Beta Opp: Fallen Earth for the Mac

New MMO Fallen Earth is opening up a beta for Mac users. I’ve been playing for a while now (yes, I was in the PC beta), and keep meaning to polish my notes into a proper review on this game, but I keep getting sucked back into playing instead. Anyway, now even fans of the one-button mouse can play Fallen Earth!

1.  What is the Mac/Wine Beta client?

The Fallen Earth Beta Client for Mac is a chance for players to give us feedback on our OS X version of the Fallen Earth client.  The client is powered by Wine and the wrapper is built using the Wineskin project.

2.  Who may participate in the Fallen Earth Mac/Wine Beta?

The Fallen Earth Mac/Wine Beta is open to anyone interested in participating. If you do not have a current Fallen Earth account, you may sign up for a free 10-day trial.  Current players may also download the Mac/Wine Beta Client directly.

Via Mac/Wine Client Beta | Fallen Earth

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Game Review: RotoAdventures Momo’s Quest

RotoAdventures Momo’s Quest is a PC game about a baby squirrel (so much cuteness!) who is trying to find his way back to his owner, having adventures along the way. Platform games can get a little repetitive for me, but I was completely intrigued by cute little Momo, so I had to try this.

The controls were quite simple, although it does use the mouse instead of the keyboard for jumping and directional control. Momo’s Quest starts out pretty easy while players become accustomed to the controls and the goal, but quickly becomes challenging. I think the best games have very simple rules, and then add content and challenges, and Momo’s Quest did. The challenge was the usual platform game, jumping and grabbing gems for points, and finding objects. Oh, and not falling and letting little Momo get hurt, of course! But the new cute content on each level, like new backgrounds and new special things that Momo learns, kept me playing.

On each level, sweet Momo can either go to the light side, with fluffy bunnies and cuteness overload, or the dark side, with gothy woodland creatures and another style of cuteness. The whole game was like an interactive kids’ book, very light-hearted and fun.

When you play Momo, your cursor becomes an acorn. This is usually something I hate, funny cursors belong on a preteen’s MySpace page. But it was so fun to watch the squirrel chasing the acorn! I guess Momo’s magical powers of cuteness made me like things I wouldn’t normally like.

Finally, Happy Nutz Studio has won my love by making such a sweet game and NOT saying it’s for girls.

You can get download a demo or buy a full version from Happy Nutz Studio for Mac or PC.

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Kudos 2 for the Mac

A few months ago, I reviewed the original Kudos and talked about how much I enjoyed it. Kudos 2 was quite similar, but with many more options, like the ability to change clothes and hair to make unique avatars. This is my cute Kudos 2 sim over on the left. I hate to sound so girly but I get much more attached to characters I can customize.

Today’s Positech newsletter says that Kudos 2 is now available on the Mac, so even people with a one-button mouse can play too! From the newsletter:

You can download the mac demo here:
http://www.redmarblegames.com/downloads/Kudos2Demo.dmg
And buy the game here:
http://store.esellerate.net/s.asp?s=STR807618070&Cmd=BUY&SKURefnum=SKU05843952168
As usual, the mac version is sold through, and ported by our partners at redmarblegames.com

if you don’t know about Kudos 2, it’s a turn-based life-simulation game where you get to control the choices someone makes in their life from age twenty to thirty. Think of it as a strategic version of the sims, without all the worrying about answering the door and going to the bathroom all the time.

Of course, Kudos 2 for PC is also available, and you can try out a free demo version.  Besides Kudos and Kudos 2, Positech also did the game Democracy.

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