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Vektor Wars
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Game Tycoon 2
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Unmechanical
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Descent: Underground
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Manga Maker ComiPo!
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Battle Fleet 2
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StarDrive 2
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Not the Star Ship I was Looking For

It took me a long time to get into this game and, after several days of play, eliminated it from my list of games worth playing. I was attracted to it at first because it was described as a 4X game of eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate which has always been my favorite sub-genre of computer games. The classic 4X game is Master of Orion 2. Other famous 4X games for the Mac are Civilization and Endless Space. Starbase Orion is another very good 4X game for the iPad and other mobile devices. Unfortunately, StarDrive 2 is more of a 1X game and concentrates more on the eXterminate mode more than the other three modes of game play.
I like 4X games because the player does not have to rely exclusivey on combat to win the game. True 4X games can be won by economic, diplomatic, and technologic means as well as combat. The multiple paths to victory make 4X games enjoyable for many repeat plays and gives the game a sense of reality as opposed to simple slash and burn. In StarDrive 2, it is only combat that is important. It is a cruel universe out there and all other aliens are your enemies and they will destroy you if you do not kill them off first. With this in mind, the game plays very well as a combat simulator but not as a true 4X game.
The heart of the game is actually the older StarDrive 1 in which you are tasked to design and build warships to fight and conquer every other alien species. This section is very good and relies on your abiiity to build combat worthy warships over the game's timeline. The other 3 'X's of this game are there but seems to have been tacked on to the basic game of build, hunt, and destroy.
StarDrive 2 is a graphical outstanding game and will you will see quickly that it is an excellent graphic upgrade of Master of Orion. In fact several parts of the game will remind you so much of parts of Master of Orion, Galactic Civiizations, and Imperium Galactica, that you would swear that you played some of these sequences before in those older games which are no longer available or playable on modern computers.

A manual is included but it is not downloadable. The included game tutorial is very good though often hides the game screen beneath it. Luckily the tutorial window can be moved which you will do often. Also, the instructions on game play is incomplete. Nowhere in the manual will you find out how to set the game play computer settings. One setting option that is critical is screen size. The game sets the screen to '1080p'. This is not an option for Mac users and it makes the game unplayable. However all you need to do is press the 'option' key on your keyboard when you start the game to bring up important setting options such as screen display sizes and mouse controls. You may have to fiddle around wih the settings to find the right ones for your Mac.

by Elias Chapelle, USA - Feb 22nd 2016

Breach and Clear
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Too Many Bugs

'Breach and Clear' seems to be part of an unfinished game and not a complete game.

The basic game is an exercise in getting your team to breach a doorway and cleafr the area or rooms of all bad guys. The game is turn based. You are given the task of forming a team of 4 special forces operatives. You choose each member's speciality and individual characteristics like traditional role playing games. When you complete each scenario, the user gets points and cash which can be used to upgrade your characters and purchase new and better equipment. You are also given the option to play with 'real death' of your characters which means that once they are killed, they are gone,

The operation of each character in each mission is a bit tricky. Although you can direct each character's movements, you do not have control over each characters combat actions.

There is no plot or motivation for your assigned missions. There are no instructions or manual. Most operations will be obvious during game play but some ction choices are either missing or hidden within the game. For example, you will search a long time to try to figure out how you take back a movement you have given to your characters. The game is also buggy. When you quit the game, your progress and equipment purchases will often have disappeared when you re-start. Worse, your entire team may also vanish forcing you to create a new team.

This is not a good game. It appears to be incomplete and I suggest that you avoid it. I am no longer listed as a purchaser because I returned the game to the MacGameStore.

by Elias Chapelle, USA - Feb 21st 2016

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Scandinavia
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Aveyond: The Lost Orb
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Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series (Telltale Key)
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Disappointing experience

Well, I had to give 2 stars on account of playing through all 6 episodes. It began with promise but became increasingly disappointing. Very little character development, thin and rather bland story. There is only an illusion of choice in your playthrough as your decisions have essentially no effect on the various outcomes, just slight variations in the 'journey'. The game also stuttered a lot though that may have been due to my set up (though i read it's a fairly common fault)... Lacked inspiration and *minor spoiler* is set up for an obvious sequal and cash grab. I loved The Walking Dead, but have since been underwhelemed by Telltales subsequent releases.

by Adam Burford, Australia - Feb 19th 2016

Mount & Blade: Warband - Napoleonic Wars
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For those who loved mount and blade...

Mount and blade combined great open world play, and a decent combat mechanic plus all the free choice you could want. Napoleanic wars DOES NOT include most any of that, but it does build the franchise in some good ways. The battles online are quite spectacular. They allow you to feel what its like when your shoulder to shoulder with another player. The combat mechanic and interface did not dissapoint. 8/10 will continue playing.

by thadd, USA - Feb 18th 2016

Wasteland Angel
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Tank Universal
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Starion Tactics
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Space Trader: Merchant Marine
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Space Hack
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Schein
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RIP Trilogy
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Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
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