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 Jay Hathaway Dec 1st 2008
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recon said 2:37PM on 12-01-2008
sweeeeeeet
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Rob said 2:49PM on 12-01-2008
stupid Mac only.....................
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ThaBeatnik said 2:53PM on 12-01-2008
It sucks that this isn't for PC also!!! That shit is incredible!!! I want it for PC like Yesterday!!!
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Josh said 3:31PM on 12-01-2008
This is unbelievable. Quite literally. I've just sat and flicked through my iTunes and can't remember the last time personal computing excited me quite so much
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Jash Sayani said 3:41PM on 12-01-2008
To sum it up in one word: Wow!
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Tinus said 9:26AM on 12-02-2008
Lots of coll stuff is Mac-only lately.
Good times :-)
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LukeBlueFive said 4:15PM on 12-03-2008
This is pretty awesome, and it IS a lot like Minority Report. Now, if they could only move that play button...
Another cool application for Mac! Sadly, it doesn't increase productivity... lol.
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aleafinwater said 3:39PM on 12-27-2008
This software is a great launching point for some really fun and functional apps.
If anyone (even the developer) could offer a few options: folders infrastructure, playlists, and maybe tweak the responsiveness and button layouts (ie. parts of the viewing area could be made more or less sensitive to facilitate control.)
Either way, I'm quite excited to see what this leads to.
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