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Orbz is an action/arcade game set in colorful 3D environments. The object of the game is to shoot your orb at targets located throughout 14 distinct courses in a race to score the most points. Game play contains both intense action and also strategy in planning the best scoring shots. Power-ups, like the "Money Shot" and "Curse of the Goober", are also available to either give you a scoring advantage or to slow down your opponents.
In Solo Mode, the player completes a series of progressively difficult challenges that focus on scoring the most points in different scenarios. Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals are awarded for scoring performance and high scores for each challenge are tracked world-wide against all other Orbz players. For every 5 gold medals achieved, the player will also unlock a fancy new Orb to use in Solo or Online mode. Finally, there is a tutorial mode that will teach the player basics controls and scoring strategies.
The Online Mode allows Orbz players to compete against each other over the Internet or Local Area Network. Up to 10 players, including computer opponents called Botz, can join a Lobby where the matches will be coordinated by selecting the course to play, number of rounds in the match, and a per-round time limit. A world-wide ranking system is also available for those who wish to compete for the ultimate title of Orbz Champion.
PC Magazine, Best of Games 2003
(5 stars)"Orbz is engaging enough for hard-core older gamers as well as kids."
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MacWorld Magazine, August 2003
(4 mice)"Orbz's simple mechanics, nonviolent play, and cartoonish graphics make it a sure hit for families who want something everyone can play and find challenging."
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Adrenaline Vault
"Orbz is simplistic in the extreme without sacrificing a single ounce of fun, dripping in laugh-out-loud moments and resplendent in its staggeringly wide appeal."
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Game Tunnel
"Shooting an orb at a star doesn't sound too complex, but mix in the other features including power-ups, points, rankings, medals, and different courses that get unlocked, not to mention the networking mode, and this game is a real winner!"
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MacCritic.com
"When I first played the game I just didn't understand how a simple idea of shooting an orb/ball could be implemented into an entire game. Well now I can see that it can."
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Shareware Junkies
"Orbz is a fun game with an interesting twist. Rather than your normal shoot 'em up, Orbz makes game playing fun again."
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LinuxHardware.org
"Certainly this title lives up to its price tag."
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Features
Compete in fourteen immersive and richly-detailed courses set in four different themes. Accelerators and Teleporters can be used to travel great distances. Watch out for Magnets that can attract or repel your Orb. The environment also affects your Orb, so shooting out of water slows you down, hitting sand will stop your Orb quickly, and skipping across ice causes your Orb to slide further than in grass.
- Glacial Chasm
Snow is gently falling and icy winds are blowing as you shoot amongst the evergreens and try to keep out of the chilly water.
- Mystic Spring
Use the Floater power-up to keep yourself afloat as you score in this course, which is dominated by a roaring waterfall.
- Haunted Grove
Wolves are howling and lightning is crackling about you in this star-littered graveyard.
- Under Construction
Partially constructed buildings provide the setting for these challenging courses. Watch out for the girders and be sure not to fall off!
Eight zany power-ups are available to gain the advantage on your opponents!
- Curse of the Goober
- Super Shot
- Sticky Shot
- Freeze Frame
- Teleporter
- Floater
- Money Shot
- De-Magnetizer
- 35 single-player challenges that get will train and test your scoring skillz.
- Recieve bronze, silver, or gold medals for your scoring performance on each challenge.
- Unlock new exciting orbs for every 5 gold medals achieved. Can you collect them all?
- Top Ten community high scores per challenge will pit you against the entire Orbz community.
- Top Ten personal high scores are maintained for each challenge.
- Compete with up to 9 other players over the Internet or on a LAN.
- Compete against up to 9 Botz that will constantly adjust their skill level to match your own.
- Quick Play feature finds the best game out there and drops you into the action. No hassle, no fuss.
- Use the handy Search feature to find a specific game to join. You can even see who is playing a game and what their global rank is before joining the game.
- Host your own game and control the competition by choosing the course to play, time limit, and number of rounds.
- Online Ranking provides for the ultimate competition. You good enough to be #1?
- Join a match as an Observer to watch the action as it happens.
- Use hilarious Voice Messages to taunt your opponents and throw them off their game.
System Requirements
Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP
Pentium II 400, 64 MB RAM
OpenGL or DirectX Compatible 3D Graphics Accelerator (32MB recommended)
DirectX compatible Soundcard
DirectX 8.1 or Higher
Macintosh OS X (version 10.1 or greater)
G4 Processor Recommended
64 MB RAM
OpenGL Compatible 3D Graphics Accelerator
Linux Distributions
Pentium 400, 128 MB RAM
NVIDIA TNT2-class or better 3D Graphics Accelerator
Sound card
Kernel 2.4 or newer
glibc 2.2 or newer
XFree86 4.0 or newer with hardware accelerated OpenGL drivers. Supported distributions: Gentoo, Lindows 3.0+, Redhat 7.1+, SuSE
7.1+, Mandrake 8.x+, Debian 3.0+.
Internet required for download and registration.
About 21-6 Productions, Inc.
 | 21-6 Productions, Inc. 21-6 Productions Inc. is a Colorado-based studio founded in the summer of 2000 by three software engineers with extensive experience in enterprise software development and management. Since late in 2001, the team has grown to include the wide variety of talent needed to develop quality games including management, programming, concept art, 3D modeling, level design, and audio engineering. Their mission is to leverage their professional experience and passion for games of all genres to create fun and innovative games. |
Community Reviews and Discussion
Customer review from Robert Brim, Apr 24, 2003 at 01:01 GMT 
"This game is awesome. Its supremely challenging without being frustrating.
Do NOT buy ths game if you have a girlfriend or wife unless you get them a copy too."
Read all ReviewsDo NOT buy ths game if you have a girlfriend or wife unless you get them a copy too."
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