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Inside Mac Games' Steven Marx has posted a new review of Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us. Based on Bill Willingham's award-winning comic book series FABLES and licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Wolf Among Us features a cast of fairy tale characters struggling to survive in the dangerous Fabletown.

Here's an excerpt:

While it may be true that you can play through each episode in an hour or two, that shouldn’t be compared to a shooter where you might spend several hours mindlessly blowing things up. Rather you should think of it more as spending an hour or two with a good book, one where you get to participate and affect the outcome. In this sense, the game is well-crafted, with each episode telling a self-contained part of the story, taking what happened before into account and leading you nicely into the next part. Some episodes end with cliff-hangers, others simply with a logical break in the action, but they all have you ready to start the next episode to see what happens next.

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Fist of Jesus from KISS is available now for purchase and download at Mac Game Store. Based on the short film of the same name, the action game focuses on the adventures of Jesus and Judas as they battle a world filled with zombies after the resurrection of Lazarus goes wrong. Fist of Jesus offers 60 levels to conquer.

Fist of Jesus is a hilarious gore beat’em up classic style arcade game with RPG depth.

Life of Brian meets gore and humor, in the game based on the epic award-winner short-film Fist of Jesus.

Fist of Jesus tells the adventures of Jesus and Judas, where the world is now full of Zombies caused by Lazarus’ resurrection. Cowboys, the Roman Army, Mythological Creatures and Steampunk technology in the 80's style, all packed with lots of fun.

• 60 levels of full humor gore story
  
• Tons of zombies, mini-bosses and surprising bosses
  
• Unlock and equip special abilities and upgrade your powers
  
• Unleash divine punishments, amazing combos and tons of special attacks
  
• Complete reliquiae collection to get better upgrades
  
• Make Miracles to continue the story
  
• Fast heads-up duels
  
• Awesome music and sound FX
  
• Game script by the same short-movie Director!
  
• Tons of achievements

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later

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Winter Wolves recently announced the release of Tales of Aravorn: Seasons of the Wolf. Set in the same world as Loren The Amazon Princess, the fantasy RPG gives players the chance to take the role of Shea or Althea, twins from the village of Ninim, who embark on an epic quest after befriending a wolf.

In this role-playing game, set in the same fantasy world as the award-winning Loren the Amazon princess, you'll play as Shea or Althea, twins from the far-away village Ninim. In just the course of one year, you will experience many storylines and sidequests; situations and events where your own choices influence the very end of the game.

Travel alongside your old friend the ex-mercenary Vaelis, the illusionist Riley, the barbarian Krimm, the assassin Chalassa, the bard Jariel, and last, but not least, the crazy--ahem, the warlock Rowinda! As your relationships deepen, you may discover love with one of your companions. As you spend time together, you will find yourself influencing their very own storylines!

The game features 9 different classes, each with its own set of skills. With every level up, choose your attributes, each one having an impact on future battles. Fight a large variety of enemies in turn-based tactical battles and loot randomized items for a different game every time!

Those familiar with the Loren battle system will notice many changes, big and small, that make the battles more challenging. The view is now left to right, featuring bigger sprites both of your party and your enemies!

The largest improvement is the new isometric map! Divided into several zones, this gives the player a greater sense of immersion, and freedom of exploration. Discover all the locations and quests in each Season to earn additional experience.

As always, there are romances available for all tastes, both straight or homosexual.

The story, divided into four acts, or Seasons, will leave you wondering what happens next. But remember, no matter what happens, the theme of the story is 'Deceit'.

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Gold Rush! Anniversary from KISS is available now for purchase and download at Mac Game Store. The adventure is an update of the classic 80's Gold Rush!, once again taking players back to the year 1849 to find their fortune in California.

In 1988, Rush appeared with Gold! in one of the most comprehensive adventure games of the 1980s. Now, the fondly remembered game, Gold Rush! has been developed anew, to today’s highest standards. No aspect of modern gaming has been overlooked. You can experience the famous California Gold Rush with high-resolution graphics, speech synthesis, a superb sound track and modern user interface features. Optimized game-flow will enhance your traveling and interactions with other characters of the period.

Gold Rush! takes you back to the year 1849, when gold was discovered in California. It was certainly one of the most exciting times in American history. Gold Rush! includes the three routes tens of thousands took to the gold regions. Become Jerrod Wilson and experience each trek as you travel from New York to California.

Whichever route you decide to take, you will see many historical sights. Try going overland across the Great Plains and huge mountain ranges, crossing the Isthmus of Panama, or rounding Cape Horn on the tip of South America. If you survive and arrive at Sutter’s Fort, the adventure is still only half over! Many other puzzles remain to be solved before you achieve your goals in California.

Features:

• Over 130 pre-rendered images and animated scenes in full HD
  
• Three different routes west (3 adventures in one game)
  
• High quality voices and new recorded music
  
• Subtitles in English or German (Point & Click!)
  
• Optimized game-flow (minimizing dead-ends and random perils)
  
• Two possibilities for controlling (original parser as well as a new intelligent Point&Click control)
  
• [Digital version for Steam: Requires Steam account for installation (online connection necessary)]
  
• [DRM-free, play without Steam and without internet connection]

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.8 or later
  
• 1 GHz Dual Core Intel Mac
  
• 1 GB RAM

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