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by Marc Perton Jun 28th 2005
Looks like Dave Winer was right! Apple has released iTunes 4.9 — though as of now 4.8 is still being promoted on the Apple home page. Stay tuned for details later today!
I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.
In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.
To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.
Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Collin Allen said 7:36AM on 6-28-2005
I've written about the new features in iTunes 4.9 over at my site, command-tab. Feel free to snarf any of that info for posting here. This looks like a great new site! I've already subscribed to the RSS feed.
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Victor Agreda, Jr. said 10:35AM on 6-28-2005
Personally I find the purple icon for podcasts a little too MSN-esque, but I wouldn't be a mac user without obsessing over design...
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Ryan said 12:31PM on 6-28-2005
I'm downloading it now, and my iPod is happy. Good thing I just bought a 30g photo! First thing to discover is how the ipod keeps podcasts seperate!
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