BioShock is more a story-centric experience than a mechanic-centric one, and by this I mean that we play the game not to slaughter Big Daddies because they pose tactical challenges, not because plasmids vary our gameplay, but because we value the story and are made invested into the outcome of its actors. And this means that BioShock is a great, single-flash experience, to be consumed at the player’s own pace and then set aside so it may accrue its warranted accolades.
Continue reading ‘BioShock, Part Three: Ah-ha! Linearity and the Plot Shift’
They say that in Rome you ought to do what the Romans do, but in this case the doing has been some six years. I’m fairly certain that Caesar would not be kept waiting this long especially when the game in question made such an impact on the strategy genre back in late 2004. But Mac users ought not to complain too much because a fine strategy title as Rome: Total War has arrived veritably intact.
Continue reading ‘Rome: Total War for Mac’
Feral:
Based on a true story, Brothers In Arms: Double Time brings the first two episodes in Gearbox Software’s critically acclaimed WWII tactical shooter series to the Mac.
The 101st Airborne parachuted behind enemy lines in Normandy. The hopes of the free world rested on their shoulders.
Play as Sergeant Matt Baker and Corporal Joe Hartsock, leading your squad behind enemy lines through the Normandy invasion. Gritty, authentic and innovative, Brothers In Arms: Double Time offers a visceral, emotionally-charged experience of infantry combat.
Real Soldiers. Authentic battlefields. True combat.
New title idea if this was actually a video game targeted for, um, the adult sector: Brothers in My Arms: Double Team. Three cheers for innuendos!
More details here.
“The Deadliest Tournament in the Universe Comes to the Mac.”
Says the Destineer website for Unreal Tournament III for Mac, dated 18th December 2007.
Where the hell is it then? UT3 was released for PC back in November 2007. That was 28 months ago! In that time we’ve had BioShock, an Unreal 2.5 powered title ported to the Mac by Feral. Can porting UT3 for Mac be that hard? If it is, someone should say something, anything. Squeak at us. Run past my house and whisper it, I’ll hear it and post it here!
All Destineer tell me is that UT3 for Mac is still in development. Enough already: UT3 for Mac is dead. It’s not being released. It’s vapourware.
Look at this guy:
He takes the category of “techno-lumberjack” to a whole new level. His homeless appearance aside, this is Peter Jackson and he makes movies. None of that teenage wizard stuff, oh no, he does man aged wizard stuff. Putting aside the fact that he has created some of the greatest movies of our time, I think doing what he does would be pretty cool. I like the idea of movie making. From conception and script to editing and printing, the whole process is really cool. The bonus is that at the end of it all you have hopefully made some real swank art.
Continue reading ‘The Movies: Superstar Edition for Mac’
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