Timetrap, a Swedish based game development company released a new downloadable platform game for the PC and Mac today. We have posted the trailer below and will add a review later this month.
You can get the PC and Mac demo’s on their site at
http://www.timetrap.se/emberwind/
The game costs $12.
System Requirements:
Windows PC – System requirements
Windows XP or newer,
50MB of HD, 256 MB of RAM,
1 GHz processor
Mac OS X – System requirements
OS X Tiger or newer,
50MB of HD, 256 MB of RAM,
G4, G5 or Intel processor
A senator has been captured by aliens and its up to Laser Dolphin to race to the rescue. Thus the story begins. Collect gold dolphins on your way to saving the day. Race through the sea and jump land obstacles as you shoot floating mines, shooting lasers, and bomb strapped turtles. Be the hero you were meant to be, if you were a dolphin.
Positech released an expansion pack for their latest downloadable strategy game called Gratuitous Space battles. The pack adds an extra playable race to the game, complete with new spaceships to blast apart in gratuitous slow motion. As well as new ship hulls, the game adds two new missions and a scattering of new tribe-specific modules to reflect their emphasis on ‘strong hulls and weak shields’. It also introduces
the first use of kinetic weapons.
Here’s a video containing scenes from the expansion pack:
The expansion pack is free for anyone who has already purchased Gratuitous Space Battles which costs $22.99 for new users.
System Requirements
2.0 Ghz processor, 1 GB RAM
Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon X700
Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 or better.
Grappling Hook will start out as probably one of the most frustrating games you’ve ever played, but hold out. It gets better. In this game, the basic storyline is you are stuck in space, and you are trying to make your way back home.
Game Play
One of the most frustrating things about Grappling Hook is that you start out the game with no real instructions. To start the game, you are stuck in a space station, and you must make your way out. Along the way, you need to collect access codes. These look like gems. Each level has a certain amount that must be collected for you to pass that level. To start with, you can only run and jump your way through the game. Once you find your grappling hook, you can use that to grab onto the green bars which will pull and/or swing you to another location. Make sure that you have collected all of your access codes before you attempt to leave a level, or you will have to go back and get them.
Unless someone explains this game to you, or you somehow figure it out quickly on your own, the game moves really slowly in the beginning. This is one of the game’s greatest weaknesses. A tutorial or some real directions would have improved this game greatly.
Graphics and Sound
I felt like the graphics were a little dated. I felt like I was playing a computer game from twenty years ago rather than one that had recently been made. I enjoyed Grappling Hook’s sounds, though. The background music accurately set the mood for the game. The noises made the game feel more realistic. For example, when you shoot your grappling hook, you can hear it being shot.
Creativity and Innovation
Although I have never played a game where I am space explorer, the game didn’t really feel that unique. I also really felt like the game’s creator did not build upon possible resources properly. To play the game, you have to use your arrow buttons, the space bar, and your mouse. This isn’t too bad most of the game, but when you have to jump, use your grappling hook, and move over all at the same time, it can be pretty difficult.
Although the game did get a little interesting as it progressed, at almost $20, I won’t be buying it, and I would suggest to others that they try the trial before purchasing the game.
BUY GRAPPLING HOOK IF
-You have the patience to learn how to play it
-You like games where you jump around and explore an area
-You want a game that requires you to use both hands simultaneously to accomplish a task
DON’T BUY GRAPPLING HOOK IF
-You need a game that provides clear, easy to follow instruction
-You get frustrated if a computer game task doesn’t work right away
-You don’t like games where you are exploring
Here’s a trailer for a game called Runman: Race around the World created by Tom Sennett and Matt Thorson. They plan to release the game next week October 1st. Feel free to check the trailer out. The game looks very interesting and we love their choice of music for the sound.
Gotta say, the first screen shot of Mad Skills Motocross didn’t fill me with much confidence. Plain old dirt bike game. Dull.
Don’t make my mistake. Play this game. You will love it to death. (Literally.)
Plants Vs. Zombies is the latest take on the defense genre by Popcap games. With a $20 price tag, it has a lot to offer. Try it for free for 60 minutes of game play, and discover how much fun it can be to fend off the undead with gardening!
County Fair is the game that fans of RollerCoaster Tycoon have been waiting for. Right from the start of the game, players are thrown into a story of long lost relatives and inheritance. Controlling an unnamed character, players soon discover from a stranger’s lawyer that the two are actually related.
