#Physicus Patch
Game view to fill your screen (rather than a little patch in the middle), you'll need to adjust your screen resolution before playing. Getting Physicus to Work: Physicus worked fine for me out of the box on both XP and Windows 2000. There is no plot interdependency, and the games can be played in any order.įinding Physicus: You can still find Physicus in odd corners of game and software stores, or you can buy it Series: Physicus has inspired several sequels in the same vein : Chemicus, This isĪ very forgiving game in which it is impossible to die, lose, or paint yourself into a corner.
#Physicus manual
The game is untimedĪnd no appreciable manual dexterity is required. Style: Physicus is a first-person puzzle-adventure game with a rudimentary point-and-click interface. To play again when they're a little older. I'll definitely be putting it away for them My children were much younger than the targetĪudience when we played this together (the game is meant for ten- to fifteen-year-olds) and they still learned a lot from it. The puzzles give satisfying and very non-childish rewards forįiguring them out, and the old-school sci-fi concept of space missions depending on practical mastery of actual science is very, very welcome.Īs a game, Physicus really isn't much to write home about, but as a science teaching aid, I think it's worthwhile. In-game encyclopedia that teaches the laws of physics with concrete, interactive examples. That's it for the plot, but players must correctly use scientific technology from resistors to electromagnets to accomplish their goals. After being struck by a meteor, a planet has stopped rotating around itsĪxis, and an intrepid starship captain must cobble together enough energy to power a futuristic device to set the planet in motion again before everyone on itĭies. It's for kids, and it teaches real-world physics in a science-fiction setting. As such it's easily playable but unmemorable, and most gamers wouldn't want to bother with it. Slideshow-presentation island adventure games to flood the market in the 1990's after Myst
It's basically your run-of-the-mill Myst clone, one of hundreds of uneventful Tool (one of my sons found it on the bargain rack at an educational toy store).
It was written by a German science teacher, not a game designer, and marketed primarily as an educational This is one of the weirdest little games I've ever played. Lowlights: Lack of plot or characters, rather simplistic for adult players Highlights: Puzzles based on real-world logic, educational content, excellent physics tutorial Half Myst clone and half interactive encyclopedia, Physicus is a fun way to introduce kids to physics but won't hold the attention of adult gamers for long. Graphic Adventure Games Game Walkthroughs Game Cheats and Hints Kids Computer Games