Factor Software presents Germs, a game by Mike Weyandt.
Copyright 2003-2004 Factor Software and Mike Weyandt. All Rights Reserved.
Web site: www.factor-software.com
e-mail: fedefil@factor-software.com
WELCOME TO GERMS
Thank you for your interest in this game. I hope you'll enjoy it.
This read me file contains only a few basic pieces of information on the game.
To access the full documentation, including instructions on how to play the game and how to purchase it, launch the game application, wait for it to load completely and select ╥Germs Help╙ from the Help menu.
WHAT╒S GERMS
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 biologial 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:
Ñ Gorgeous artwork in thousands of colors
Ñ Six different animated germs-some cute, some nasty, all dangerous!
Ñ 35 different levels of pulse-pounding puzzle action
Ñ Beginner and Expert skill levels-choose what's right for you
Ñ A fully-interactive tutorial to teach you the ropes
Ñ 2 original electronic music tracks
Ñ The ability to play your favorite mp3s as background music
Ñ Multi-channel stereo sound effects
Ñ Online high scores
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
PowerPC processor.
Mac OS 9.0 or later.
QuickTime 5.0 or later.
For Mac OS 9.x only:
16 MBytes free memory.
CarbonLib 1.5 or later.
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION
Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
QuickTime 6.0 or later.
DISCLAIMER
The authors of Germs made a great effort to ensure that it is bug free but make no warranty whatsoever, either implied or express, as to its correct functioning.
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AFOREMENTIONED COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE.
GERMS 1.2.1 RELEASE NOTES
Ñ Fixed a bug (introduced in version 1.2) that caused the game to erroneously store a copy of the local high scores (expert skill only) instead of the last downloaded online scores in the preferences file.