Summary
While Indy has two default weapons in his revolver and whip,Indiana Jones and the Great Circlewouldn’t be much of a video game if that was what you were stuck with for the entirety of the story.
Thankfully, the game is full of weapons for you to find and pick up. There are one-handed melee weapons, massive two-handed weapons you can swing wildly, and guns you can use conventionally or as tools to hit Nazis with. However, there are some weapons that are a lot better than others. You can ignore some if you find them, or grab others if you stumble across them.
7Wooden Mallet
Since Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set in the early 20th century, not all of the tools you’ll find are particularly advanced. You can find sledgehammers, guns, and even flyswatters, but arguably the best two-handed weapons you can find is the wooden mallet.
The best place to find it is around the dig sites in Gizeh. Pick one up and you’ll be able to bash Nazis on the head with what is essentially a tree stump on a stick. Even beyond the damage that is done, it’s funny to see.
6Dig Site Worker’s Spade
Some weapons are exclusive to particular disguises you’re able to find throughout The Great Circle. Once you’re in Gizeh, you’ll be able to get the Dig Site Worker disguise, which allows you to freely explore parts of the open area.
Once you have the disguise, the default weapon for it is the spade, which makes a really satisfying ding when you hit a Nazi with it. It’s the equivalent of the revolver or the Nazi pistol when you have the disguise equipped.
5Glass Bottle
Weapons are great in The Great Circle when they can be used in multiple ways. Not only are glass bottles useful for whacking Nazis around the head to knock them out, but you can use them to distract enemies too.
If you’re someone who prefers to sneak around, you can throw a bottle to lead an enemy away from your position. Therefore, no matter what situation you get yourself into, the glass bottle can be used to get you out of it.
4Nazi Machine Gun
When it comes to pure firepower, the machine gun that you’ll find Nazis carrying in Gizeh and Sukhothai are the best in the game. They’re not very Indy, who prefers the lack of lethality of melee weapons and his whip, but they’re perfect if you want to pile up the Nazi bodies when they start attacking.
You can grab them from enemy camps in the second and third open areas, or pick them up off the ground once you’ve knocked an enemy who’s carrying one out. The only downside is that you only get one clip of ammo. Once you’re out, you need to drop the gun and find another.
You won’t be able to find machine guns in The Vatican, mostly because you won’t be powerful enough to counter them.
3Any Pistol (As A Melee Weapon)
The pistols in The Great Cicle aren’t the most reliable weapons. They’re not that powerful and they shoot really slowly. Indy’s revolver is even worse if you don’t have thebooks that upgrade the reload skill.
However, use them as a melee weapon and they’ll be quick and lethal. You can press X if you’re on Xbox or E if you’re on PC to make any weapon a melee weapon. However, after a few uses, you’ll need to use a repair kit to bring it back to being useable.
Thankfully, thoserepair kitscan be found all over the place in every level.
2Guitar
While the guitar isn’t better than any other medium-sized melee weapon you can pick up in The Great Circle, it is great for two particular reasons. First, the way it crumbles when it breaks is so satisfying. It’s like you’re a guitar player in the ’80s smashing it over a bandmate’s head.
Secondly, you alsoget an achievementfor knocking an enemy out with a guitar if you’re able to find one. Thankfully, you should spot them lying around in most enemy camps in any of the game’s three open areas.
1Hammer
The hammer works just like any other melee weapon in The Great Circle. you may swap it out for a wrench, a frying pan, or any small metal item, but hammers are best because of how common they are.
The hammer does all the same things as any other melee weapon, it’s simply a lot more common than any other.
You’ll find them in all of the game’s open areas, during the linear sections, and littering all of the enemy camps you’ll infiltrate. They might not be the most exciting of weapons, but they’re the most reliable.
