PC & Mac Games: Dec 26, 2009

8 Great Games for Girls

By Fluffy Mom (New York City) - y reviews

There are a bunch of fun games here for my daughter but I got involved with Diamond Drop. That game is so addicting that I thought I would just sit down for a minute with it and ended up burning something on the stove.

Bad for cooking but great gaming.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

>>> Macally iShock II USB Force Feedback Programmable Game Controller <<<

By A Customer

Do you like to play games on MacOS? Well, if you do, get this controller, or maybe even two of them. The driver for this controller is great. You can have the device configured on a per-application basis. So, you can have one setting for SpyHunter and another one for WingNuts. Look in to getting two of them, then you can have your friends play against you. The force feedback technology is great, you feel the bumps when you drive over dirt or when you crash.

>>> Xbox 360 Controller for Windows <<<

By Akash (Washington, DC) - reviews

The Xbox 360 controller is just wonderful, the best console controller I've ever held in fact.

Be aware of the fact that this is the EXACT same product as the wired 360 console controller, so if that one is cheaper, buy it! The only difference is the package (this one is uglier...) and you don't get the software CD...but you can download the latest software package at MS website.

Microsoft making this controller cross compatible is actually a pretty big deal as there may finally be a level of standardization for PC controllers, if most people begin using this controller is makes it far easier on game developers to know what interface gamers are using. In fact, many games are coming with a 360 control scheme pre-installed, just as Need For Speed Most Wanted.

>>> Sid Meier's Pirates! <<< more detail

By R. Bolin (North Royalton, OH USA) - reviews

The game play is still addicting, the port if well done and stable, and runs great on my iMac (2009). Visuals, content, audio, etc... are all identical to the Windows version from a few years ago, performance is more than acceptable at 1920x1200 and that urge to take just one more ship is still there. A steal at $30 for a port of this quality.

>>> Logitech Precision Gamepad <<< more detail

By Joseph Longa "Captain 5ensible" (Southbury, CT) - reviews

This is a great piece of equipment. I'm using it with RockNES (a Nintendo emulator) on my Macintosh in OSX 10.4.4 and it works great. I didn't need to run any software, it just worked from the minute I plugged it in. It's extremely comfortable, the buttons are all programmable, and the directional pad is very precise. I tried a $30 controller that was a cheap piece of junk compared to this one. Super serious gamers who need analog joysticks or more buttons than a Playstation 2 controller will need to find something more sophisticated, but everyone else will find this controller to be a fantastic value.