Infernal

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

4
Bad:

9

Pros:

Ryan Reynolds look alike. Hello?
Fairly good graphics and sound; relatively stable.
Slick graphics; creative demonic powers; good boss fights; plenty of variety in levels.

Cons:

Mediocre game play.
Bad story; bad gameplay; no multiplayer.

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Last revision on March 21, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Ryan Reynolds look alike. Hello?
Fairly good graphics and sound; relatively stable
Slick graphics; creative demonic powers; good boss fights; plenty of variety in levels
Look great, Erm

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mediocre game play
Bad story; bad gameplay; no multiplayer
Collision detection errors; bad voice acting; terrible respawning-enemy system; tedious backtracking
Bugged, Generic stupid bad guys, Bland bosses, Uninspiring storyline, Dated gameplay, Terrible force linearity

Expert reviews and ratings

Infernal is a solid and entertaining action game that had us playing for hours on end. Despite there not being any star power, we cant wait to see what the developers of Infernal will be creating...

By Good Gear Guide on October 24, 2007

You never want to get on the bad side of God, especially when you’re one of his elite angels. That’s what happened to Ryan Lennox (who bears more than a striking resemblance to Ryan Reynolds), the rugged protagonist of Infernal. You step...

By Maximum PC on July 19, 2007

Late last year, Eidos released a game called Just Cause. It was a blatant ripoff of at least half a dozen games in the genre, but due to its over the top atmosphere and broken-to-the-point-of-hilarious gameplay, Just Cause was a game that was...

By Gaming Age on June 02, 2007

Ryan Lennox is so pissed off his arm catches on fire. Hes an angel, or at least he was, and now hes working for Hell to blow apart a secret heavenly outfit called EtherLight. As the main playable character in Infernal, a third-person action game...

By IGN Gear on June 01, 2007

The premise/story is an often-overlooked portion of a game. Innovative gameplay, realistic physics and cutting edge graphics are traits that gamers seem to focus upon when talking about games. But how many truly great games have all of these factors...

By GameZone on May 30, 2007

Infernal is not a good game. In fact, its below average. Skip this...

By GWN on May 30, 2007

Initially, our impressions of Infernal, a third-person shooter from Metropolis Software and Playlogic, werent very good. The dialogue is painfully cheesy, often with embarrassingly bad voice acting. The gameplay is repetitive with multiple areas...

By GameSpy on May 25, 2007

Ah, yes. A war between Heaven and Hell being waged right here on innocent little Earth. Weve seen this premise in many movies and video games, and every time someone comes up with an interesting, slightly new take on the whole thing. Whether its...

By AtomicGamer on May 22, 2007

Heaven and hell. Right and wrong. Good and evil. There have been some great stories made about these concepts and the grey areas in between. Most games do not allow the hero to adopt the philosophy of the end justifying the means. Traditionally,...

By Atomic MPC on May 11, 2007

Infernal(hx) 07:00 PM EDT - Apr,16 2007 Developed by Metropolis Software (Gorky Zero makers), Infernal is a 3rd person shooter that follows the eternal conflict between good and evil, confronted in supernatural intelligence agencies. You play the role...

By Gameguru Mania on April 16, 2007

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