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Wingnuts 2 (Mac)

Wingnuts 2 (Mac)


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From: Freeverse Software
Category: Video Games

Buy New: $29.99



Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 6675

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Mac Os X, Mac Os 9 And Below
Genre: racing_and_flying_games
ESRB: Rating Pending
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 03010
Model: 010
UPC: 080627030109
EAN: 0080627030109
ASIN: B00009K780

Release Date: July 30, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • New features include the ability to land on the aircraft carrier and swap your damaged plane for a new one
  • Learn fancy new aerial maneuvers to help keep you out of danger
  • The aircraft carrier can now take damage, so you must now defend it when it's under attack
  • Take on Raina, granddaughter of the now-imprisoned Baron as she takes over the evil air fleet
  • Face the dreaded zeppelin

Accessories:

  • PC Gamer (1-year)
  • ATI 100-435317 Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition for G5 256MB AGP Video Card
  • Logitech Z-2300 THX-Certified 200-Watt 2.1 Speaker System (Silver)

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Freeverse Wingnuts 2 for Mac
Baron von Schtopwatch is back in this all new adventure! Using a cutting edge OpenGL engine, a new arsenal including beam weapons, spawning ground installations, harsh robot AI, and endless maps, WingNuts 2 raises the bar for Mac arcade games!
Features:
* New features include the ability to land on the aircraft carrier and swap your damaged plane for a new one
* Learn fancy new aerial maneuvers to help keep you outof danger
* The aircraft carrier can now take damage, so you must now defend it when it's under attack
* Take on Raina, granddaughter of the now-imprisoned Baron as she takes over the evil air fleet
* Face the dreaded zeppelin
System Requirements:
Mac 9.1-9.x,10.1 or higher



Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Loads of arcade style fun!!!   July 29, 2008
Mark S. England
This is simply the best third person flight sim I've ever played. And I've played everything from Star Blazer to Thexder on the Apple proDOS platforms.
Hours and hours of fun, and you can save your game at any point so you don't have to worry about running out of quarters! ;-)
Seriously, if you like a fast paced video game, this is the one for you.
Cheers! And happy flying!



5 out of 5 stars Candy-coated Classic Arcade Yumminess   January 18, 2007
Schmendrick (Colorado)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Wingnuts 2 is a classic top-down shooter in the spirit of Time Pilot (Does anyone else remember that one?). Included are the nonsensical mid-flight upgrades we've come to expect and the insanely armored "boss" units. The graphics are, of course, updated, because that's what developers do with graphics, and they look rather nice. The voice acting is amusing (sometimes groan-worthy), though the one-liners get repetitive.

Which brings me to the primary complaint about this game -- along with all the classic arcade goodness comes the classic arcade repetition. There's only so much you can do in a top-down shooter. You fly around and shoot things and bomb them. No, this isn't Asteroids, and it can be quite challenging on the harder settings, but there's only so much creativity that can be brought to flying around and shooting down aircraft. It's simply the nature of the genre (What, no Kafkaesque plotline!?).

Ultimately, this is game that doesn't take itself too seriously and is simply a fun way to pass some time. Wingnuts 2 is definitely not perfect, but if you like mind-numbing hand/eye coordination exercises like the ones we enjoyed in the '80s ... it doesn't get much better than this.