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The Irish Sun
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out on the PlayStation 5…and is a rare gaming gem
A DECENT Indiana Jones game is hard to come by - a rarity. Like hidden treasure the stubborn archaeologist would scour the ends of the Earth to uncover. The last glistening relics unearthed were The Fate of Atlantis and The Last Crusade - buried deep in the pixelated history books of MS Dos - a bygone era of last century. Advertisement 9 Indy's quest take him around the world, including Egypt Credit: Bethesda Others that followed, like The Staff of Kings and The Infernal Machine, proved to be nothing more than fakes, shiny forgeries of little worth. However, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an astonishing artefact. A game of pure brilliance that takes your breath away like a chilled monkey brains appetiser. 9 The bullwhip is cracking - sweep the legs or disarm the enemy Credit: Bethesda After an earlier release for the PC and Xbox, it's now out on the PlayStation 5. It serves up the perfect blend of cinematic and interactive gaming that is both compelling as it is immersive. Its cut scenes don't drag on, yet you feel like you're watching the movie. Advertisement Read more Gaming News At the same time, the combat and puzzles are engrossing enough to give you the best experience yet of playing as Indy. Set between the events of Raids of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, you play as everyone's favourite archaeologist (sorry Ms Croft). 9 Hand-to-hand combat is classic Indiana Jones Credit: Bethesda Indy sets out on a quest across the globe to unearth the mystery surrounding the Great Circle. After a terrific tutorial where you relive the epic opening to the Raiders film, you set about the shimmering halls of Marshall College with Marcus and prepare for your adventure. Advertisement The attention to detail MachineGames has put into each level is astonishing and there are some lovely nods to previous games - the overturned bookcase at the university reeked of the opening to the point-and-click classic Fate of Atlantis. Most read in Gaming And it's this love and dedication to the franchise that really sets the Great Circle apart from the rest. Visually, it's stunning and the characters are brilliantly rendered. Troy Baker is superb as Indy and you can hardly tell the difference between him and Harrison Ford if you shut your eyes. The quips, the grunts . . . it's Indy! The score also adds to the immersive experience. It harks back to Raiders and delivers perfectly-timed crescendos during the cut-scenes and in-play. Advertisement 9 Weapons vary but are not the main source of combat Credit: Bethesda As you'd expect, there's plenty of jet-setting to be done and Indy's infamous red-lined travel map stops off at just about every corner of the Earth. From the Vatican to the Himalayas and Iraq, each location is beautifully detailed and there's plenty of freedom - you can venture off the beaten track to find hidden rewards that would otherwise be missed. 9 The glistening halls of Marshall College show off the game's stunning visuals Credit: Bethesda Advertisement Combat is classic Indy. Hand-to-hand punches thwack like hardened cricket bats when delivering short or heavy blows. It's the main form of attack and thoroughly satisfying. There's also a incredible 'clunk' when you knockout enemies using a creative array of melee weapons. Pick up a sturdy wrench, a broomstick or even a guitar . . . all can be used to take down the bad guy. It's not very pretty but it gets the job done - just like Indy would in the films. 9 The characters are superb and faces well-rendered Credit: Bethesda His trusty sidearm is also an option but it's not as devastatingly clinical as it should be. A few well-placed headshots failed to down the enemy at times. Advertisement But the pistol is not the main feature. This isn't a shoot 'em up. Don't expect to mow down wave after wave of screeching Nazis. No, the main attraction is Indy's bullwhip. Aim a high crack to the face to disorientate the enemy or sweep the legs to gain an advantage. You can disarm people with a quick flick and it's also used to swing from one place to the next. 9 There are plenty of satisfying puzzles throughout the game Credit: Bethesda It's not the hardest game in the world, although you can adjust the difficulty settings of the enemy - how aware they are, the number that will come at you from afar or close up. And it did feel like it was a little too easy to creep around in stealth mode. Advertisement The puzzles are decent enough and some even have you scratching your fedora for a while. And there are plenty of side quests to rifle through leading to lots of replayability - in all, you can expect about 20 hours of fun in Indy's shoes. Keep an eye out for the outfit changes too - the PlayStation 5 version had a very cool ability to play Indy in his Temple of Doom kit. A nice touch. 9 There's plenty of option to go off the beaten track in the game Credit: Bethesda The clever haptics of the PS5 controller really stood out for me. As you creep through the jungle, the controller vibrates and clicks at random making it feel as though hairy tarantulas are crawling up your hands. Advertisement Everything about this game will have you smiling like Short Round watching Willie fall off an elephant. 9 After so many disappointing games, Indy finally serves up a whip cracker Credit: Bethesda This is the best Indiana Jones game ever made. I mean that with all my heart - one that is still safely beating inside my chest and yet to be ripped out by a nutter in a furry skull hat ready to plunge me into a fiery pit during a black magic cult ritual. After the continued disappointment of previous games and the abject horror of recent movies, the Great Circle is the perfect antidote for fans - the Indy film that never was. Advertisement Indiana Jones and the Great Circle FORMATS: PlayStation 5 (reviewed) , Xbox, PC PRICE: £69.99 PUBLISHER: Bethesda DEVELOPER: MachineGames RELEASE DATE: Out now AGE RATING: 16 SCORE: 5/5
The Sun
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out on the PlayStation 5…and is a rare gaming gem
A DECENT Indiana Jones game is hard to come by - a rarity. Like hidden treasure the stubborn archaeologist would scour the ends of the Earth to uncover. The last glistening relics unearthed were The Fate of Atlantis and The Last Crusade - buried deep in the pixelated history books of MS Dos - a bygone era of last century. 9 Others that followed, like The Staff of Kings and The Infernal Machine, proved to be nothing more than fakes, shiny forgeries of little worth. However, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an astonishing artefact. A game of pure brilliance that takes your breath away like a chilled monkey brains appetiser. 9 After an earlier release for the PC and Xbox, it's now out on the PlayStation 5. It serves up the perfect blend of cinematic and interactive gaming that is both compelling as it is immersive. Its cut scenes don't drag on, yet you feel like you're watching the movie. At the same time, the combat and puzzles are engrossing enough to give you the best experience yet of playing as Indy. Set between the events of Raids of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, you play as everyone's favourite archaeologist (sorry Ms Croft). 9 Indy sets out on a quest across the globe to unearth the mystery surrounding the Great Circle. After a terrific tutorial where you relive the epic opening to the Raiders film, you set about the shimmering halls of Marshall College with Marcus and prepare for your adventure. The attention to detail MachineGames has put into each level is astonishing and there are some lovely nods to previous games - the overturned bookcase at the university reeked of the opening to the point-and-click classic Fate of Atlantis. And it's this love and dedication to the franchise that really sets the Great Circle apart from the rest. Visually, it's stunning and the characters are brilliantly rendered. Troy Baker is superb as Indy and you can hardly tell the difference between him and Harrison Ford if you shut your eyes. The quips, the grunts . . . it's Indy! The score also adds to the immersive experience. It harks back to Raiders and delivers perfectly-timed crescendos during the cut-scenes and in-play. 9 As you'd expect, there's plenty of jet-setting to be done and Indy's infamous red-lined travel map stops off at just about every corner of the Earth. From the Vatican to the Himalayas and Iraq, each location is beautifully detailed and there's plenty of freedom - you can venture off the beaten track to find hidden rewards that would otherwise be missed. 9 Combat is classic Indy. Hand-to-hand punches thwack like hardened cricket bats when delivering short or heavy blows. It's the main form of attack and thoroughly satisfying. There's also a incredible 'clunk' when you knockout enemies using a creative array of melee weapons. Pick up a sturdy wrench, a broomstick or even a guitar . . . all can be used to take down the bad guy. It's not very pretty but it gets the job done - just like Indy would in the films. 9 His trusty sidearm is also an option but it's not as devastatingly clinical as it should be. A few well-placed headshots failed to down the enemy at times. But the pistol is not the main feature. This isn't a shoot 'em up. Don't expect to mow down wave after wave of screeching Nazis. No, the main attraction is Indy's bullwhip. Aim a high crack to the face to disorientate the enemy or sweep the legs to gain an advantage. You can disarm people with a quick flick and it's also used to swing from one place to the next. 9 It's not the hardest game in the world, although you can adjust the difficulty settings of the enemy - how aware they are, the number that will come at you from afar or close up. And it did feel like it was a little too easy to creep around in stealth mode. The puzzles are decent enough and some even have you scratching your fedora for a while. And there are plenty of side quests to rifle through leading to lots of replayability - in all, you can expect about 20 hours of fun in Indy's shoes. Keep an eye out for the outfit changes too - the PlayStation 5 version had a very cool ability to play Indy in his Temple of Doom kit. A nice touch. 9 The clever haptics of the PS5 controller really stood out for me. As you creep through the jungle, the controller vibrates and clicks at random making it feel as though hairy tarantulas are crawling up your hands. Everything about this game will have you smiling like Short Round watching Willie fall off an elephant. 9 This is the best Indiana Jones game ever made. I mean that with all my heart - one that is still safely beating inside my chest and yet to be ripped out by a nutter in a furry skull hat ready to plunge me into a fiery pit during a black magic cult ritual. After the continued disappointment of previous games and the abject horror of recent movies, the Great Circle is the perfect antidote for fans - the Indy film that never was.
Metro
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Get 10% off Doom: The Dark Ages and nine extra games for less than £22
A new charity bundle from Humble Bundle is an absolute steal for both Doom fans and those who loved the recent Indiana Jones game. Publisher Bethesda appears to be on a roll at the moment. Its remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion has been an instant hit with fans, which comes off the heels of the excellent Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, which arrived on PlayStation 5 just last week. And in just a few weeks it will be launching prequel game Doom: The Dark Ages, which made a strong first impression during the Xbox showcase this past January. For anyone interested in the game, or who has grown to enjoy the style of Indiana Jones developer MachineGames, Humble Bundle is offering a very enticing package of PC games for less than £25, that also saves you £25 on The Dark Ages. The bundle in question is titled id & Friends and is a collection of not just the entire Doom series from developer id Software, but also the excellent Wolfenstein games from MachineGames (with the exception of the Youngblood spin-off). MachineGames' Wolfenstein games works in quite a similar way to Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, although with more of focus on gunplay – although it's still Nazis you're fighting. Although the original Doom games from the 90s are included in the bundle the earlier Wolfenstein titles are not. Altogether, it's nine games in total, but the bundle also includes 10% coupons for both the standard edition of Doom: The Dark Ages and its Premium Edition. More Trending For context, the former is £69.99 while the latter is £99.99, so the coupons would discount them to about £63 and £90 respectively. The full bundle is only £21.16, but you can opt for cheaper bundles that include two or six of the games (although neither of them come with the Doom: The Dark Ages coupons). A total of 5% of what you spend will be donated to the Direct Relief charity, which provides medical relief worldwide, and you can opt to spend more money on the bundle by using the Custom Amount tab. The bundle will only be available until May 11, just four days before Doom: The Dark Ages launches on May 15 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Oblivion remaster mod support is only a matter of time as fans get to work MORE: Fallout 3 remaster is still a 'while' away says source as Oblivion is confirmed MORE: Starfield on PS5 teased as PlayStation logo shown on official website
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
$666 edition of Doom includes game box that, itself, plays Doom
There are physical editions of the iconic shooters Doom and Doom II coming out, thanks to Limited Run Games. All editions ship with both games, but the highlight is something called the Will it Run Edition. This one comes with all kinds of extra goodies, including a game box that actually runs the original Doom. You read that right. Box play Doom. All you have to do is connect a USB controller, as the box also has a port. It costs $666, which is a nod to the devilish source material, and is being kept to a limited run of 666 copies. It comes with the aforementioned screen-enabled game box that runs Doom, but that's just the beginning. The combo pack ships with the soundtrack on cassette, a certificate of authenticity and a trading card park with five cards. It comes with a couple of toys based on one of the franchise's most iconic enemies. There's a detailed three-inch Cacodemon that connects to a five-inch base, which looks pretty nifty. There's a smaller handheld Cacodemon that, you'll never guess, also runs Doom. This edition is available for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The PC version, however, ships with a download code and not physical copies of both games. Preorders start on April 18 and end on May 18, with a release sometime after that. If $666 is too rich, or demonic, for your blood, there are also cheaper editions available. The Big Box Edition costs $100 and ships with both games, a really big box, a trading card set and the soundtrack on cassette. The Standard Edition only includes the games and costs $30. However, these aren't straight ports of two 30-year-old games. The developer has made some enhancements for modern players. The visuals have been upgraded, with a native 60 FPS frame rate and 16:9 support. The weapon carousel has been updated for faster switching and the dev has added gyroscopic aiming. These titles now offer local four-player co-op and online play. The games also include a bunch of new maps and long-standing community mods, with the ability to integrate new mods. There's even a brand-new episode called Legacy of Rust that was co-designed by id, Nightdive Studios and MachineGames. Players can also switch between the original music and a modern soundtrack. For those wondering why the developer would even make a box that runs Doom, it's because the game's ability to run on weird things has become a beloved meme at this point. Doom has been found running on pregnancy tests, rat brain neurons and even via gut bacteria.
