Filed under: Macworld, Gaming, Video
A sampling of Mac games on display at Macworld 2008
Mike took a tour of some Mac game booths over in Moscone West. Check out a quick review of Tiger Woods Golf, Sims Pool and Sims Bowling for the iPod, making machinima using 'The Movies' (who'd a thunk it), a brief interlude with Aquaria, a true Guitar Hero (seriously, one of the world's best takes on the hardest song on the hardest setting), and a look at EVE Online, now available in PC, Linux and Mac. All this in less than 9 minutes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shawin said 1:21PM on 1-22-2008
waouwww are you wearing a bullet-proof jacket?
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Michael Rose said 9:49AM on 1-23-2008
Hey, do not mock the fleece vest. That exhibit floor was very drafty. :-)
Trent Haraku said 1:33PM on 1-22-2008
Yea, I am glad that Macs and Apple are pulling ahead slowly as Vista fails even harder. I downgraded to XP last week from Vista on my custom-build PC. From that moment on I knew I wanted the Black MacBook. Sleek, simple, and sexy: Apple.
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Fernando Lins said 1:36PM on 1-22-2008
The guitar guy is impressive
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Trent Haraku said 7:12AM on 1-23-2008
Yea, he was pretty good. I love that Dragonforce song. Hopefully Apple will try and get games that will work with laptops, but have the flexibility to still look good on their iMacs. In example, World of Warcraft is a beautiful game, yet it isn't a powerhouse monster.
Trent Haraku said 7:12AM on 1-23-2008
Yea, he was pretty good. I love that Dragonforce song. Hopefully Apple will try and get games that will work with laptops, but have the flexibility to still look good on their iMacs. In example, World of Warcraft is a beautiful game, yet it isn't a powerhouse monster.
Gregory Pierce said 12:49AM on 1-23-2008
The guitar guy was absolutely stellar. Couldn't even imagine being that good at the game. That guy should be in a band somewhere.
Joey Hoddinott said 1:41PM on 1-22-2008
Is that Chewbacca I hear at 1:03?? LOL.
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Fernando Lins said 8:02AM on 1-23-2008
ROFLMAO yes! pretty much.
ZeroCorpse said 1:46PM on 1-22-2008
I've been playing "The Movies" on my Mac for a long time now- - - In Boot Camp.
Sure, it would be nice to play in OS X, but if it's not easy to find in stores, not the same low price as it is for Windows, and not supported as much by the web community, then the advantages go out the door.
I got my copy of "The Movies" for about $10 and the add-on Stunts pack for another $10. . . I doubt the Mac version is available for any less than $45 right now.
THIS is the problem with Mac gaming. If companies porting/making games for Mac continue to RIP US OFF when it comes to the price, we'll continue to find the cheaper, almost identical experience to be preferable.
Why would I get the exact same title for $45 (plus another $24 for the expansion pack) when it's under $20 elsewhere, for a different OS on the same computer?
Fix the price and I'll buy Mac games. I refuse to pay extra for the same item just because I'm on a different OS.
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nanoman said 1:48PM on 1-22-2008
Too bad they couldn't show the Spore demo that was also at the EA booth. I saw it myself and it looks pretty sweet.
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Michael Rose said 7:55PM on 1-22-2008
EA guys wouldn't let us shoot the Spore screen, sadly.
Mike Schramm said 1:48PM on 1-22-2008
Was that really Aquaria on a Mac, or was it on PC? Mac port isn't out yet.
And yeah, I started the video thinking "yeah right 'real Guitar Hero,' I could probably do better" but when the guy came on, he definitely proved me wrong. :)
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Michael Rose said 7:56PM on 1-22-2008
As far as I know it was Aquaria running on the Mac, but can't say for sure.
Byron Fortescue said 6:42PM on 1-22-2008
Typical that a Japanese guy plays those evil solo's in guitar hero, which are actually played by a Japanese guitar player..
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ihatepink.com said 10:17PM on 3-03-2008
Not that this should become racial, but I've met the Real Guitar Hero before, he's Chinese.
Mark said 6:46PM on 1-22-2008
Not to be a hater, but that guy playing Guitar Hero gets zero points for style. Isn't that half the point of playing--making awesome guitar faces and sticking your tongue out KISS style?
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