Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox, PC, £59.99 or included with Xbox Game Pass)
Verdict: Fortune and glory.
Ok, my life has reached its peak. There will be nothing better than this. Because for the past few weeks I’ve been Indiana Jones.
Not seen Indiana Jones. He didn’t hum his theme song. But I’m really Indiana Jones (right), digging through the dust of ancient civilizations for mystical trappings and punching Nazis in their arrogant faces.
This is all thanks to MachineGames and their latest creation, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle. Machine earned its sterling reputation by revitalizing the first-person shooter (and, as it happens, Nazi-bashing) Wolfenstein series, and it’s the first-person nature of this Indy game that makes all the difference.
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle have been rated five stars by Peter Hoskin
The game has been painstakingly recreated to align with the iconic film franchise.
Here, in what might be the funniest tutorial sequence in all of gaming, you’re watching through Indy’s eyes as he recalls his escapades running off the rocks at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
You look through his eyes at the pyramids of Giza. And even the catacombs of the Vatican. Everything is painstakingly recreated, especially the things that will be most important to fans of the movies, like Indy’s brilliant tweedy friend Dr.
Marco Brody. But it’s not just about sight, it’s also about tactility. While this Indy occasionally has to get his hands dirty with actual combat, there’s more emphasis on brushing away cobwebs or picking up one of the many pieces of the puzzle. The mission is exploration, not extermination.
The result is that you really feel like an archaeologist-adventurer. In fact, just like Indy.
Drawing dotted lines across the world as he embarks on one of his best stories yet.