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DESCRIPTION
Germs is a game that combines quick thinking with even quicker reflexes as players manipulate scads of colorful, killer pathogens in order to neutralize a biological threat and save humanity.

The gameplay is quite simple, relying at its core on the "pick pieces up and place them on the gameboard" model used in several games such as MacPipes. In Germs, the player picks up germ sprites from a "culture dish" and arranges them on the gameboard in patterns of the same color to make them disappear.

Germs' main features are:

  • Gorgeous artwork in thousands of colors
  • Six different animated germs-some cute, some nasty, all dangerous!
  • 35 different levels of pulse-pounding puzzle action
  • Beginner and Expert skill levels-choose what's right for you
  • A fully-interactive tutorial to teach you the ropes
  • 2 original electronic music tracks
  • The ability to play your favorite mp3s as background music
  • Multi-channel stereo sound effects
  • Online scores
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.3.1:
  • Fixed an issue that caused the monitor color depth not being properly restored after changing the option for setting the display to thousands of colors while in full screen.
  • Fixed the URL for downloading the game when a new version is available.
  • Improved error handling while purchasing the game via the Kagi Registration Module.
  • The KRM has been reverted to version 1.0.6 due to unsolved problems with version 1.0.7.
  • Updated Help.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS 9.0 or later, CarbonLib 1.2.5 or later, QuickTime 5.0 or later. Mac OS X 10.1 or later recommended.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Factor Software
Downloads:12,998
  - Version d/l:181
Games:Arcade
License:Shareware
Date:03 May 2008
Platform:PPC
Price:$19.95
Germs User Reviews (8 posts)Write A Review
Feb 25 2008

CORPSECORPS  The registration may be fixed for Leopard, but other items need some adjustment.

If you pick full screen, it reduces the resolution to a very small size, so when you quit, every other window you had open has been crunched down to 640x480!

I keep Mail, Photoshop, and a Browser open most of the time and at specific window sizes and layouts. Don't much appreciate them being smashed.  (Version 1.3)

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Jul 19 2005
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JOHN  Very cool. Nice graphics, good sound. The germs are very cute actually -- you almost feel bad for getting rid of them :) The demo itself has a fair amount of play (the expert mode is much more interesting), but you'll definitely have to register if you want to get some real time-wasting out of this one.  (Version 1.2.4)

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Nov 16 2003

WEIR2000  1.1.1 still doesn't fix the problem of the app quitting shortly after launch, so my previous advice still holds: avoid this dog and stick with version 1.0.  (Version 1.1.1)

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Oct 5 2003

WEIR2000  Better stick with version 1.0: this version "unexpectedly quits" immediately upon launch.

(400 MHz G3; OS 10.1.5)  (Version 1.1)

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