Crazy Machines 2

six_storm · 06-23-08, 07:47 AM

For anyone that is a fan of The Incredible Machine and is bored this week, you should grab Crazy Machines 2. It just popped on Steam yesterday for $20 and it's actually a pretty fun game! I got a little bored yesterday and decided to grab it since it reminded me of TIM. Also, this game has the "NVIDIA Physix" built in, pretty nice stuff. There are two things that I have to complain about with this one:

1. The controls are a little spotty. To move around the work area, you have to click and hold the middle mouse wheel. With the mouse I have, it's a little hard to do so and it is a little weird. You could use the arrow keys but it doesn't work as good as the middle mouse click.

2. Learning curve. There are tons of instruments and tools that you can use in this game, but the game doesn't really show or tell you how to use them. Some are pretty obvious and others aren't so obvious. Also, some of the puzzles are really mind boggling, mainly due to you not knowing how the instruments work. I had one puzzle that you had to light 4 torches and all you have is a flaming crossbow. I thought that you would have to aim the crossbow so that it shot across all 4 torches, but in reality, you have gravity/physics. Once the flaming arrow was shot, gravity pulls the arrow down and lights the torches that way.

I haven't really sat down long enough to really get into the game, but it sure is fun; not a lot of games like this nowadays. I suggest picking this one up off of Steam, especially for $20.

CaptNKILL · 06-23-08, 07:50 AM

There isn't a demo on steam but there is one on their website. I just played it yesterday. Seems pretty cool but I don't think I'll drop $20 on it right now.

LordJuanlo · 06-23-08, 09:26 AM

I bought it and played all tutorial levels on sunday. I was a big fan of The Increible Machine and this game is very cool too.

six_storm · 06-23-08, 11:10 AM

I played through the tutorial levels too, they were pretty fun. I just wish they showed/told you how every device works though. I know, I'm stupid.

brady · 06-23-08, 12:05 PM

I noticed this too on Steam the other day and was a little tempted to pick it up. Looks fun.

six_storm · 06-24-08, 12:57 PM

This game is a blast. Now that I've had some play time with it, I still don't like the controls. Also, the textures are a little blurry . . .

cruzer42 · 08-04-08, 04:03 AM

I've got Crazy Machines also, but there's a problem I have with it that hopefully you can assist me with. I'll be working on an experiment and save it. When I reload the game to go back to that experiment, it comes back real small. Has anyone had this problem and have you figured out how to correct this?

06-23-08, 07:47 AM	#1
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Crazy Machines 2 For anyone that is a fan of The Incredible Machine and is bored this week, you should grab Crazy Machines 2. It just popped on Steam yesterday for $20 and it's actually a pretty fun game! I got a little bored yesterday and decided to grab it since it reminded me of TIM. Also, this game has the "NVIDIA Physix" built in, pretty nice stuff. There are two things that I have to complain about with this one: 1. The controls are a little spotty. To move around the work area, you have to click and hold the middle mouse wheel. With the mouse I have, it's a little hard to do so and it is a little weird. You could use the arrow keys but it doesn't work as good as the middle mouse click. 2. Learning curve. There are tons of instruments and tools that you can use in this game, but the game doesn't really show or tell you how to use them. Some are pretty obvious and others aren't so obvious. Also, some of the puzzles are really mind boggling, mainly due to you not knowing how the instruments work. I had one puzzle that you had to light 4 torches and all you have is a flaming crossbow. I thought that you would have to aim the crossbow so that it shot across all 4 torches, but in reality, you have gravity/physics. Once the flaming arrow was shot, gravity pulls the arrow down and lights the torches that way. I haven't really sat down long enough to really get into the game, but it sure is fun; not a lot of games like this nowadays. I suggest picking this one up off of Steam, especially for $20.

06-23-08, 07:50 AM	#2
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: Crazy Machines 2 There isn't a demo on steam but there is one on their website. I just played it yesterday. Seems pretty cool but I don't think I'll drop $20 on it right now. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

06-23-08, 09:26 AM	#3
LordJuanlo Widescreen rules Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spain Posts: 2,184	Re: Crazy Machines 2 I bought it and played all tutorial levels on sunday. I was a big fan of The Increible Machine and this game is very cool too. __________________ Core i7 920 / Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Gigabyte EX58-Extreme / 6 Gb OCZ PC3-12800 Platinum 1 x Intel X-25M G2 80 Gb / 3 x Seagate 1 Tb (RAID5) ATI 5870 (Graphics) + GeForce 9600GT (PhysX) on Samsung SM244T 1920x1200 LG GGW-H20L BluRay & HD-DVD / Logitech Z-5500 5.1 DTS / Westone 3 Earphones Asus Xonar D2 / 360 Elite Wireless Controller / Gigabyte Odin GT 800W Windows 7 x64 (also a 360 and a PSP )

06-23-08, 11:10 AM	#4
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: Crazy Machines 2 I played through the tutorial levels too, they were pretty fun. I just wish they showed/told you how every device works though. I know, I'm stupid.

06-23-08, 12:05 PM	#5
brady I'm like everyone else. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,376	Re: Crazy Machines 2 I noticed this too on Steam the other day and was a little tempted to pick it up. Looks fun. __________________ C2Q @ 3.6GHz \| GA-P35-DS3L \| 8GB DDR2 \| EVGA GTX 580 SC 1.5GB \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 C2D @ 3.0GHz \| GA-P35-DS3L \| 4GB DDR2 \| HIS AMD 6990 4GB \| OS X Lion 10.7 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64

06-24-08, 12:57 PM	#6
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: Crazy Machines 2 This game is a blast. Now that I've had some play time with it, I still don't like the controls. Also, the textures are a little blurry . . .

08-04-08, 04:03 AM	#7
cruzer42 "Old Phart" Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	Re: Crazy Machines 2 I've got Crazy Machines also, but there's a problem I have with it that hopefully you can assist me with. I'll be working on an experiment and save it. When I reload the game to go back to that experiment, it comes back real small. Has anyone had this problem and have you figured out how to correct this?

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