Mac Games

POWER..LIBERATE...MANIPULATE...DICTATE

Advantages: Great idea.....
Disadvantages: but needs a lot of work doing to it.

I read up about this game and thought, great. It has a very good idea behind and adapts itself in a way no other game has before. President Karasov has made himself leader for life of a republic;Novistrana. Political parties have given in to the humiliation and forceful tactics of Karasov. Karasov in the political is an evil beast, he's set up laws banning opposing political parties from rallying and meeting and on the whole banned opposing political ...
...This is your job..... Your job basically is to overthrow President Karasov. You start off the game by answering 8 questions about 'what would you?' and then a final two on your party symbol and on your name. This questionaire is to set the foundations of your character and the views of your party in general. You then need to 'Headhunt' potential followers to join your faction. There are three to choose from at the start and more become available ...

zx737 08.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Republic: The Revolution (Mac)

Roleplaying with Hamsters

Advantages: lots of challenge and variation, huge game and varied environments - good graphics and very well characterised
Disadvantages: annoying hamster; very addictive and can swallow many hours of your time!

As denoted by the ?II? after the title, this game is the sequel to the hugely popular and successful Baldur?s Gate. I haven?t actually played the first one, and it is a bit of a moot point now that I have journeyed into the sequel quite a ways. The storyline is a rather complex tale of Gods, death and woe, taking off from the end of the original game where our character, progeny of the fallen God Bhaal, God of Murder, slaid their evil half-brother ...
...and several companions from the original are trapped in the dungeon of Jon Irenicus, a powerful mage with quirky tastes and hobbies. It appears that he is playing with death, literally, and experimenting with people at the same time. What role our protagonist had played in these experiments is unknown. You start out by freeing yourself and your friends and making your way out of the dungeon, not necessarily a difficult feat. The Dungeon makes up ...

adamsputnik 08.09.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Baldur's Gate II - The Shadows of Amn (Mac)

A fantastic piece of visceral, violent sci-fi nostalgia.

Advantages: visceral, entertaining, reliable, great animation, cool guns, lots of enemies.
Disadvantages: repetitive levels, enemies are blown to bits far too easily.

Quake II is a first person action sci-fi shooter released by ID Software and Activision in 1997. The player assumes the role of a space marine, Bitterman, taking part in "Operation Alien Overlord," a final struggle to save the human race from a vast and deadly alien invasion by a cybernetic humanoid race, the Strogg, equipped with a vast arsenal of mechanical and biological weaponry. This is attempted by launching a counter-assault on the Strogg ...
...and shotguns. (Although the original Quake arsenal - axe, nail-gun, super-nailgun and Thunderbolt are all gone, the much-loved 'Quad damage' is still in the game.) Animation is spectacular for the time and even now is not to be sniffed at. One small problem with Quake II is that the enemies tend to burst into ludicrous and unrealistic gibs if you hit them hard, with can detract somewhat from the experience, however a patch can be downloaded to rectify ...

Mutalisk 23.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Quake II (Mac)

Disturbing by any videogame standards.

Advantages: Gripping story, excellent style, really good gameplay, very likeable characters, dark and macabre.
Disadvantages: Graphics are somewhat dated, only a few cinematics

...puzzle adventure platform game by American McGee. It runs exactly the same on a Mac as it would a PC, with no compatibility issues whatsoever. A dark and twisted adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic works, American McGee's Alice uses plot elements of 'Alice in Wonderland' as well as 'Through the looking glass.' Despite not being a big fan of platformers myself, I found this one quite entertaining. Much of the emphasis in this game seems to be on ...
...fire, a young girl, Alice, becomes withdrawn and suicidal. She is subsequently placed in a mental asylum where she continues saying nothing comprehensible to anyone, often responding violently to any attempts at interaction. She retreats into a World of her own, Wonderland, where many macabre versions of characters and places seen in Carroll's work are made real. The Cheshire Cat, for example is a mangy, almost skeletal creature with little fur left ...

Mutalisk 23.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of American McGee's Alice (Mac)

A great and original game

Advantages: Unique gameplay
Disadvantages: A long learning curve

Savage is a game that offers it all, as it literly is the first FPS/RTS now you may be thinking what exactly that mean basicly it mean it's a first person shooter and real time stratergy game which me you can acutaly decide to be an acutaly charecter fighting for your side in hand to hand combat or a more important role of commander where you can lead up to 40 different people telling them where to attack deciding what to build and what resources ...
...due to the fact it is quite old you might in interested in getting the second version of this game however i still feel this a great game and as it is now completely free theres nothing too lose. The Gameplay: the gameplay in this game is absolutely amazing and interesting however playing agaisnt more experienced player can make this a very annoying and frustrating thing to get around however theres still alot to enjoy whether you decided to play ...

joecan 14.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Savage: The Battle for Newerth (Mac)