<s>
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Infernal	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
received	O
an	O
enhanced	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
jointly	O
developed	O
with	O
Factor	O
5	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
created	O
by	O
HotGen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
several	O
human	O
,	O
animal	O
and	O
supernatural	O
enemies	O
are	O
encountered	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
fight	O
off	O
with	O
numerous	O
firearms	B-Application
,	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
whip	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
machete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophia	O
Hapgood	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
friend	O
of	O
Jones	O
and	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
Intelligence	O
Agency	O
,	O
visits	O
him	O
at	O
his	O
dig	O
site	O
in	O
the	O
Canyonlands	O
,	O
and	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
Soviets	O
are	O
excavating	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Led	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Gennadi	B-Application
Volodnikov	I-Application
,	O
a	O
physicist	O
interested	O
in	O
alternate	O
dimensions	O
,	O
the	O
Soviets	O
 '	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
weapon	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
nuclear	O
bomb	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
decisive	O
advantage	O
in	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
he	O
joins	O
up	O
with	O
Sophia	O
's	O
boss	O
Simon	O
Turner	O
and	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
Volodnikov	O
is	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
Babylonian	O
god	O
Marduk	O
who	O
lives	O
on	O
another	O
plane	O
called	O
the	O
Aetherium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Etemenanki	O
,	O
Jones	O
translates	O
ancient	O
cuneiform	B-Language
tablets	O
revealing	O
the	O
true	O
story	O
behind	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
:	O
2600	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
Nebuchadnezzar	O
II	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Marduk	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
great	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
frightened	O
Babylonians	O
tore	O
the	O
tower	O
housing	O
it	O
down	O
,	O
leading	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
god	O
's	O
disciples	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
this	O
"	O
Infernal	O
Machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alarmed	O
,	O
Jones	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Room	O
of	O
the	O
Tablets	O
in	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
finds	O
a	O
now-opened	O
gate	O
leading	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
ruins	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
Infernal	O
Machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turner	O
pushes	O
the	O
unwilling	O
Sophia	O
into	O
a	O
mystical	O
cage	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
sending	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Aetherium	B-Application
as	O
an	O
ambassador	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
escaped	O
back	O
to	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
greeted	O
by	O
Volodnikov	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
curious	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
if	O
they	O
encountered	O
God	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
which	O
Jones	O
denies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
level	O
sees	O
Jones	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Peruvian	O
temple	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Raiders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
,	O
discovering	O
another	O
golden	O
idol	O
in	O
a	O
secret	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barwood	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
Nazis	O
to	O
be	O
overused	O
as	O
villains	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
so	O
instead	O
set	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	O
with	O
Russians	O
as	O
the	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
UFOs	B-Application
were	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
plot	O
device	O
,	O
though	O
George	O
Lucas	O
vetoed	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
still	O
reserving	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
then	O
undeveloped	O
fourth	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
lieu	O
thereof	O
,	O
Barwood	O
became	O
interested	O
in	O
ancient	O
technology	O
like	O
the	O
Antikythera	O
mechanism	O
,	O
conceived	O
the	O
Infernal	O
Machine	O
as	O
the	O
MacGuffin	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
placed	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
biblical	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
identical	O
with	O
the	O
Etemenanki	O
,	O
a	O
temple	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
god	O
Marduk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
for	O
Windows	O
95	O
and	O
98	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Sith	B-Application
engine	I-Application
adapted	O
for	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
by	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Paul	O
LeFevre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
intended	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
canceled	O
early	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
eight	O
Factor	O
5	O
employees	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
artists	O
,	O
level	O
designers	O
and	O
a	O
programmer	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
port	O
Infernal	O
Machine	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
these	O
19	O
months	O
,	O
several	O
improvements	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
enhanced	O
real-time	O
lighting	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
camera	O
and	O
particle	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
added	O
lock-on	O
targeting	O
and	O
assigning	O
items	O
to	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
C	O
buttons	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
some	O
new	O
musical	O
pieces	O
composed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Hülsbeck	O
,	O
and	O
employs	O
sequenced	O
music	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
prerecorded	O
audio	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2D	O
version	O
of	O
Infernal	O
Machine	O
with	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
gameplay	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
by	O
HotGen	O
also	O
in	O
early	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
GOG.com	O
re-released	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Infernal	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
critics	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
setting	O
itself	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
series	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
relying	O
more	O
heavily	O
on	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
environments	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
personality	O
than	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
enhancements	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
fared	O
about	O
as	O
well	O
with	O
critics	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
,	O
yielding	O
70.99	O
percent	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
scheme	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
IGN	O
for	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
C	O
button	O
item	O
management	O
and	O
Z-targeting	O
,	O
both	O
inspired	O
by	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
did	O
not	O
share	O
these	O
sentiments	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
adaption	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
controls	O
to	O
the	O
console	B-Device
controller	I-Device
to	O
be	O
"	O
rather	O
clunky	O
and	O
unintuitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
texture	O
work	O
and	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prettiest	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
even	O
more	O
so	O
by	O
employing	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
to	O
achieve	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
praise	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
wooden	O
"	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
occasional	O
frame	O
rate	O
drops	O
,	O
and	O
bugs	O
such	O
as	O
pop-ups	B-General_Concept
and	O
faulty	O
texture	O
placement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
the	O
many	O
bugs	O
and	O
lockups	O
,	O
a	O
problem	O
uncommon	O
for	O
console	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HotGen	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
73.80	O
percent	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
saying	O
it	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
much	O
depth	O
and	O
far	O
fewer	O
control	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
more	O
as	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
