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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by Marc Perton Nov 9th 2005
If you want to make sure that Sony BMG hasn't hacked its way into your PC's innards, check out this list of CDs known to contain the company's DRM "rootkit." The list includes quite a range of artists, from Ricky Martin to Neil Diamond, so if you still actually buy CDs instead of purchasing your music online, there's a chance you could be infected (though if you're using a Mac, you're in the clear).
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Marc Klink said 12:44AM on 11-10-2005
This is just another reason that I buy less discs than I used to. I don't steal music, and I hate the sound quality of mp3's, so I buy CD's. But I look at it this way...once I buy it it is mine, and as long as I don't deprive the artist of any revenue I am entitled to do as I wish. I usually copy a disc 4 times. Once for each of my cars, so I have the disc when I want to listen, one in my stereo in the living room, and 1 in my computer. These are all for me or my wife and I put the original away so it doen't get ruined. If any of these copies were ruined [by heat say....I live in SoCal so it is very possible that a cd in a car can be ruined by heat] I would have to buy another copy according to this new licensing scheme. Also, I don't like the way the software insinuates itself on the computer, and takes away performance from my machine even when I am not listening to the disc. Also, it has been shown that this software makes further infestation or attack possible. All without a nod or a wink by Sony. The companies should make the discs something that people want to buy, by including things in the packaging that will make people buy the disc, making the purchase of the hard copy indispensable.
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boneyard said 7:34AM on 11-10-2005
mac or linux or ..., kind of silly to add the remark for mac, but not for other oses. mentioned them all, in one word or just keep silent about it.
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