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Summary: Major problem
Review: Lets see on a top of the line mac this game is very choppy. I can't run at full screen mode 1600x1200 with hi res graphics. Very, slow. Under 5 frames per second. So I bumped it down to 800x600 medium graphic and got choppy but ok game play. Like playing a new game on a 5 year old system. In a word bad. UT 2004 looks great, plays great at 32bit color, 1600x1200 with full graphics. This game won't even play well at the low end of the settings. (...) Oh, the full system was Dual 2 Ghz G5, 1.5 GB RAM, ATI Radion 9800 128 MEGS ram.
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Summary: Major problem
Review: Lets see on a top of the line mac this game is very choppy. I can't run at full screen mode 1600x1200 with hi res graphics. Very, slow. Under 5 frames per second. So I bumped it down to 800x600 medium graphic and got choppy but ok game play. Like playing a new game on a 5 year old system. In a word bad. UT 2004 looks great, plays great at 32bit color, 1600x1200 with full graphics. This game won't even play well at the low end of the settings. (...) Oh, the full system was Dual 2 Ghz G5, 1.5 GB RAM, ATI Radion 9800 128 MEGS ram.
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Summary: Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooo! fun fun fun fun fun fun fun!!
Review: must must buy buy buy I have to have this game it the funest game I've ever seen it beats AOE 2 , Rainbow 6, all zelda games beats all raceing games I've played, And the Music is two thumbs up and the Multi- player is well I can't even start to describe it!!!!!!!! All I can say Is Buy IT !!!!!!!
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Summary: HALO MAC HOPELESS WITHOUT GAME PAD SUPPORT
Review: Now as a great Halo fan, I was looking for to this for months. The graphics are perfect and fabulous but as virtually everyone buying this is used to playing it on Xbox, MACSOFT never told anyone that they couldn't be bothered to add GAMEPAD support! Of course the pc version has. It would have taken them an extra day to do it but didn't. SO until they do this is a MOST USELESS game to play as using a mouse and keyboard require 17 hands and two sets of eyes just to get some basic gameplay, SO until they deal with this SERIOUS issue do NOT BOTHER WASTING YOUR MONEY as they may NEVER release the patch to allow GAMEPAD support. best Barrie Roness
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Summary: Waited Years for this Moment, and it's fianlly here
Review: Remember when Halo was going to be released for the Mac... back around 1999? Well, after Bungie being bought by the Micro$oft, and watching the other platfoms get it, Halo is fianly here! Well worth the wait. A very solid game, great multiplayer. My only beef with it is that the Single Player is too short (Beat the 1st two difficulty levels in 3 days), although that might just mean I have too much time on my hands....
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Summary: AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!
Review: Sonuva... they said simultaneous release!? This thing is gonna be over two months away!? What the hell!? This game better be far more scalable and have those tools with it, if its gonna take this long. For more info and news on Halo (Mac/PC/Xbox) or anything related to Bungie's games check: http://www.rampancy.net/ and http://www.bungie.org. Both sites are not official, but just great fansites.
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Summary: buy at all costs
Review: the game is worth the price!!!!!!!! need a good computer or u get really bad dellays. plays fine on my iMac. took 2 hrs. to load on my old dell and my apple ltop. takes a while to get the hang of all the controls but fun once mastered. i would rate it below MOH but still pretty high. as soon as u can get the shotgun use it. im actually 45 but i dont have an account.
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Summary: Great Great great great mac game
Review: this is a near perfect game in every aspect. and it performs much better on a mac than on a PC. buy it now...u wont regret it.
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Summary: THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST GAME ON EARTH
Review: This is probably the best shooter of all time. If you are looking for a great game and have the latest, greatest system, go for it. If you don't have a G5, however, I'd recommend getting an Xbox and playing it on there. You can also get Halo 2 when it comes out on Nov. 9 (which will be even better than Halo!). The only thing the Mac version has going for it are the new weapons and vehicles, and online play. Otherwise, the game is great, but it runs badly without a graphics card with over 64mb memory.
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Summary: Things to know before you buy Halo for the Mac!!
Review: To play Mac Halo you need two things:
1. An unbelievably fast computer (preferably with an ATI Radeon 9600 card or newer)
2. An unbelievably fast internet connection Anything less will lag you out and frustrate you. Especially if you're used to the lag-free world of Xbox Halo. Yes, this game has some steep requirements to get it to play smoothly. (The proper video card alone costs more than an entire xbox console and Halo game combined.) Halo on the Mac is fun, of course Halo in any carnation is fun, but Mac Halo does have it's downsides - especially when compared to the console version. Halo Mac does not support FSAA (full screen anti-alliasing) which means the graphics have bitmapped edges that are coarse. Xbox Halo does support FSAA. Halo Mac does not currently support gamepad use. The PC version of Halo does, but Mac does not. So you'll need to be quite familiar with mouse/keyboard play. The weapon attributes in Halo Mac are not exact to weapon attributes in Xbox version. Below is a list of how the weapons differ from the Xbox version: PISTOL - Target reticle is way too large - which is annoying, it has a shorter range and it's weaker than the xbox pistol.
ASSAULT RIFLE - Much weaker than xbox version
GRENADES - They don't throw as far as xbox version, you have to look up much higher in order to throw farther
ROCKET LAUNCHER - weaker The only weapons that seem unchanged are the alien weapons, the shotgun and the sniper rifle. Halo on the Mac seems less competitive, most servers are filled with noobs who do nothing but team kill. It's hard to find a good CTF or slayer game. The browser for finding servers lacks interface options. No chat rooms, no server invites, etc. It is possible to find a good server with good players, but you'll have to be patient. Halo Mac doesn't allow for co-op playing in the regular game mode unlike in the xbox version. This time, you'll have to go it alone. Some of the mulitplayer maps you've come to love have been altered slightly. Sidewinder for example - the teleporter in the roof section of the bases now is a two-way porter. Meaning you can go through it and come back through it. This changes things dramatically for CTF strategy on this level. Too many vehicles:
Some levels, in default mode, include new vehicles as well as the old vehicles. Everywhere you look there are vehicles. Blood Gulch starts to look like a parking lot. It's a little ridiculous. Thankfully you can create your own games and specify how many vehicles you want. NOW FOR THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT HALO MAC... The reason I bought this game was to play on the new multiplayer maps. There are 6 brand new maps (along with all your favorite maps from the xbox version). The maps are: -Death Island
-Ice Fields
-Timberland
-Gephyrophobia
-Danger Canyon
-Infinity Of these new maps Death Island and Danger Canyon are my favorites. All the maps are really cool and provide for the development of new strategies and tactics to make the most out of them. I have not been disappointed with any of these levels and you won't be either. New weapons:
There are 2 new weapons in Halo Mac, and they are both pretty cool.
Flame Thrower - fun weapon to use, good for guarding a flag with
Fuel Rod Gun - almost as powerful as a rocket launcher, except with rapid fire - deadly weapon New vehicles:
-Wart Hog with a Rocket Turret
I still like the orginal warthog better (don't worry, it's in this game too.) This new Hog has a rocket turret, but the rocket shoots really slowly.
-Banshee
Halo Mac allows you to fly the Banshee, a Covenant ship from the single player game. The Banshee is a tough nut to crack when one is attacking you. This is a favorite vehicle for new players because they can take off and avoid death more easily. Easier multiplayer access. Halo Mac allows you to hop into games with other players quickly and easily without having to hook up 6 xboxes to each other or without having to play online via XBconnect or Gamespy. However, the lag can be intolerable if your computer isn't up to snuff. I like that I can now get into games quickly. Overall: Halo Mac is a great game and certainly better than most games out there. The new multiplayer maps alone are worth the purchase. Halo xbox LAN games are still the best for insane multiplayer, but Halo Mac is pretty good and really fun too. Halo Mac is a good appetizer until the main course...Halo 2...hits shelves this Spring.
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