Starcraft 2

The long–awaited sequel finally arrives and it doesn’t disappoint!

August 10 2010

If you’re a fan of real-time strategy (or RTS) games then you’ve probably heard of Blizzard Entertainment. They’re responsible for some of the best–selling real-time strategy games of all–time. They’re also responsible for a little massive multiplayer online role-playing game called World of Warcraft that you may have heard of as well. But before World of Warcraft was eating up anybody’s time there were the RTS games Warcraft and Starcraft. Warcraft spawned two very successful sequels. The original Starcraft did get an expansion but there was never an official sequel until now. Twelve years later the much anticipated sequel has finally arrived in the form of Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty. I’m happy to say the long wait was well worth it, both for assistive technology users and able–bodied users alike. I must first confess that RTS games aren’t my favorite type of game. There was a time when I snatched up games like this as soon as they were released because most of them just looked so darned cool and I really wanted to like them. However, eventually it occurred to me that these types of games are generally frustrating for me probably because I’m not very good at them. Warcraft, and (...)

A classic series from the past tries to make a comeback with mixed results

July 12 2010

Back in the late 1980s, and for most of the 1990s, adventure games were amongst the most popular types of games available for personal computers, including the Macintosh. One of the companies leading the way in this category was Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts). They first made a splash with their Indiana Jones–based adventure games. Then in 1990 they released the Secret of Monkey Island. The game was a hit due to its humor, colorful graphics, and accessibility to players of all (...)

A revolutionary device with an incredible amount of potential but a step backward in accessibility for some.

June 14 2010

The iPad has been out for a few months now and so far it looks like it has been a huge success for Apple. I’ve read a lot about the iPad, watched a lot of YouTube demonstrations of various apps on the iPad, and actually tried one out in person at the local Apple store on a few occasions. It’s an incredible device. And because of the excellent App Store the iPad is incredibly versatile. So much that I believe the iPad is the most useful device one can buy right now. Gaming, of course, is a (...)

A point and click adventure game never looked this good.

January 18 2010

Back in the late 80s and for most of the 90s point and click adventure games ruled the gaming world. Then they sort of disappeared for a while and only recently started to make a little bit of a comeback. One of the most interesting titles that’s been part of this resurgence is a little gem called Machinarium from indie developer Amanita Design. Playing this game really brought back some memories for me of the glory days of adventure gaming, which during that era was my favorite type of (...)

The popular MMORPG finally arrives for the Macintosh so now Mac users can join the fray along with or against Windows users.

November 11 2009

I signed up for the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 10-day trial to see what this game was about. I’d been hoping it would be released on the Mac for months. After my experiences with World of WarCraft and City of Heroes I knew that installing the game would take a few hours. Mythic Entertainment offers a Full Client download for those who purchase the game and a Trial Client download for those who sign up for a 10-day trial. After installing the client and logging in to the Mythic (...)