Frenzic: Addictive Gaming From The Icon Factory
Apple February 28th, 2007
I’ll say it right off the mark, I am no gamer, never have been, never will be. I really don’t see the point in playing games, it’s just not me. Last week The Icon Factory released their first Shareware strategy game, Frenzic. At first I passed off the news when I saw it was a game - today, with nothing else to do I was sifting through NewsFire and decided I’d download it to try it out.
Right now, 6 hours later I can say I am officially addicted to Frenzic, it’s one game I wont get tired of playing down to it’s simple game-play, beautiful UI and application design, and online modes leaving you with much to explore.
Learning how to play Frenzic is simple and easy to get the hang of. I was playing the game like a pro (minus the pro..) within minutes of installation.
As colored pie pieces appear in the center, place them in the outer circles to earn points. Pieces can only be placed into circles that have a corresponding open slot. Once all six slots of a circle are filled, the completed pie is cleared from the board. If a piece is not placed before the timer expires, a life is lost.
A quick ten minute stint of this game while staying up late at night working would help keep you awake due to the immensely fast game-play. It’s ideal to keep your mind focused - that’s if addiction doesn’t take over you.
Frenzic offers you a 60 minute game-play demo. After this period, it costs you $14.95 to purchase with unlimited local game-play, and 6 months free use of online play. For $24.95, you receive unlimited local gameplay, and unlimited online play for life.
Check out Frenzic here.
March 1st, 2007 at 12:44 am
I wish I could like this game but I don’t. The gameplay rules are supposed to be simple but nowhere does it tell me that sometimes I won’t be able to put a pie slice into any circle I want. Am I an idiot or does anyone agree with me?
March 1st, 2007 at 2:03 am
From the Frenzic about page:
“As colored pie pieces appear in the center, place them in the outer circles to earn points. Pieces can only be placed into circles that have a corresponding open slot. Once all six slots of a circle are filled, the completed pie is cleared from the board. If a piece is not placed before the timer expires, a life is lost.”
Seems pretty straight forward :-)
March 1st, 2007 at 6:09 am
My roommate is addicted to it!
He was sixth, but he’s currently ranked eleventh globally: http://frenzic.com/detail/?id=136
It is a really good game. It can just get irritating when it gets too fast. :P
March 1st, 2007 at 10:50 am
I like it, but honestly I don’t get into smaller games. I guess that’s just me. I will definately admit to being a gamer nerd. In fact, my frist post for MacApper was about an application for the Xbox 360.
That beeing said, I’ve played Quake 4, Doom 3, and Command and Conquer seriously on my Powerbook. Nothing quite like playing those during study hall.
March 1st, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Quinn is the best “small game”, but I’m going to have to check this one out.
March 1st, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Glenn, You/we should make a post about the best “small” games for the Mac.