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Tron is the present-day video game sequel to the 1982 cult film classic that wasa landmark of computerized graphical ingenuity. TRON® 2.0, is a story-driven, first-person action game that propels the player into an alternate universe inside a computer.
The TRON 2.0 Killer App Mod is a fan-made mod for the PC game TRON 2.0, released by Buena Vista Interactive (now known as Disney Interactive Studios) and Monolith Productions. (The Killer App Mod will not work on the Mac OSX version of TRON 2.0, or the PC demo version.) The mod was created by members of the Living Dead System Operators team and other invited members from the fan. Key Details of Tron 2.0 1.42 Patch Full Win light cycle races, collect power-ups, and advance through captivating first-person shooter levels Last updated on 04/22/04.
TRON 2.0 June 28, 2004 | Michael Yanovich |
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And then there was the arcade version, which was as revolutionary to games as the movie was to teen films. First of all, it was four games in one: a tank shooter, a spider shooter, a breakout-like game, and the legendary light cycle racer. Discs of Tron, which came out about a year or so later, was a disc battle arena game (apparently it was going to be part of the original game, but hardware limitations of the day couldn’t handle it).
And now, 22 years later, TRON 2.0 is here for the Mac. I didn’t know what to expect when I got the game, but I have to admit I had high expectations. I avoided reading any information on the game ahead of time, preferring to be surprised. And surprised I was. The last thing I expected of a Tron sequel was.. a first person shooter. There’s nothing revolutionary about this game, and while it has some unique twists it’s really rather ordinary in many ways: a fun, competent shooter that will entertain you but won’t astound you.
The Gameplay Experience
First, we have the gameplay, the meat to the rest of the potatoes. Here is where the game trudges aptly along, but never really breaks into a sprint. First of all, despite all the trappings of otherness, this is just a shooter. Sure, your basic weapon is a disc instead of a pistol, grenades are replaced by balls of yellow energy (and grenade launchers are now ball launchers), the sniper rifle shoots a laser beam instead of a bullet, and the armor pickups are packaged as downloadable programs, but other than changing their looks and names, there isn’t any discernible difference between this and Quake, ![Tron Tron](/uploads/1/3/3/3/133300490/300878150.jpg)
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Tron 2.0 Pc Game
It’s not that Tron 2.0 is a BAD shooter, it’s just that it could have been something so.. different! There are a few unique elements, like you can “upgrade your software” and increase your stats (an RPG like element that I’ve never seen incorporated into a FPS game before), but the similarities far outnumber the unique ideas in this game.
That said, I enjoyed much of the game. Except for the jump puzzles. When’s the last time you were playing a game that had you jump from one precarious position to another and you thought to yourself, “Gee, this is fun! I can’t wait for the next level where I have to jump and quicksave every step in case I fall and have to start all over again!” Face it, jump puzzles haven’t been fun since Donkey Kong, Jr., and as far as I’m concerned they need to be outlawed. And there are several parts of the game where jumping is difficult and necessary to move on to the next level. Add a low frame count to the picture and things get even more frustrating. Frankly, I consider jump puzzles to be a hallmark of “I can’t think of what to do next” level design, (the ONLY exception being the Prince of Persia franchise).
Download donkey kong country mac. If you can ignore the platform hopping, the game is full of baddies to shoot at, puzzles to solve, baddies to shoot at, obstacles to overcome, baddies to shoot at, objects to retrieve, and light cycle races.
Oh yes, the light cycles are back, and they are infinitely cooler than they were in the first Tron game. The 3D approach to the light cycle races is beautifully done, and additions to the game include patches of track that either slow down or speed up your bike, and lots of powerups that can affect the race. And for some reason -- perhaps it’s the simplified arenas -- the light cycle gameplay has great frame rates, even on my underpowered machine.
Unfortunately, they’re unplayable online. Which brings us to:
As it has so many other times before, the “Yanovich Rule of FPS design” strikes again. Simply put, the rule states that designers of FPS games realize they can either focus on a killer single player experience and throw in a weak multiplayer game (because it’s expected), or they can make an immersive, cooperative multiplayer game and throw in a weak single player campaign. Because it’s expected. I don’t know that any shooter has managed to make both the single player and multiplayer experience top notch, and Tron 2.0 sticks to the tried-and-true approach.Multiplayer is a waste of time. Light cycle racing could be cool, but is limited to LAN play only so I wouldn’t know. Tron 2.0 is one of the few mew games out now where Macs and PCs can play against each other online (woohoo!), but as the game has been out for over a year on the PC side, and the multiplayer aspects are so weak to begin with, I was never able to find more than a dozen servers to choose from. Of those, most were empty, and a handful were using new maps that are not available on the Mac side. I was able to track down the map downloads to the official Buena Vista Interactive site, but they are in PC-only .exe format, and MacPlay has informed me that there are currently no plans to bring the new maps to the Mac.
But again, it doesn’t really matter. The multiplayer games I did get into were pretty worthless. You are limited to a maze where you can never come in contact with your opponents (who are trapped in their own maze which interweaves with yours). While you can’t pass through the translucent walls, your discs can. So you and your opponents throw discs at each other until one of you gets fragged. Steven slate drums download mac. Then you start over. First one to the predetermined total number of frags wins. If multiplayer has more game options than that, I was never able to get them going. Frankly, buy this game for the single player experience.
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Description of TRON 2.0 Mac
TRON 2.0 (aka Tron 2.0: Killer App), a really nice action game sold in 2004 for Mac, is available and ready to be played again! Time to play a cyberpunk / dark sci-fi, sci-fi / futuristic, shooter, licensed title, hacking, fps, rpg elements and walt disney video game title.
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Linky19792020-06-270 point
this game is on steam
Old_RPG_Nerd2020-04-170 point
Tron 2.0 Patch
Neither site has a version for OS X, only Windows..
Rob2017-12-260 point
Why no PC version?
wasted time2017-03-210 point
This is one of the most beautiful games visually of all time.
It starts of quite slowly and I find the light cycle games the weakest part.
Unfortunately they have to be got through and some are tough so it holds up the game.
But persevere. You are going to enter a more colorful world..
This game would be so cool in virtual reality.
Get ready.
It starts of quite slowly and I find the light cycle games the weakest part.
Unfortunately they have to be got through and some are tough so it holds up the game.
But persevere. You are going to enter a more colorful world..
This game would be so cool in virtual reality.
Get ready.
Good now, thx Karabass
karabass2015-11-14-1 point
so where is the game? 500kb file definitely looks like mal, not like a game
above-is-sexy2015-05-270 point Mac version
i couldnt agree more
Titaniumman232015-05-051 point Mac version
This is a really good game in terms of graphics and gameplay
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