Freeverse has release a new arcade shooter for the Mac
called Neon Tango, and upon first glance, it looks a lot like
Geometry Wars (which I've played many, many times late into the night on my Xbox 360). But then again,
Geometry Wars looks like
Asteroids, which looks like
Space War, and so on, all the way back, so the only thing that really matters here is how it plays; fun's fun. Freeverse brags that
Neon Tango has "state of the art OpenGL graphics," a techno soundtrack put together by someone named "Digital Droo," and lots and lots of various shapes throughout 50 stages for you to shoot with your little ship avatar.
The game is currently available as
a trial download over on their website, or you can get the full version for $24.95. Looks like fun.
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2-07-2008 @ 2:16PM
Fred said...
I really like Freeverse's stuff but it all just seems a little bit too expensive. I wouldn't mind paying like 10-15 bucks a game from them but 24.95 for what (as noted) looks like Geometry Wars which I already have, is a little much.
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2-08-2008 @ 9:29AM
Billy K said...
Freeverse makes great stuff, but their products are always overpriced. I know they would've sold at least two pieces of software to me by now if they weren't about 25% too expensive on everything.
Last time I complained about this in the comments here at TUAW (for SoundStudio), someone from Freeverse showed up to defend (lie about) their pricing. Let's see if they're watching this time.
Hey Freeverse - if you're reading this, lower your prices and sell more stuff to more people!
2-08-2008 @ 10:41AM
Fred said...
Yeah, I don't know if I'd go as far as to call them out on their pricing in that way. They obviously spend a LOT of time on their apps, and games and I honestly think it's probably more that I'm a cheapskate. I agree with you Billy as far as lowering the price would sell more apps, but I'm not prepared to call these folks liars.
2-07-2008 @ 2:32PM
matthewgerber said...
"someone named "Digital Droo,""? How could anyone forget this classic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE
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2-07-2008 @ 2:53PM
Mike Schramm said...
Haha I had no idea. Very nice.
2-07-2008 @ 3:44PM
FV Bruce said...
Digital Droo also did the game soundtracks for Active Lancer and WingNuts 2. As well as audio work on many other games.
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