Infernal (video game)
Infernal (formerly Diabolique: License to Sin) is a third person action game for Microsoft Windows, produced by Polish developer Metropolis Software and published by Playlogic Entertainment and Eidos Interactive in 2007.
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Developer(s) | Metropolis Software |
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Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Infernal is a modern-style third person shooter, with major first-person shooter influences. Players control protagonist, Ryan Lennox, a former angel turned dark by unfortunate circumstances who has access to a number of unique demonic powers, including pyrokinesis, teleportation, and the ability to feed on the souls of fallen enemies.
A console port, Infernal: Hell's Vengeance, was released on 30 June 2009 for Xbox 360.[1]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 61/100[2] |
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1Up.com | C+[3] |
Edge | 3/10[4] |
Eurogamer | 5/10[5] |
Game Informer | 4/10[6] |
GamePro | 4.25/5[7] |
GameSpot | 5.9/10[8] |
GameSpy | [9] |
GameZone | 5.9/10[10] |
IGN | (UK) 6.6/10[11] (US) 5.1/10[12] |
PC Gamer (US) | 74%[13] |
The Sydney Morning Herald | [14] |
Infernal received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
Most of the reviews state that the game lacked polish and called it last generation compared to current third person shooters of the time such as Gears of War and Resident Evil 4. On the other hand, some reviews said it had good graphics and called it "mindless fun."
References
- Berardini, César A. (16 April 2009). "Playlogic Brings Infernal: Hells Vengeance [sic] to Xbox 360". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- "Infernal for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Green, Jeff (15 June 2007). "Infernal". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Edge staff (April 2007). "Infernal". Edge. No. 174. Future plc. p. 88.
- Meer, Alec (22 February 2007). "Infernal". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Biessener, Adam (June 2007). "Infernal". Game Informer. No. 170. GameStop. p. 116. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Kim, Tae (14 May 2007). "Review: Infernal". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Ocampo, Jason (18 May 2007). "Infernal Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Kuo, Li C. (25 May 2007). "GameSpy: Infernal". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Aceinet (30 May 2007). "Infernal - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Hill, Mark (2 March 2007). "Infernal UK Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Onyett, Charles (1 June 2007). "Infernal Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Infernal". PC Gamer. Vol. 14 no. 6. Future US. June 2007. p. 62.
- Fish, Eliot (30 April 2007). "Infernal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 August 2020.