Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Ultimate Edition for Mac Review

Published by HaydenGorringe on May 17th, 2012

Publisher: Feral Interactive

Price: $49.99/£34.99

Description: Role-Playing Game/First-Person Shooter

App Store Link

Fullscreen Support

Mouse Support

File Size

Launch Date

Required Specifications

Yes

Mouse Recommended

15.51 GB——-

26th April 2012

Minimum System Requirements: Processor: 2.0 GHz, RAM: 4GB, Graphics: 256MB, Free Space: 17GB

Rating

Pros: The story is fantastic, open-ended gameplay, the ability to customise your augments.

Cons: The bosses are a ridiculous addition to the series and can ruin curtain parts of the game, mildly unnatural controls, framerate issues for low-end computers.

Review

It’s the year 2027 and the world has changed. Never have we seen such an explicit correlation between technology, Moore’s law and morality. The most powerful nations on the planet are intertwined by the juggernaut corporations that spew money in the direction of controversy and strip sobbing victims of their cash at any opportunity. The public is suffering a gaping moral divide; anti or pro augmentation. It’s a torn world, and you get to live it in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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Valkyrie – Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD Extra Content – Arrives on the Mac App Store

Published by AdamBlades on May 16th, 2012

Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD was named OneClickMac’s game of the year for 2011 for it’s fantastic graphical quality and serene, deserted space environment. Despite originating from a small iPhone screen, we admired the effort that went into making Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD a decidedly Mac game, rather than a rushed iOS port. For more information on Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD, check our our review.

If you splashed your dough on Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD when it first released, chances are you will have probably finished the campaign by now, despite the huge number of extra activities you could partake in. However, Fishlabs have just released an update adding another 3-5 hours of gameplay in the form of an in-app purchase. Named Valkyrie: Kammo Club, this DLC follows Keith T. Maxwell (the guy you play as in the normal campaign), and follows on the story directly from the first. As well as a new narrative, this DLC includes new space stations, ships, upgrades (guided rockets and auto-turrets) and even a black market.

The DLC is available now if you’ve bought the original game, and is priced at $9.99/£6.99.

Galaxy on Fire 2 Full HD on the Mac App Store [$19.99/£13.99]

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The Darkness II for Mac Review

Published by AdamBlades on May 14th, 2012

Publisher: TransGaming Inc.

Price: $14.99/£10.49

Genre: Psychological First-Person Shooter

App Store Link

Fullscreen Support

Mouse Support

File Size

Launch Date

Required Specifications

Yes

Mouse Recommended

9.2 GB——-

3rd May 2012

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

OS: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or higher
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard Drive: 12 GB free
Video Memory: 256MB
Video Card: AMD HD2600 / Nvidia GeForce 9600GT with at least 256 MB VRAM

Rating

Pros: Ruthlessly satisfying gameplay, great comic book style graphics, unlockable powers, good story.

Cons: No online community, short campaign.

Review

Being a game that originated from a comic book, the line between narrative and gameplay is hard to smudge. Just like the two very different forms of Jackie you play as – the one engulfed in The Darkness and the relatively human one – half of the game is there just to provide for some satisfyingly bloody entertainment, while the other moves along a very intriguing but generally limited story. Whilst the two don’t necessarily blend together, both are very well executed in their own right and provide for a somewhat short but totally satisfying psychological first-person shooter.

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Tomb Raider: Underworld Releasing on Mac, May 31st

Published by AdamBlades on May 11th, 2012

Tomb Raider: Underworld is the latest Tomb Raider game to release on PC in 2008 and is a direct sequel to Tomb Raider: Legend, and this platform, action-adventure is coming to Mac from Feral Interactive late May. The story once again follows the unassailable Lara Croft as she ‘uncovers proof that the Norse Underworld is real’. Inevitably, she can’t resist but embark on a quest to find it.

As Lara, players will experience an astonishing level of physical interaction with a beautiful, unpredictable and treacherous world. From the crystalline waters of coastal Thailand to the rain-lashed jungles of Mexico and on to mysterious sunken edifices deep beneath the Arctic sea, Lara won’t stop until she knows the truth.

With over a thousand motion-captured moves at her disposal, Lara responds deftly to her environment by free-climbing, wall-jumping and using found objects to create new paths. Each level is an epic multi-stage puzzle which players will need to use all their cunning – and Lara’s athletic abilities – to solve.

A platforming game of unparalleled sophistication, Tomb Raider: Underworld gives players control over everything from Lara’s outfits to whether she brandishes lethal weapons or tranquilizers. Lara can now use her grapple to abseil and manipulate vast mechanical devices, while the treasures of the Underworld give her superhuman strength and the power to lay the undead to rest.

System Requirements

1.8GHz Intel Mac with at least 3.0GB RAM, 128MB or better graphics card, and Mac OS 10.6.8 or later. The following cards are NOT supported: ATI X1xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series. The Intel GMA HD3000 is only supported using Mac OS X 10.7.3 Lion. These requirements are subject to change before Tomb Raider: Underworld ships.

Tomb Raider will retail at $24.99/£17.49 on the Mac App Store when it releases on May 31st.

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Azkend 2: The World Beneath for Mac Review

Published by RobBenson on May 9th, 2012

Publisher: 10tons Ltd

Price: $4.99/£2.99

Description: Match-3 in an Underwater World

App Store Link

Fullscreen Support

Mouse Support

File Size

Launch Date

Required Specifications

Yes

All (Mouse Preferred)

47.4 MB——-

25th April 2012

None Specified

Rating

Pros: Great artwork, excellent sound, varied gameplay.

Cons: Levels rely on a degree of luck, it’s still yet another puzzle game.

Review

Azkend 2: The World Beneath is the sequel to a highly regarded match three puzzler Azkend. I’m not a huge connoisseur of match 3 games, but I have played a few: I was hooked on Bejeweled, loved Puzzle Quest, and enjoyed this game’s rather similar cousin Jewel Quest. While Azkend 2 is quite obviously a top tier puzzler, something is just a little off; as if the game could have used a little more time to cook.

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MacGuffin’s Curse for Mac Review

Published by NicholasFisher on May 7th, 2012

Publisher: Ayopa Games

Price: $3.99/£2.49

Description: A Werewolf Comedy Puzzle Adventure

App Store Link

Fullscreen Support

Mouse Support

File Size

Launch Date

Required Specifications

Yes

All (Keyboard Control)

134 MB——-

19th April 2012

None Specified

Rating

Pros: A simple puzzle game that’s easy to pick up, good level progression, highly entertaining.

Cons: Puzzles get murderously difficult, odd control scheme.

Review

MacGuffin’s Curse is a different kind of beast. This charming 2D adventure game follows Lucas MacGuffin as he burgles a museum and slips up, managing to bring a curse upon himself which transforms him into a hideous werewolf. He has to learn to control his new ability in order to solve several single-room puzzles (of which there are 150 in total) and try and lift the curse placed on him. Along the way, Lucas meets several other interesting characters, which the gives the game an opportunity to inject some much-needed personality in the form of some witty and humorous dialogue.

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The Darkness II and Kids vs Goblins Arrive on the Mac App Store

Published by AdamBlades on May 3rd, 2012

TransGaming are a growing Mac App Store publisher behind LEGO: Pirates of the Carribean and Cars 2: The Video Game. However, they plan to take things up a notch with the release of The Darkness II on the Mac App Store.

The Darkness II has taken the reign as the most modern console game available on the Mac App Store, having released for Windows, PS3 and Xbox on February 7th this year in North America and February 10th in Europe and Australia.

The Darkness II is a first-person shooter sporting a ‘distincting graphics-noir style’ and a 4 player co-op campaign to fight through. As well as lead bullets, you are also able to make use of the destructive power of The Darkness, which takes the form of two jet black snake-like beasts that can ruthlessly rip apart enemies and feed on their beating hearts. The Darkness is available on the Mac App Store for $29.99/£20.99.

Inspired by the popular comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Players will be taken down the brutal and personal path of Jackie Estacado, head of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient and ruthless force of chaos and destruction known as The Darkness.

It’s been two years since Jackie Estacado used The Darkness to kill the men responsible for his girlfriend’s murder. He’s been unable to shake the memory of Jenny’s death since bottling up his supernatural power and now The Darkness wants out. A sudden, unprovoked attack by a mysterious organization known as the Brotherhood heralds the start of a full-scale war and opens the door for The Darkness to reemerge, setting Jackie on a journey to hell and worse.

The Darkness II on the Mac App Store [$29.99/£20.99]

On the other end of the scale, the notable indie release this week came from Cresent Moon games, the makers of the casual platofmrer Paper Monsters [review], in the form of Kids vs Goblins. Kids vs Goblins is available on the Mac App Store for $4.99/£2.99 and is a top-down action/adventure featuring 3 kids in a fued against the Goblin King.

Kids vs Goblins is a game about three children that are stranded on a magical island with their baby brother after a wild storm. During the night, their brother is kidnapped by two wicked Goblins. The children are woken by his cries and make ready to battle for their baby brother! The goblins work for the mighty Goblin King, who they must find and defeat. Fortunately they have some help in the form of magical powers they gain from a mysterious source. With their combined powers, courage and your help they will triumph! Or will they?

Kids vs Goblins is an action adventure game with RPG elements. You control the three heroes simultaneously, by dragging lines from them to their destination, or by double tapping to move them as a group. Before each mission, you assign the spells you want to use. With the magical stones you will gather you can unlock powerful and unique spells such as ‘Fire Hammer Flurry’, ‘Chain Lightning’ and ‘Dinner Table’. Each situation asks for a different approach, so try out different strategies and don’t forget to heal your heroes when they take damage!

Kids vs Goblins on the Mac App Store [$4.99/£2.99]

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Dungeon Crawlers for Mac Review

Published by HaydenGorringe on May 2nd, 2012

Publisher: Ayopa Games

Price: $4.99/£2.99

Description: iOS Dungeon Crawler Ported to Mac

App Store Link

Fullscreen Support

Mouse Support

File Size

Launch Date

Required Specifications

Yes

Mouse Recommended

128 MB——-

26th April 2012

None Specified

Rating

Pros: The basic dungeon crawler gameplay is well refined, the ‘upgrades’ are particularly enjoyable.

Cons: The story may pass right over you, lacking in graphical quality.

Review

In Dungeon Crawlers you and your team must slash, spear and set alight the many foes you encounter through the dusty caverns and weathered castles you travel, in an effort to complete your weak, and rather unnecessary objective. The story in Dungeon Crawlers is not what will keep you attached to it, in fact the insufferably cheesy humour crammed into every cutscene, combined with the narrative that only seems to slow you down, you may even be held back from having a good time with it. However if those particular disappointments don’t encumber your experience, the basic dungeon crawling gameplay is nicely executed and makes for enjoyable gameplay.

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Mac App Store Game of the Month: April

Published by AdamBlades on May 1st, 2012

Note: These are games OneClickMac has reviewed this month not all games on the Mac App Store.

This month has featured terrifying indie re-releases to the fascinating biological workings of a huge tree, to the underwater gloomy world of Rapture. All of which, I assure you, are a bounty of fun.

This Month’s GOTM is…

Botanicula – Amanita Design

Price: $9.99 (£6.99)

Explore A Wonderful, Vibrant World

Our Review

App Store Link

In creating one of the most imaginative and genuinely inspiring point-and-click adventures games, Amanita has proved to be a master of environmental design and atmospheric immersion. Botanicula far surpassed my expectations, and qualifies as one of the best emotionally-driven point-and-click adventures ever.

Runner ups…

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Apple Roles Out Developer ID Program for Upcoming Mountain Lion Update, Is it a Help or A Hinderance?

Published by AdamBlades on April 30th, 2012

Apple have just introduced the Developer ID program to Mac developers as a security measure which will arrive in the newest revision of Mac OS X: Mountain Lion which is set to release this summer. Gatekeeper is a new feature included in the new Mac OS X which will monitor the apps you download from the Mac App Store and other third-parties to make sure they are published by accredited developers.

This is all part of a Developer ID program which assigns a unique developer ID to all accredited Mac App Store and third-party developers that have been officially checked out by Apple as trust-worthy in an attempt to reduce the chance of malware making it onto your Mac.

This is perfect for protecting your Mac from dodgy software which may harm your computer. However, there are some limitations to this program. The most obvious being that as Gatekeeper will arrive activated by default, legitimate developers that have not yet been accredited by Apple’s ID program are going to be shut out of Apple’s walled garden, no matter how genuine the software. What’s more, the extra work required to implement encrypted files containing a digital signature and summary of the contents of the application are only going to create more late nights for hard-working Mac developers.

Thankfully though, Gatekeeper will still remain an option that the user can opt out of at any time through the security panel in the System Preferences. What’s more, if you want a one-time download from an unapproved source, you can control-click and install the app without having to change your settings.

Whilst it is viewed that this may be just a guise to hook people into using the Mac App Store as their main source of online software distribution, it’s sure to have some benefits to end-users in the long-run. It’s the honest developers that are having to jump through more and more hoops to get their software onto the Mac that are going to be more disgruntled by Gatekeeper. But if that’s what it takes to keep my Mac from being infected, maybe it is a small price to pay.

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