavating the ruins of [[Babylon]].<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' It's my job to worry about more... uhh... unusual activity... ...such as this dig site on the Euphrates River, south of Baghdad. '''Indiana Jones:''' Babylon! '''Sophia Hapgood:''' Remember your bible? That's where mortals raised the Tower of Babel to invade heaven.}}</ref> Led by Dr. Gennadi Volodnikov, a physicist interested in [[Multiverse|alternate dimensions]],<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Sophia Hapgood:''' You're looking at the brainchild of one Gennadi Volodnikov of the Leningrad Physics Institute... ...he thinks there's some truth to the biblical legend. '''Indiana Jones:''' Isn't he a godless Communist? '''Sophia Hapgood:''' He's a physicist who studies manifolds and hyperspace. Quirky theoretical stuff.}}</ref> the Soviets' objective is to find a weapon more powerful than the nuclear bomb, giving them a decisive advantage in the [[Cold War]].<ref name="introduction" />

Sophia hires Jones to investigate what exactly the Soviets are searching for, and he travels to their dig site in the [[Kingdom of Iraq]]. There, he joins up with Sophia's boss Simon Turner<ref>{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=Characters |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |pages=4–5}}</ref> and finds out that Volodnikov is looking for the Babylonian god [[Marduk]] who lives on another plane called the Aetherium.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Gennadi Volodnikov:''' I'm searching for Marduk, a creature the Babylonians worshipped as a god. But he doesn't live in Heaven, just on another plane. [...] it's another dimension of reality--the Aetherium!}}</ref> Deep in the ruins of the [[Etemenanki]], Jones translates ancient [[cuneiform]] tablets revealing the true story behind the [[Tower of Babel]]: 2600 years ago, [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] was inspired by Marduk to build a great engine, but the frightened Babylonians tore the tower housing it down, leading four of the god's disciples to escape with some parts of this "Infernal Machine".<ref name="introduction" /><ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' There's some cuneiform writing here... [...] Know that it was Nebuchadnezzar, in heed of the writing that Marduk made appear unto him, who builded the great engine. Having no understanding, the rabble hath thrown down his work, but four trusted disciples are...are scattered upon the face of the earth, and the relics go with them. [...] According to the inscription, the Tower once housed a "great engine". When the Babylonians smashed the thing, four priests escaped with the parts.}}</ref>

Jones embarks on a journey to find the four machine parts before the Soviets do, and retrieves them from a monastery in the mountains of the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]], an active volcano on [[Palawan]] in the [[Philippines]], an [[Olmec]] valley in [[Mexico]], and a tomb near [[Meroë]] in the deserts of [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]].<ref name="parts">{{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |section=Machine Parts |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |page=24}}</ref> He is confronted by Volodnikov and Turner who both demand him to hand over the parts as they think they would not be safe with the other side.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Simon Turner:''' Give me the parts, Jones! He's a Commie! '''Gennadi Volodnikov:''' The parts will be safer with me, doctor. Your friend is a gangster.}}</ref> Untrusting of his fellow Americans, but opting for the lesser evil, he gives the parts to Sophia and Turner.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' What a choice!}}</ref> Volodnikov says that it was probably better this way, as Marduk would have his revenge on those who desecrated the machine.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Gennadi Volodnikov:''' <Sigh> Perhaps it's best, Jones. Your droogye have the machinery, but you have the satisfaction of knowing their betrayal will cost them their lives! [...] Those ignorant fools know nothing of Babel, but I have studied, and I know that beneath the foundations of the Tower the cause of all the biblical turmoil waits to complete his designs on mankind. [...] The Lord Marduk himself crossed over from the Aetherium to inspire the Babylonian priests. And Marduk, potent and malevolent to this day, will have his mest on those who desecrated the Great Machine. Luckily, you and I are professors at heart. Too wise to become so easily ensnared. <Sigh> And too timid. Back home to our tea and books now, eh? Ha ha ha.}}</ref>

Alarmed, Jones returns to the Room of the Tablets in Babylon, and finds a now-opened gate leading further into the ruins, to the core of the Infernal Machine. He catches up with Sophia and Turner, the latter of which intends to convince the other dimension to cooperate with the United States, and uses the machine parts to activate the engine.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Simon Turner:''' Finally! The new world beckons! It's up to us, as Americans, to meet the other side and secure their cooperation with the West.}}</ref> Turner pushes the unwilling Sophia into a mystical cage as a means of sending her to the Aetherium as an ambassador.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Simon Turner:''' We need an ambassador! '''Sophia Hapgood:''' Don't be a fool! You can't go in there! I sense danger... an evil force waiting to destroy us. [...] '''Simon Turner:''' Don't worry, Sophia, I know my limitations. You're the one with contacts in the spirit world. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' Oh sure. Do I look that crazy to you? '''Simon Turner:''' You look like a real diplomat!}}</ref> Jones sees no other way but to kill him to reclaim all parts and rescue her.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' Turner! You've got the Part I need. Hand it over! [...] Come on, it's our only chance to save Sophia! '''Simon Turner:''' You don't fool me, Jones: once you stop the Commies, you'll use the Machine to take over! That's your plan! '''Indiana Jones:''' The world's seen enough dictators, don't you think?}}</ref> However, the activated machine goes awry, and Jones and Sophia are sucked into a portal that leads to the other dimension. There, he defeats the malevolent Marduk<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' Marduk! You're one of those angry gods, I'll bet. Ugly too!}}</ref> and frees Sophia from her cage. Having escaped back to Babylon, the team is greeted by Volodnikov, who is curious to find out if they encountered God on the other side, which Jones denies.<ref name="ending">{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Gennadi Volodnikov:''' Did you find God, Dr. Jones? '''Indiana Jones:''' I hope not. Whoever we ran into wasn't very forgiving. '''Gennadi Volodnikov:''' That's a relief. As you know, Socialist Theory disavows the existence of supernatural powers. '''Sophia Hapgood:''' And you expect to win the Cold War? '''Gennadi Volodnikov:''' I expect a long struggle. '''Indiana Jones:''' Listen, uh, Gennadi, you don't happen to have any socialist vodka on hand? I'm thirsty.}}</ref> In the ensuing conversation, the Soviet doctor turns out less extremist than assumed, and the three wander off into the sunrise in search of a good bottle of vodka.<ref name="ending" /> A bonus level sees Jones return to the Peruvian temple from the opening of the film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', discovering another golden idol in a secret room.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |quote='''Indiana Jones:''' Ahh...Peru! It's been a long time since I stood here... [...] Another idol! Well, Belloq won't get this one!}}</ref>

==Development==
[[File:Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine,Screenshots,PC, N64, GBC.png|600px|thumb|right|Each version of the game was developed around the same ideas. Indy begins his adventure in all three versions; PC, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color, by sliding down a slope and proceeding to the character's right across the edge of a cliff. His weapons in all three versions also function in the same way.]]

''Infernal Machine'' project leader, designer and writer [[Hal Barwood]] always thought of Indiana Jones as an action hero. Based on this notion, he decided for the game to be an [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]], as he was particularly fond of the genre and its use of [[3D computer graphics|3D worlds]].<ref name="indyexp">{{cite web |url=http://www.theindyexperience.com/interviews/hal_barwood_interview.php |title=Interview with Hal Barwood |last=Mishan |first=Eddie |date=October 10, 2004 |website=The Indy Experience |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108003229/http://www.theindyexperience.com/interviews/hal_barwood_interview.php |archive-date=November 8, 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref> Barwood also considered the [[Nazis]] to be overused as villains in the series and so instead set the title in the Cold War era with Russians as the antagonists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theraider.net/features/interviews/hal_barwood.php |title=Hal Barwood Interview |last=Frenc |first=Mike |date=December 15, 2008 |website=TheRaider.net |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421220921/http://www.theraider.net/features/interviews/hal_barwood.php |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Originally, [[UFOs]] were planned to be used as a [[plot device]], though [[George Lucas]] vetoed the idea, still reserving it for a then undeveloped [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull#Development|fourth installment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/428 |title=Hal Barwood - Finite Arts - Interview |last=Hardy |first=Igor |date=January 4, 2009 |website=Adventure Classic Gaming |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110230553/http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/428 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In lieu thereof, Barwood became interested in ancient technology like the [[Antikythera mechanism]], conceived the Infernal Machine as the [[MacGuffin]], and placed it in the biblical [[Tower of Babel]], which is believed to be identical with the [[Etemenanki]], a temple dedicated to the god [[Marduk]].<ref name="ja">{{cite web |url=http://starwarsinterviews1.blogspot.com/2010/08/hal-barwood-interview-lucasarts-star.html |title=Interview with Hal Barwood |last=Sluganski |first=Randy |date=August 2010 |website=Star Wars Interviews |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110230549/http://starwarsinterviews1.blogspot.com/2010/08/hal-barwood-interview-lucasarts-star.html |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Hal Barwood 2005 cropped and retouched.png|thumb|165px|[[Hal Barwood]], who had previously worked on the LucasArts adventure game ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]'', returned as project leader, designer and writer for ''Infernal Machine''.]]
Developed for [[Windows 9x|Windows 95 and 98]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/1442/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/cover/group-2553/cover-28543/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Disc 1) |website=[[MobyGames]] |publisher=[[Atari SA]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430020457/https://www.mobygames.com/game/1442/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/cover/group-2553/cover-28543/ |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> the game uses a modified version of the [[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II#Sith engine|Sith engine]] adapted for a [[third-person view]] by lead programmer Paul LeFevre.<ref name="co">{{cite web|url=http://www.checkout.com/games/nn/article/0,6712,1746754,00.html |title=Indiana Jones Interview |last=Jensen |first=Chris |year=1999 |website=CheckOut Games |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000127011936/http://www.checkout.com/games/nn/article/0%2C6712%2C1746754%2C00.html |archive-date=January 27, 2000}}</ref> Eventually, lighting, collision, rendering and tools underwent drastic rewrites to the point that the code was renamed the Jones engine.<ref name="co" /> The levels were principally designed by Steven Chen, and later conceptualized with illustrations by lead artist William Tiller.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=November 15, 1999 |platform=Windows 95/98 |scene=Staff credits}}</ref> Multiplayer support was planned at the beginning of the development, but ultimately dropped because it turned out to be too complex to adequately test.<ref name="co" /> Instead, more emphasis was put on the design of the single-player campaign with its puzzles and exploring aspect.<ref name="co" /> The team implemented a hint system to lead players in the right direction.<ref name="ja" /> Additionally, the score system from previous ''Indiana Jones'' games, the Indy Quotient, makes a return.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamepen.ugo.com/preview/PC/08_30_1999_807_3.asp |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Preview |last=Keighley |first=Geoff |date=August 30, 1999 |website=GamePen |publisher=[[UGO Networks]] |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305203053/http://gamepen.ugo.com/preview/PC/08_30_1999_807_3.asp |archive-date=March 5, 2001}}</ref> Apart from [[John Williams]]' "Raiders March", the soundtrack was newly composed by [[Clint Bajakian]] and consists of about 130 original pieces.<ref name="co" /> [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|Dubbed]] European language versions of the fully voice-acted game were released by [[THQ]] in Germany, [[Ubisoft]] in France, [[Electronic Arts]] in Spain and CTO in Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thq.de/html/pccd/72/ |title=Indiana Jones und der Turm von Babel |language=de |website=THQ Entertainment GmbH |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021108155033/http://www.thq.de/html/pccd/72/ |archive-date=November 8, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electronicarts.es/indianajones.htm |title=Indiana Jones y la Máquina Infernal |language=es |website=[[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts España]] |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010302011519/http://www.electronicarts.es/indianajones.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00003146-indiana-jones-et-la-machine-infernale.htm |title=Indiana Jones et la Machine Infernale |language=fr |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |publisher=[[Webedia]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426005650/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00003146-indiana-jones-et-la-machine-infernale.htm |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cto.it/Games/lucas-arts/indianajonesmacchina/IndianaJones.htm |title=Indiana Jones e la Macchina Infernale |language=it |website=CTO S.p.A. |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010222013921/http://www.cto.it/Games/lucas-arts/indianajonesmacchina/IndianaJones.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2001}}</ref>

An intended [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] version was canceled early after the game's announcement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/products/indy/indy_release.htm |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |date=May 13, 1999 |website=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000229233108/http://www.lucasarts.com/products/indy/indy_release.htm |archive-date=February 29, 2000}}</ref> However, a team of eight [[Factor 5]] employees teamed up with artists, level designers and a programmer from LucasArts to port ''Infernal Machine'' to the [[Nintendo 64]].<ref name="ign64">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/10/bringing-indy-to-n64 |title=Bringing Indy to N64 |last1=Casamassina |first1=Matt |last2=Mirabella III |first2=Fran |date=November 9, 2000 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826045631/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/10/bringing-indy-to-n64 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Development of this version commenced in early March 1999 and was finished in October 2000.<ref name="ign64" /> Over the course of these 19 months, several improvements were made to the game, such as enhanced real-time lighting, controls, camera and particle systems, as well as added lock-on targeting and assigning items to three of the C buttons of the [[Nintendo 64 controller]].<ref name="ign64" /> Furthermore, the N64 version has some new musical pieces composed by [[Chris Hülsbeck]], and employs [[Music sequencer|sequenced music]] as opposed to the [[Streaming audio in video games|prerecorded audio]] from the PC original.<ref name="ign64" /> The port was only released in North America and was exclusive to the LucasArts Company Store, a majority of the stock being distributed for rental at the [[Blockbuster Inc.|Blockbuster]] chain of stores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/static/pr/indyblockbuster_pr.htm |title=LucasArts and Blockbuster Join in Exclusive Agreement |date=October 30, 2000 |website=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109210800/http://www.lucasarts.com/static/pr/indyblockbuster_pr.htm |archive-date=November 9, 2000}}</ref> Electronic Arts planned to release it in Europe, but the title then saw a change of publisher to THQ.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Spiele-Lexikon |language=de |magazine=N-Zone |publisher=[[Computec]] |issue=11/2000 |date=November 2000 |page=32}}</ref> Originally scheduled for March 2001, the PAL version became subject to continuous monthly delays and was eventually cancelled in September 2001.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Import-Test |language=de |last=Jung |first=Jean-Reiner |magazine=N-Zone |publisher=Computec |issue=2/2001 |date=February 2001 |pages=48–49}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Spiele-Lexikon |language=de |magazine=N-Zone |publisher=Computec |issue=9/2001 |date=September 2001 |page=30}}</ref> A [[Dreamcast]] port was announced for a fall 2000 release but this was also cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Joshua |date=2000-03-28 |title=Indy to Whip the Dreamcast This Fall |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/28/indy-to-whip-the-dreamcast-this-fall |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref> A [[2D computer graphics|2D]] version of ''Infernal Machine'' with [[top-down perspective]] gameplay was developed for the [[Game Boy Color]] by HotGen also in early 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hotgen.com/Games/Consoles/Indy/default.aspx |title=Game Boy Color Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |year=2007 |website=HotGen Ltd |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915020620/http://www.hotgen.com/Games/Consoles/Indy/default.aspx <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=September 15, 2010}}</ref>

In October 2018, ''[[GOG.com]]'' re-released ''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine'' as a downloadable game for personal computers.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-gets-first-digital-release-in-19-years/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine gets first digital release in 19 years |last=Lane |first=Rick |date=October 3, 2018 |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425042323/https://www.pcgamer.com/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-gets-first-digital-release-in-19-years/ |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/indiana-jones-infernal-machine-playable-gog/ |title=Indiana Jones' lost gaming adventure returns on GOG |last=Grubb |first=Jeff |date=October 3, 2018 |website=[[VentureBeat]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426222959/https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/indiana-jones-infernal-machine-playable-gog/ |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In November, the game was released through [[Steam (service)|Steam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/more-lucasarts-classics-appear-on-steam-including-hit-the-road-afterlife-and-outlaws |title=More LucasArts classics appear on Steam, including Hit The Road, Afterlife and Outlaws |last=Walker |first=John |date=November 17, 2018 |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214326/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/more-lucasarts-classics-appear-on-steam-including-hit-the-road-afterlife-and-outlaws |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/seven-old-school-lucasarts-games-just-popped-up-on-steam/ |title=Seven old-school LucasArts games just popped up on Steam |last=Horti |first=Samuel |date=November 17, 2018 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225230822/https://www.pcgamer.com/seven-old-school-lucasarts-games-just-popped-up-on-steam/ |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GBC = true
| N64 = true
| PC = true
| na = true
| GR_GBC = 74%<ref name="gbcranking">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/454819-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for Game Boy Color |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512100511/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/454819-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |archive-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
| GR_N64 = 71%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/914232-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for Nintendo 64 |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512100509/https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/914232-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |archive-date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 74%<ref name="grpc">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89714-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512100521/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89714-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |archivedate=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
| MC_N64 = 75/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930213818/https://www.metacritic.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/ |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| CNG_N64 = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/N64/Reviews/Ijim/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - N64 Review |last=Rector |first=Brett |date=January 2, 2001 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010123222500/http://www.gamecenter.com/N64/Reviews/Ijim/ |archive-date=January 23, 2001}}</ref>
| CNG_PC = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0%2C6%2C0-3506%2C00.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Harms |first=William |date=December 9, 1999 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816092026/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3506,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_187.pdf |title=Lara Who? (''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine'' Review) |last=Ardai |first=Charles |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=187 |date=February 2000 |pages=92–93 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510135814/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_187.pdf |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| EGM_N64 = 6.83/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e5/EGM_US_139.pdf |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |last1=Hager |first1=Dean |last2=Dudlak |first2=Jonathan |last3=Kujawa |first3=Kraig |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=139 |date=February 2001 |page=133 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211031005/http://www.zdnet.com/egm/stories/main/0,11589,2668347,00.html |archive-date=February 11, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the Nintendo 64 version each a score of 8/10, 6.5/10, and 6/10.}}
| EuroG_PC = 9/10<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/indy |title=Indiana Jones & The Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Ellis |first=Keith "DNM" |date=January 11, 2000 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107175800/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/indy |archive-date=January 7, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GI_N64 = 6.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200101/R03.0804.1743.18845.htm |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |last=Brogger |first=Kristian |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=93 |date=January 2001 |page=135 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313235250/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200101/R03.0804.1743.18845.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2008}}</ref>
| GI_PC = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Bergren |first=Paul |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=81 |date=January 2000}}</ref>
| GameFan_PC = 97%<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=686&t=r |title=REVIEW for Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Howarth |first=Robert "Apache" |date=November 12, 1999 |magazine=[[GameFan]] |publisher=Shinno Media |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000303023147/http://www.gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=686&t=r |archive-date=March 3, 2000}}</ref>
| GameRev_PC = C−<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32746-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-review |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review (PC) |author=Brian |date=November 1999 |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919084257/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine |archive-date=September 19, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot_GBC = 6.9/10<ref name="gspotgbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-review/1900-2708951/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (GBC) |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=April 17, 2001 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=Fandom |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010620234151/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2708951,00.html |archive-date=June 20, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot_N64 = 6/10<ref name="gspot64">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-review/1900-2668612/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review (N64) |last=Fielder |first=Joe |date=December 22, 2000 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124003300/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2668612,00.html |archive-date=January 24, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 6.3/10<ref name="gspotpc">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-review/1900-2535451/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review (PC) |last=Ryan |first=Michael E. |date=December 7, 1999 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010504213743/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2535451,00.html |archive-date=May 4, 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy_PC = 82%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/indiana_a.shtm |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Madigan |first=James |date=December 1, 1999 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=GameSpy Industries |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020213153837/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/indiana_a.shtm |archive-date=February 13, 2002}}</ref>
| IGN_N64 = 8/10<ref name="ign64rev">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/16/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=December 15, 2000 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501025011/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/16/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7.8/10<ref name="ignpc">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/07/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-4 |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Blevins |first=Tal |date=December 6, 1999 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512100538/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/07/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine-4 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| NGen_PC = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="ngen">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen63Mar2000/page/n95/mode/2up |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Russo |first=Tom |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=63 |date=March 2000 |page=94 |access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
| NP_GBC = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (GBC) |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=144 |date=May 2001 |page=117}}</ref>
| NP_N64 = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-381-146.jpg |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=139 |date=December 2000 |page=146 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001014103/https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-381-146.jpg |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| PCA_PC = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL18Feb2000/page/n67/mode/2up |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |last=D'Aprile |first=Jason |magazine=[[PC Accelerator]] |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=18 |date=February 2000 |page=67 |access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 76%<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/indiana_jones_a.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |last=Poole |first=Stephen |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=7 |issue=2 |date=February 2000 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315140816/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/indiana_jones_a.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''
| rev1_N64 = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=777 |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |last=Boyce |first=Ryan |date=December 2000 |magazine=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=MaximNet, Inc. |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010626152044/http://www.maximonline.com/articles/review_videogames.asp?videogame_id=777 |archive-date=June 26, 2001}}</ref>
| award1Pub = ''[[GameSpot]]''
| award1 = Most Disappointing Game of the Year (nomination)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p5_01.html |title=The Best & Worst of 1999 (Most Disappointing Game of the Year) |author=GameSpot staff |website=GameSpot |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816190614/http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p5_01.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000}}</ref>
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The PC version received above-average reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name="grpc" /> Although some critics found it to be too similar to ''[[Tomb Raider]]'',<ref name="allgamepcrev" /> the game was noted for setting itself apart from the aforementioned series due to being based on the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise, and relying more heavily on puzzle-solving.<ref name="ignpc" /><ref name="pczone">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_84_Xmas_1999/page/n67/mode/2up |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |last=Hill |first=Mark |magazine=[[PC Zone]] |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |issue=84 |date=Christmas 1999 |pages=68–71 |access-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418112912/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3087 |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tal Blevins of ''[[IGN]]'' commended the game for its intricate and intriguing storyline.<ref name="ignpc" /> Keith Ellis of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' shared the opinion and stated the plot to be "excellently woven", enhancing the feel of "being part of a big blockbuster movie".<ref name="eurogamer" /> Ellis, Blevins, and Mark Hill of ''[[PC Zone]]'' also praised ''Infernal Machine'' for its levels, calling them "excellently designed" and including "some of the most brilliant layouts [...] seen in a game of this type".<ref name="ignpc" /><ref name="eurogamer" /><ref name="pczone" /> While Blevins thought the variety of puzzles provided was sufficient and applauded the inclusion of a hint system,<ref name="ignpc" /> Michael E. Ryan of ''[[GameSpot]]'' found many of the puzzles in the game to focus too heavily on platforming and went on to state that they become "quite repetitive - even predictable" after the first few levels.<ref name="gspotpc" /> The most criticized aspect of the PC game across the majority of reviews, however, are the controls. Ellis described them as "infuriating at times", mostly due to their faulty collision detection when performing certain actions.<ref name="eurogamer" /> Ryan thought the control system was too jerky, unresponsive, and unnecessarily slow because of delays between the moves.<ref name="gspotpc" />

The graphics, while low on polygons, were received well for its detailed textures and the diverse locations presented.<ref name="ignpc" /><ref name="gspotpc" /> Ellis called ''Infernal Machine'' "one of the best looking third person adventures", and applauded the in-engine cutscenes, claiming them to be "bordering on film quality at times".<ref name="eurogamer" /> Ryan said the graphics were "not exactly cutting edge", but "generally quite good" due to the "fairly smooth and convincing" animations.<ref name="gspotpc" /> Blevins praised the environments for having "a lot more personality than the ''Tomb Raider'' series".<ref name="ignpc" /> Ellis called some of the locations "simply stunning",<ref name="eurogamer" /> and Ryan found the levels to be "aesthetically well designed because of convincing architecture and wall decorations".<ref name="gspotpc" /> Furthermore, the soundtrack was stated by Blevins to be "one of the best features of the game", based on its adding to the dramatic impact along the way.<ref name="ignpc" /> He applauded the voice recording for being "crisp and clean", though he was disappointed with the sparsity of musical tracks and environmental sound effects.<ref name="ignpc" /> Jonathan Sutyak of ''[[AllGame]]'' was impressed with the weapon effects and the foreign-language voice overs for the Soviet soldiers, giving it three stars out of five,<ref name="allgamepcrev">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19083&tab=review |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) - Review |last=Sutyak |first=Jonathan |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=September 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116070243/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19083&tab=review |archive-date=November 16, 2014}}</ref> while Hill considered the lack of [[Harrison Ford]] as Indiana Jones' voice disappointing, though understandable given his high salary.<ref name="pczone" /> Ellis found the comments of the playable character to become annoying after a while, but was impressed with the ambient sounds and music, claiming the latter to be "ace stuff", "further enhancing the motion picture feeling of the game".<ref name="eurogamer" /> Tom Russo of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'', however, said, "Despite a fantastic storyline, the execution just doesn't merit a higher rating."<ref name="ngen" />

Peter Silk of ''[[Adventure Gamers|Adventure Gamer]]'' gave the PC version a perfect five stars out of five, saying that it was "in my opinion the best attempt yet to make adventure games appeal to a mainstream audience because it does not achieve this by 'dumbing-down' the plot or puzzles for action fans. It merely uses action as an added element. It is this that makes the game a classic and a worthy addition to the Indy series. I loved every moment from start to finish, and rest assured there is a lot of game in between start and finish!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuregamer.com/reviews/lucasarts/infernal.shtml |title=[Indiana Jones and the] Infernal Machine |last=Silk |first=Peter |date=January 25, 2000 |website=[[Adventure Gamers|Adventure Gamer]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010408043215/http://www.adventuregamer.com/reviews/lucasarts/infernal.shtml |archive-date=April 8, 2001}}</ref> In one review, Boba Fatt of ''[[GamePro]]'' said that the game "may be a direct copy of ''Tomb Raider'', but Indy fans will be pleased with this whip-wielding, idol-grabbing, raft-riding roller coaster adventure that fits perfectly in the vein of the famed archaeologist's cinematic spectacles."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/bc/GamePro_US_137.pdf |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |author=Boba Fatt |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=137 |date=February 2000 |page=64 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927023445/https://retrocdn.net/images/b/bc/GamePro_US_137.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PC version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 5/5 for sound, and 3.5/5 for control in one review.}} Thomas Crymes said of the PC version in another review, "If you find the ''Tomb Raider'' games an exercise in frustration, then you might want to skip this one. But fans of those games will have a great time with ''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine''{{'}}s addictive game play and interesting puzzles. The man in the hat is back to reclaim the role he never should have lost."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3922.shtml |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review for PC on GamePro.com |last=Crymes |first=Thomas |date=December 29, 1999 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113091142/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/3922.shtml |archive-date=November 13, 2004}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PC version two 3/5 scores for graphics and control, and two 4/5 scores for sound and fun factor in another review.}} Jason Lambert of ''GameZone'' gave the same PC version 8.7 out of 10, saying, "If you loved playing ''Tomb Raider'' and you really loved the ''Indiana Jones'' movie series, then you will love this game. With Christmas coming soon, this should be in every gamer's stocking."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12031.htm |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review - PC |last=Lambert |first=Jason |date=November 25, 1999 |website=GameZone |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112094007/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12031.htm |archive-date=November 12, 2009}}</ref> Eliot Fish of ''[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]'' gave it 77%, saying, "The sound in ''Infernal Machine'' is great, the graphics are a bit of a mixture of wonderful and horrid, and I'm saddened to say that the gameplay is quite average. Indy fans will still enjoy the experience to some degree (I did have some fun) if you can put up with all the game engine flaws."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-076/page/72/mode/2up |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Fish |first=Eliot |magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]] |publisher=[[nextmedia|Next Media Pty Ltd]] |issue=76 |date=February 2000 |pages=72–73 |access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> Neil Harris of ''[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]]'' gave it 7.5 out of 10, calling it "a must-have for any fan of the third person action-adventure game."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=1844 |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |last=Harris |first=Neil |date=January 8, 2000 |website=[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]] |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040915234524/http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=1844 |archive-date=September 15, 2004}}</ref> However, ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave it a score of six out of ten, saying that the rating "reflects its worth to players who have the patience to brave its inadequacies."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/64/Edge_UK_080.pdf |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) |author=Edge staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=80 |date=January 2000 |page=98 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201023302/https://retrocdn.net/images/6/64/Edge_UK_080.pdf |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tom Chick of ''[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]]'' gave it two stars out of five, calling it "A tedious, frustrating, flat-chested, wisecracking ''Tomb Raider'' who's nothing like the Indiana Jones that you know and love."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/175/indianaj_review.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infrernal Machine |last=Chick |first=Tom |date=December 9, 1999 |website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030521164318/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/024/175/indianaj_review.html |archive-date=May 21, 2003}}</ref>

Despite its enhancements, the Nintendo 64 version fared about as well with critics as the PC original, receiving "generally favorable reviews" according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="metacritic" /> The control scheme of the port was well received by Matt Casamassina of ''IGN'' for the addition of C button item management and Z-targeting, both inspired by ''[[Ocarina of Time]]''.<ref name="ign64rev" /> Though Casamassina still considered the controls "slow" and "a little clunky", he commended them for being "more intuitive, tighter, speedier, and all around more balanced" than those of the PC version.<ref name="ign64rev" /> Joe Fielder of ''GameSpot'' did not share these sentiments and stated the adaptation of the [[Keyboard (computing)|keyboard]] controls to the [[Nintendo 64 controller|console controller]] to be "rather clunky and unintuitive".<ref name="gspot64" /> Casamassina was impressed with the texture work and lighting, and found the title to be "one of the prettiest" on the Nintendo 64, even more so by employing the [[Nintendo 64 accessories#Expansion Pak|Expansion Pak]] to achieve high-resolution graphics.<ref name="ign64rev" /> Despite its praise, the graphics received criticism for its "wooden" character animations, occasional [[Frame rate#Frame rates in video games|frame rate]] drops, and bugs such as [[Draw distance|pop-ups]] and faulty texture placement.<ref name="gspot64" /><ref name="ign64rev" /> Casamassina remarked that the sound was superior to the PC version's,<ref name="ign64rev" /> while Fielder thought it was about on par with the port's above-average graphics.<ref name="gspot64" /> Additionally, Fielder criticized the Nintendo 64 version for the many bugs and lockups, a problem uncommon for console releases.<ref name="gspot64" /> ''Hyper''{{'}}s Fish gave it 84%, saying, "Whilst ''Infernal Machine'' isn't the greatest third-person action adventure, it's certainly a nice one to add to your N64 collection. If you can brave the flaws, there's a satisfying experience to be had with Dr. Jones."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-091/page/68/mode/2up |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |last=Fish |first=Eliot |magazine=Hyper |publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd |issue=91 |date=May 2001 |pages=68–69 |access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> Jes Bickham of ''[[NGC Magazine|N64 Magazine]]'' gave it 81%, calling it "a polished ''Tomb Raider''."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |last=Bickham |first=Jes |magazine=[[NGC Magazine|N64 Magazine]] |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=55 |date=June 2001 |pages=40–43}}</ref> Jules Grant of ''The Electric Playground'' gave it eight out of ten, saying that it was "better tomb raiding fare than Lara Croft's adventures, and console-wise, it's only available for Nintendo 64--tell your Sony loving friends to sit that in their CD tray and rotate."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5373&full=1#mr_toppy |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |last=Grant |first=Jules |date=April 1, 2001 |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030706194004/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=5373&full=1#mr_toppy |archive-date=July 6, 2003}}</ref> Uncle Dust of ''GamePro'' said, "The controls have received a good overhaul since the PC version's, and they work very smoothly – you'll basically be Lara Croft with a whip. The N64's twitchy analog stick causes some accuracy problems, but, overall, ''Machine'' provides perfect Indy-style adventure fun."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e6/GamePro_US_148.pdf |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |author=Uncle Dust |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=148 |date=January 2001 |page=88 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041104060456/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/n64/games/reviews/7623.shtml |archive-date=November 4, 2004 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Nintendo 64 version three 4/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for sound.}}

HotGen's Game Boy Color version received above-average reviews according to GameRankings.<ref name="gbcranking" /> Suzi Sez of ''GameZone'' gave it 8.5 out of 10, saying, "This game is not for the faint-hearted! Fast-paced action will greet you on the very first scene and will follow you throughout the perilous journey to find the Infernal Machine! Don't hesitate or you may find yourself...very dead!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gbc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12031.htm |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (GBC) |author=Suzi Sez |date=May 23, 2001 |website=GameZone |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050906175432/http://gbc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12031.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2005}}</ref> Extreme Ahab of ''GamePro'' said of the game, "If you crack your whip for this one, prepare for enjoyable action and a bit of brainwork."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_color/games/reviews/13244.shtml |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review for Game Boy Color on GamePro.com |author=Extreme Ahab |date=April 16, 2001 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101072208/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_color/games/reviews/13244.shtml |archive-date=November 1, 2004}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Game Boy Color version three 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 4.5/5 for control.}} On the other hand, Frank Provo of ''GameSpot'' panned it for its backtracking, missing puzzle hints, and lack of plot development, but lauded for its clean animations and sound effects.<ref name="gspotgbc" /> Nick Woods of ''AllGame'' was disappointed with the instruction manual being mandatory to understand the game's mostly non-existent plot, and criticized the decision to make the player restart a level upon dying, as well as the password system, calling it "annoying" and giving it two-and-a-half stars out of five.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31435&tab=review |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (GBC) - Review |last=Woods |first=Nick |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=September 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115071901/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31435&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' compared it to the N64 version saying it that it has much depth and far fewer control problems, and described it more as a puzzle game.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (GBC Preview) |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=143 |date=April 2001 |pages=102–3}}</ref>

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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine: Prima's Official Strategy Guide |edition=Platform: PC |last1=Ashburn |first1=Jo |last2=Barba |first2=Rick |publisher=[[Prima Games]] |isbn=0-7615-2195-X |year=1999}}
* {{cite book |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine: Prima's Official Strategy Guide |edition=Platform: Nintendo 64 |last1=Rick |first1=Barba |publisher=Prima Games |isbn=0-7615-3421-0 |year=2000}}

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