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ActionSoft has announced the release of Insectoid, its new Galaga-inspired space shooter. In development for over two years, this game is now available for download and purchase. Insectoid includes over 50 levels, four unique ships, a variety of enemies, and three difficulty modes.

Insectoid is for anyone who grew up playing classic arcade shooters such as Galaga in the 80's. Featuring fast-paced, adrenaline-inducing gameplay, over 50 unique levels, four custom ships, stunning high-res graphics that look great even on a 30" display, and a professional musical score, Insectoid is a retro shooter fan's dream come true. Three finely tuned difficulty levels ensure anyone, from novice gamer to expert, can enjoy the game.

Collect power-ups and use special weapons, including split ship, laser beam, fireball, and a shield, as you fight back swarms of angry insects. Advance behind enemy lines and try to catch the enemy off-guard as you aide human forces in galactic war.

Requirements:

• MacOS X 10.4 or newer or Windows 7, XP or Vista
• 1.2 GHz processor or faster (1.8 GHz recommended)
• 160 MB free RAM
• Univeral Binary runs on both Intel and G4/G5 Macs

Insectoid is free to try, and costs $19.95 to unlock the entire game.

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[Alan / Falcon]

Fantastic! I've been waiting for this one to come out.

So far I can get to level 14 in Hard Mode before losing all my lives. I like that Hard Mode actually feels like a challenge, but doesn't feel cheap (at least, up to level 14!)

This game has the same level of polish as Midnight Mansion did, even though it's a completely different kind of game.

ActionSoft reminds me of the Good Old Days of Ambrosia... taking some of the older classics and releasing awesome modern versions of them, with some new twists.

[Eric5h5]

Holy mackerel, this game runs the fans in my computer like nothing I've ever experienced before. I think it's primarily the fan on my X800...unfortunately I don't feel comfortable running this again; that kind of stress can't be good for it.

--Eric

[dokter_mac]

Eric5h5, on November 7th 2009, 06:26 AM, said:

Holy mackerel, this game runs the fans in my computer like nothing I've ever experienced before. I think it's primarily the fan on my X800...unfortunately I don't feel comfortable running this again; that kind of stress can't be good for it.

--Eric

Eric,
I use a NAT-loginscript on my G5's! Keeping them on a constant temp! Which is actual better then all the stress.
No problems since 2006 on any G5,not even the liquid cooled one .

So this 'great' game runs silent & fast on all my Macs. This is a game I'm going to buy!!!
I hope they have a family-license .

Greets