82 Macworld • February 2022MAC GAMING
Madness, and a sequence where you
jump over rolling barrels borrowed
from Donkey Kong.
If you’re too young to have enjoyed
those old classics then you’ll be
pleased to discover that the game
starts gently, with a few rooms that
introduce the basics of movement and
puzzle-solving to help you pick up the
basics. You can also play the game in
either Adventure mode, which gives
you infinite lives, or stick with the
tougher Old-School mode, which has
a time limit and a set number of lives
for us hardened old-timers.- Machinarium
Price: £12.99 from fave.co/3GAaEpJ
Machinarium is a charming, old-
fashioned point-and-click adventure
full of puzzles. You’re cast as an
adorable little robot who must find his
way back home, rescue his girlfriend
and stop a gang of robot hoodlums
setting off a bomb.
The beautiful, well-realised setting
is a steampunk robot world where the
inhabitants speak in thought balloons
and pantomime. It’s an immersive
experience and the haunting music
and sound effects are wonderful.
It may remind you of Pixar’s
animated film Wall-E, but
Machinarium doesn’t suffer from
the comparison.ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
- Baldur’s Gate II:
Enhanced Edition
Price: £3.79 from fave.co/3oGeFCV
The original Baldur’s Gate II was
released way back in 1988 by the
roleplaying gods
at Bioware, and its
2D graphics will
look pretty dated
to anyone that has
played modern
roleplaying games
such as Bioware’s
Dragon Age
series. Even so,
it’s an essential
purchase for - anyone that