Great game for the price
I have the game and I have to say I'm pretty impressed on both the price and the playability of it on a Mac. From what I've heard is pretty much the same as the PS3 Version.
Now, for a PS3 is the bare minimum game, considering the power of the PS3. But for a Mac, I'd say is pretty cool. Nice graphics, smooth movements, and quick response online.
Which reminds me: although the game is intended to be played online, you could play it offline as well. However this would be merely for practice as there is not a story mode, and points you make offline do not count towards ranking.
Now, regarding crashes:
- I have a Macbook Pro 6,2. Intel Core i5, 2.53 GHz, 4GB, with the nVidia 330M. I bought this one on October 2010, and, of course, I didn't put anything extra. Is just the way the standard model was sold.
- I have not experienced a single crash. I am all the way to rank 10, and I often have open other applications (including VMWareFusion which I'd say it uses about half processing power to my Mac). And, again, I've never had a single crash.
- What I've had is some disconnects, but I blame this on my ISP. This is reinforced from the fact that when I get disconnected, I also am unable to access google or anything else for a few minutes. So, again, I wouldn't say this is from the game (unless it somehow causes my whole internet connection to go down for a few minutes).
In summary, a lot of Pros.
The cons: Only 5 maps, and very few people online. No audio chat, no text chat.
I'd say it's a good step on seeing if you would like to get a $50 FPS in your Mac (and, apparently, if your Mac can support it).
So, for the price, it is a must.
This game should actually be shipped with every new mac.
