My Geek Notes

So i was recently browsing the web to find some new wallpaper for my monitors at work (a weekly ritual to help liven up my work week), when I came across the really cool one shown here on Iconfactory’s website.

The wallpaper intrigued me so I decided to find out what the word “frenzic” at the bottom of the image stood for. After researching for a minute on Iconfactory I found out that the image came from a new game that ARITS Software had released earlier this year called Frenzic.

I downloaded the free trial from their site and gave it a go, not knowing what the game was about. After my first game I was hooked. The game is laid out with a main circle (where the new pieces show up) and six surrounding circles (where you place the pieces). There are three different color of pieces in the game and each circle is broken down into six wedges. A piece will show up in the center circle and you have to place it into the corrosponding spot in one of the three outer circles before the timer reaches full. You get points whenever you fill up an outer circle. But the most points come from filling up a circle with a pieces that all have the same color. This also gives you a bonus: 3 circles give an extra life and the other three give you a bonus action: slow speed; destroy all peices in outer circles; double points. The speed with which you have to place the peices increases the longer you are able to play so it gets harder and harder.

On the Frenzic website they have instructions, high score boards, forums and all sorts of of other stuff about the game. So if you have a Mac and are looking for a fun game that you can play for a few minutes (or a few hours) download the free trial from the homepage of their site and give it a try. And if you get addicted to the game you can buy it for $14.95, or pay $24.95 and get unlimited lifetime access to all of the online features available on their site.