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Article #104241Re: Is There a PC Equivalent of the Mac EV Shareware Games?
From: Sheldon England
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:37
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:37
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Blair wrote: > > Sheldon England wrote: > > > How do you get to the demo? > > Just go to the above URL and there is a button on the right that says > Windows Downloads. The download is a the game. D'oh! So I discovered last night. Thank you for replying. > They also have a button > that leads to a bunch of reviews at various sites. I also found their "backstory" links at the top of a sub-page. I hadn't noticed those before. > This game came out for > the Mac first so that is where most of the reviews are. I am a former Mac guy who played the first two (and all the funky cool mods) so I am very familiar with the basic concept. > Same game just > running on a different OS. I'll say. It's *exactly* the same but slightly improved. Amazing. > I tried the demo and it really caught my > interest. It might not have the fully 3D and immersive enviroments like X3 > but it looks like an inexpensive and fun game. In my opinion that is a > good combination. Absolutely. I have already wasted four hours on it last night and will be buying it within the week. This is just the kind of simple yet complex game I was looking for after all the glitzy but sterile eye-candy I've been playing of late. Thanks to one and all for their help and suggestions. I've got me a galaxy to explore! - Sheldon
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