Power Game Factory 1.0.4 reviewed by Derek Meier 

Sawblade Software 

45 Baldwin Hill Rd  

Litchfield, CT  06759  

support@sawbladesoftware.com

http://www.sawbladesoftware.com

Released: July 25, 2005  

$44 USD 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or above; 800 MHz or faster; 

256 MB (512 MB recommended); 2 GB available disk space; 

Graphics: 32 MB graphics card or better    

Applications: Image and sound editing applications are 

recommended; 

Tech Specs: Hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics at a 

variety of resolutions, plus transparency, projectile rotation, and 

character scaling. Graphics may be created in any of 8 common 

formats. 

Animation: Dozens of animation sequences per character, with 

up to hundreds of high resolution animation frames for each 

sequence 

Audio: Capacity for CD quality stereo background music and 

ambient sounds, plus multiple variations of all sound effects. 

Level Design: Levels may be up to 32576 pixels in width and 

height, with a grid of 8 by 8 pixel collision blocks for precise 

architectural design. Support for hundreds of characters and 

objects per level. 

Strengths: Highly configurable, royalty free, can play game 

without software, no programming experience required, game 

possibilities are endless. 

Weaknesses: No hardcopy of the manual.  

  MPN, LLC 2005 macCompanion 

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