Infernal (video game)

Infernal is a third-person action video game for Microsoft Windows, produced by Polish developer Metropolis Software and published by Playlogic Entertainment and Eidos Interactive in 2007. A console port, Infernal: Hell's Vengeance, was released on 30 June 2009 for Xbox 360.^[1]

Infernal
European cover art of the PC version
Developer(s)	Metropolis Software
Publisher(s)	EU: Playlogic Entertainment INT: Eidos Interactive
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Release	EU: 23 February 2007 AU: 20 April 2007 NA: 9 May 2007 Xbox 360 NA: 30 June 2009 EU: 28 August 2009
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.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	61/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
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]

Reception

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".^{[citation needed]}

By April 2008 the PC release had sold over 100,000 units.^[15]

Hell's Vengeance

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	35/100[16]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Famitsu	(X360) 25/40[17] 24/40[18]
GameSpot	3.5/10[19]
GamesTM	2/10[20]
IGN	4/10[21]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)	3/10[22]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	3.5/10[23]
TeamXbox	3.4/10[24]
VideoGamer.com	4/10[25]

Reception

Infernal: Hell's Vengeance received "unfavourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[16] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Russel on 24 December 2009, Famitsu gave it a score of one six, one seven, one six, and one five for a total of 24 out of 40,^[18] while Famitsu Xbox 360 gave it a score of one six, one seven, and two sixes for a total of 25 out of 40.^[17]