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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 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |accessdate=13 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320102911/http://www.lucasarts.com/products/indy/indy_drew_struzan.htm |archivedate=20 March 2006}}</ref>
|developer = [[LucasArts]]
|publisher = {{collapsible list|title=LucasArts|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|'''Windows 9x / Nintendo 64'''<br />LucasArts<br />'''Game Boy Color'''<br />[[THQ]]}}
|director  = [[Hal Barwood]]
|producer  = Wayne Cline
|designer  = [[Hal Barwood]]
|artist    = William Tiller
|writer    = Hal Barwood
|composer  = [[Clint Bajakian]]
|engine    = [[Jones engine]]
|platforms = [[Windows 9x]]<br />[[Nintendo 64]]<br />[[Game Boy Color]]
|released  = '''Windows 9x'''<br>{{Vgrelease|NA|November 23, 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_4.htm  |title=20th Anniversary |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626090102/http://www.lucasarts.com/20th/history_4.htm |archivedate=26 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="ignpc" />|EU|1999}}'''Nintendo 64'''<br>{{Vgrelease|NA|December 15, 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/companystore/cs-indyn64.htm  |title=The LucasArts Company Store |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001205135400/http://www.lucasarts.com/companystore/cs-indyn64.htm |archivedate=5 December 2000}}</ref><ref name="ign64" />}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br>{{Vgrelease|NA|March 30, 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/cgb_games.pdf |title=Game Boy Color Games |publisher=[[Nintendo of America, Inc.]] |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/135/135639p1.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Game Boy Color Preview |author=Harris, Craig |date=16 February 2001 |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>|EU|May 5, 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thq.de/html/news/news-2001-may.html  |title=News |date=7 May 2001 |publisher=[[THQ|THQ Entertainment GmbH]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030120160919/http://www.thq.de/html/news/news-2001-may.html |archivedate=20 January 2003}}</ref>}}
|genre   = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
|modes   = [[Single-player]]
}}
'''''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine''''' is a multi-platform [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]] by [[LucasArts]] released in late 1999. The first [[3D computer graphics|3D]] installment in the [[Indiana Jones (franchise)#Video games|series]], its gameplay focuses on solving puzzles, [[Action game#Obstacles and enemies|fighting enemies]], and various [[Platform game|platforming sections]]. The story told is set between the events of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', and puts the eponymous protagonist, the adventurer [[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 [[Windows 9x|Windows 95 and 98]] operating systems, the game later received an enhanced [[Nintendo 64]] port jointly developed with [[Factor 5]], as well as a [[2D computer graphics|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.

==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 |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |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  |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie  |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |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 |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |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  |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie  |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |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]] returning to his digging career after his involvement in [[World War II]].<ref name="introduction">{{cite book  |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie  |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |section=Introduction |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |page=2}}</ref> Sophia Hapgood, an old friend of Indiana and now 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=29 October 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|Russians]] 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=29 October 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 alternate dimensions,<ref>{{cite video game |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine |developer=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC |date=29 October 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' supposed objective is to find a weapon more powerful than the atom bomb, giving them a decided advantage in the [[Cold War]].<ref name="introduction" />

Sophia hires Indiana to investigate what exactly the Russians 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  |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |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=29 October 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]], Indiana translates some ancient tablets with cuneiform writing explaining the true story behind the [[Tower of Babel]]: 2600 years ago, [[Nebuchadnezzar II|King 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=29 October 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>

Indiana embarks on a journey to find these machine parts before the Soviets do, and eventually retrieves all four of them from a monastery in the [[Tian Shan|mountains]] of the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]], an active volcano on [[Palawan]] in the [[Philippines|Republic of the Philippines]], an [[Olmec]] valley in [[Mexico|United Mexican States]], and a tomb near [[Meroë]] in the deserts of the [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]].<ref name="parts">{{cite book |last1=Ashburn | first1=Jo | last2=Boero |first2=Mollie |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Adventure Guide |section=Machine Parts |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |page=24}}</ref> He is then 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=29 October 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=29 October 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=29 October 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, Indiana travels back to the Room of the Tablets in Babylon, and finds a now-opened gate leading even 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|United States of America]], 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=29 October 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> He then 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=29 October 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> Indiana 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=29 October 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 Indiana 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=29 October 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 Indiana 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=29 October 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 to be a lot 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 Indiana return to the [[Peruvian]] temple from the opening of the film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', and has him find 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=29 October 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 |author=Mishan, Eddie |date=10 October 2004 |publisher=The Indy Experience |accessdate=7 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108003229/http://www.theindyexperience.com/interviews/hal_barwood_interview.php |archivedate=8 November 2005}}</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 |author=Frenc, Mike |date=15 December 2008 |publisher=TheRaider.net |accessdate=7 April 2010}}</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 movie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/428 |title=Hal Barwood - Finite Arts - Interview |author=Hardy, Igor |date=4 January 2009 |publisher=Adventure Classic Gaming |accessdate=7 April 2010}}</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 |author=Sluganski, Randy |date=December 1999 | accessdate = 2015-02-07}}</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=http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/cover-art/gameCoverId,28543/ |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Disc 1) |date=23 November 1999 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |accessdate=21 May 2010}}</ref> the game uses a modified version of the [[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 |author=Jensen, Chris |year=1999 |publisher=CheckOut Games |accessdate=7 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000127011936/http://www.checkout.com/games/nn/article/0%2C6712%2C1746754%2C00.html |archivedate=27 January 2000 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</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=29 October 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 |author=Keighley, Geoff |date=30 August 1999 |publisher=GamePen |accessdate=7 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305203053/http://gamepen.ugo.com/preview/PC/08_30_1999_807_3.asp |archivedate=5 March 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 name="German">{{cite web |url=http://www.thq.de/html/pccd/72/  |title=Indiana Jones und der Turm von Babel |publisher=[[THQ|THQ Entertainment GmbH]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021108155033/http://www.thq.de/html/pccd/72/ |archivedate=8 November 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electronicarts.es/indianajones.htm  |title=Indiana Jones y la Máquina Infernal |publisher=[[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts España]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010302011519/http://www.electronicarts.es/indianajones.htm |archivedate=2 March 2001}}</ref><ref name="French">{{cite web |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00003146-indiana-jones-et-la-machine-infernale.htm |title=Indiana Jones et la Machine Infernale |work=jeuxvideo.com |publisher=L'Odyssée Interactive |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cto.it/Games/lucas-arts/indianajonesmacchina/IndianaJones.htm  |title=Indiana Jones e la Macchina Infernale |publisher=CTO S.p.A. |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010222013921/http://www.cto.it/Games/lucas-arts/indianajonesmacchina/IndianaJones.htm |archivedate=22 February 2001}}</ref>

An intended [[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=13 May 1999 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000229233108/http://www.lucasarts.com/products/indy/indy_release.htm |archivedate=29 February 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=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/087/087602p1.html |title=Bringing Indy to N64 |last1=Casamassina |first1= Matt; | last2= Mirabella III | first2=Fran |date=9 November 2000 |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=13 April 2010}}</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 [[Blockbuster Inc.|Blockbuster]] chain of stores and the LucasArts Company Store.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lucasarts.com/static/pr/indyblockbuster_pr.htm  |title=LucasArts and Blockbuster Join in Exclusive Agreement |date=30 October 2000 |publisher=[[LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC]] |accessdate=4 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109210800/http://www.lucasarts.com/static/pr/indyblockbuster_pr.htm |archivedate=9 November 2000}}</ref> Electronic Arts planned to release it in Europe, but the title then saw a change of publisher to THQ.<ref>{{cite journal |date=2 October 2000 |title=Spiele-Lexikon |journal=N-Zone |publisher=Computec Media |issue=11/2000 |page=32}}</ref> Originally scheduled for March 2001, the PAL version became subject to continuous monthly delays and was eventually canceled in September.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jung, Jean-Reiner |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Import-Test |journal=N-Zone |publisher=Computec Media |issue=02/2001 |pages=48–49}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Spiele-Lexikon |journal=N-Zone |publisher=Computec Media |issue=09/2001 |page=30}}</ref> A [[2D computer graphics|2D]] version of ''Infernal Machine'' with [[top-down perspective]] gameplay was developed for the [[Game Boy Color]] by [[HotGen]].<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 |publisher=[[HotGen|HotGen Ltd]] |accessdate=29 August 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915020620/http://www.hotgen.com/Games/Consoles/Indy/default.aspx <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archivedate=15 September 2010}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = PC: 73.60%<ref name="grpc">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89714-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for PC |work=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref><br>N64: 70.99%<ref name="grn64">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/914232-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for Nintendo 64 |work=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref><br>GBC: 73.80%<ref name="gbcranking">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/454819-indiana-jones-and-the-infernal-machine/index.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for Game Boy Color |work=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>
| MC = N64: 75<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.org/games/platforms/n64/indianajonesinfernalmachine |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (N64) |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>
| Allgame = PC: {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="allgamepcrev">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19083&tab=review |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Review |author=Sutyak, Jonathan |work=[[Allgame]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=2 September 2010}}</ref><br>{{nowrap|GBC: {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="allgamegbcrev">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=31435&tab=review |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Review |author=Woods, Nick |work=[[Allgame]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=2 September 2010}}</ref>}}
| CVG = PC: 8.8<ref name="cvgrevpc">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3087 |title=Indiana Jones And The Infernal Machine Review |author=Hill, Mark |date=13 August 2001 |work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing Limited]] |accessdate=23 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418112912/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3087 |archivedate=April 18, 2009 }}</ref>
| EGM = N64: 6.83<ref name="grn64" />
| EuroG = PC: 9<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/indy |title=Indiana Jones & The Infernal Machine PC Review |author=Purchese, Robert |date=11 January 2000 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Eurogamer Network Ltd. |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>
| GI = N64: 6.75<ref name="grn64" />
| GSpot = PC: 6.3<ref name="gspotpc">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/indianajonesandtheim/review.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review for PC |author=Ryan, Michael E. |date=8 December 1999 |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref><br>N64: 6.0<ref name="gspot64">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/n64/adventure/indianajonesandtheim/review.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review for Nintendo 64 |author=Fielder, Joe |date=22 December 2000 |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref><br>GBC: 6.9<ref name="gspotgbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/adventure/indianajonesandtheim/review.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Review for Game Boy Color |author=Provo, Frank |date=17 April 2001 |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>
| IGN = PC: 7.8<ref name="ignpc">{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/161/161694p1.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - PC Review |author=Blevins, Tal |date=6 December 1999 |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref><br>N64: 8.0<ref name="ign64rev">{{cite web |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/162/162182p1.html |title=Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Nintendo 64 Review |author=Casamassina, Matt |date=15 December 2000 |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc. |accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>
| NP = N64: 7.8<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 2000 |title=Nintendo Power |volume=139 |page=146 |publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><br>GBC: {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |date=May 2001 |title=Nintendo Power |volume=144 |page=117 |publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
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The PC version of ''Infernal Machine'' received generally favorable reviews with an average score of 73.60 percent at [[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="cvgrevpc" /> [[IGN]] commended the game for its intricate and intriguing storyline.<ref name="ignpc" /> [[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" /> ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'', Eurogamer, and IGN 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="cvgrevpc" /><ref name="eurogamer" /> While IGN thought the variety of puzzles provided was sufficient and applauded the inclusion of a hint system,<ref name="ignpc" /> [[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. Eurogamer described them as "infuriating at times", mostly due to their faulty collision detection when performing certain actions.<ref name="eurogamer" /> GameSpot 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" /> Eurogamer 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" /> GameSpot said the graphics were "not exactly cutting edge", but "generally quite good" due to the "fairly smooth and convincing" animations.<ref name="gspotpc" /> IGN praised the environments for having "a lot more personality than the ''Tomb Raider'' series".<ref name="ignpc" /> Eurogamer called some of the locations "simply stunning",<ref name="eurogamer" /> and GameSpot found the levels to be "aesthetically well designed because of convincing architecture and wall decorations".<ref name="gspotpc" /> Furthermore, the soundtrack was stated by IGN to be "one of the best features of the game", based on its adding to the dramatic impact along the way.<ref name="ignpc" /> They applauded the voice recording for being "crisp and clean", though were disappointed with the sparsity of musical tracks and environmental sound effects.<ref name="ignpc" /> [[Allgame]] was impressed with the weapon effects and the foreign-language voice overs for the Soviet soldiers,<ref name="allgamepcrev" /> while ''Computer and Video Games'' considered the lack of [[Harrison Ford]] as Indiana Jones' voice disappointing, though understandable given his high salary.<ref name="cvgrevpc" /> Eurogamer found the comments of the playable character to become annoying after a while, but were 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" />

Despite its enhancements, the Nintendo 64 version fared about as well with critics as the PC original, yielding 70.99 percent at GameRankings and a [[Metacritic]] score of 75 out of 100 points.<ref name="grn64" /><ref name="metacritic" /> The control scheme of the port was well received by IGN for the addition of C button item management and Z-targeting, both inspired by ''[[Ocarina of Time]]''.<ref name="ign64rev" /> Though they still considered the controls "slow" and "a little clunky", they commended them for being "more intuitive, tighter, speedier, and all around more balanced" than those of the PC version.<ref name="ign64rev" /> GameSpot did not share these sentiments and stated the adaption of the [[Keyboard (computing)|keyboard]] controls to the [[Nintendo 64 controller|console controller]] to be "rather clunky and unintuitive".<ref name="gspot64" /> IGN 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 [[Expansion Pak]] to achieve high-resolution graphics.<ref name="ign64rev" /> However, 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" /> IGN remarked that the sound was superior to the PC version's,<ref name="ign64rev" /> while GameSpot thought it was about on par with the port's above-average graphics.<ref name="gspot64" /> Additionally, GameSpot criticized the Nintendo 64 version for the many bugs and lockups, a problem uncommon for console releases.<ref name="gspot64" />

HotGen's Game Boy Color version received an average score of 73.80 percent at GameRankings.<ref name="gbcranking" /> It was panned by GameSpot for its backtracking, missing puzzle hints, and lack of plot development, but lauded for its clean animations and sound effects.<ref name="gspotgbc" /> 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".<ref name="allgamegbcrev" /> [[Nintendo Power]] compared it to the N64 version saying it, "has almost as much depth as the recent N64 game and far fewer control problems." But describing it more as a puzzle game. "You'll find all the areas that were in the N64 game, but each location has been recreated with its own challenge on GBC."<ref>{{cite journal |date=April 2001 |title=Nintendo Power |volume=143 |pages=102–103 |publisher=Nintendo of America }}</ref>

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

==References==
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