The controls are very bad in this one and it wasn't even a little bit optimized for the PC. There are no, I repeat no video options whatsoever. The graphics are a step down from Crazy Machines Elements and Crazy Machines 2. Also I don't really understand the sense of the rating system. The less parts you use multiple times the better. While this could lead do creative solutions it doesn't make anything really effective. Instead of aiming for the simples solution you just do an overly complicated one to score more points. Again this is a disappointing game for me. Crazy Machines 2 is a lot better!
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears
- Release Date:
- Mar 27, 2014
- Developer:
- FAKT Software Gmbh
- Publisher:
- Viva Media Inc
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac
Game Tags
About This Game
Including the Level Editor and Community for Crazy Machines Golden Gears!
Are you a creator or do you just want to puzzle?
The level editor allows players to take control and put their minds to work! Build and create puzzles! Make videos, take screenshots and create crazy art to share with the community! Anyone can download your creations, play & rate them! Enjoy spectacular visuals, sharp shaders, textures, and backgrounds as the action unfolds!
- Choose from more than 60 parts/items to build your creation
- Use the same tools Viva’s level designers use to create Challenge levels
- Full Tutorial allows you to master the versatility of Crazy Machines' Level Editor
- Build “real” puzzles or “self-solving” chain reactions
- Cross Platform play allows you to share puzzles across various platforms.
- Earn Golden Gears for building and uploading puzzles, which can be used to unlock more Challenge Levels
- Sort and choose community puzzles by date, rating, popularity or alphabetical
- Endless amount of content from a growing community
How do you get the Professor's Wind-Up Mouse to the other side of the room? Open the inventory, choose your parts and put your thinking cap on! With over 60 different Parts in your inventory, each puzzle can be solved in your own unique way. Lasers, Nitros, Dynamite, and Explosives can be used to cause constructive damage. Tie objects with Balloons or Weights for a rise or fall. Activate the Mouse or Truck to push and pull your objects to their destination. The possibilities are endless!
Note: The power cord is part of the item. For electric powered devices, tap on the power cord and then tap on the power outlet to connect the item to a power source.
FEATURES
- Up to 42 challenges.
- Use your creativity to master levels and earn 3 stars.
- Cool Physics engine with fire, wind, gravity and particle effects.
- Build and solve experiments with over 60 different Parts.
- Create and share your own puzzles with the brand new Level Editor Choose from more than 60 parts/items to build your creation
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User Reviews
Unplayable using a mouse. Clearly designed for a touch screen. Would not recommend if you dislike touch screen interfaces. Have completed the XBLA edition which had a much better (but still fiddly) interface. Played this for 40 minutes of which 39 were spent getting frustrated at the controls. Do not buy this game.
As a fan of the original game, I saw this when it was on sale and I thought for £1.74 it should be worth it. Even after reading the reviews, I thought I couldn't be as bad as people said it was. It's awful. The star rating system seems okay at first, until you design a really cool system (for example on the button+lever light level near the beginning, I had a pinball drop and be moved a bit with a magnet after it fell off, then punched upwards, all carefully designed so it would fall on the button: 1 star). The star enocurages you to come up with a boring method that uses different compontents, and as few pieces as possible. This does not push you towards an interesting method, but trial and error to try and find the only way of getting 3 stars. The gears are a complete mystery to me. You start with enough to get all the hints and all the levels. What's the point? If it's there for a score then it is a measure of how much time you had to repeatedly fail and try to guess what it wants...
It's the only crazy machines I don't like. The 3 stars system isn't clear and it's boring to try different solutions without knowing which one will give more points. I preferred the secondary goals of the previous games.
They completely destroyed the idea of solving a puzzle with the given elements which was prominent in former games. Instead you know just have to cheese a puzzle with as few elements as possible to get points. This is not puzzle solving, but ignoring everything to place some nitro somewhere.
Ugh, this game sucks.
Can't load community levels
[h1]Steam Deck Experience: Completely Unplayable[/h1] Game won't even launch. Obviously a PC port of a phone game, but even considering that, it is a awful experience.
Back when I bought it I had so much fun with it, but now it will not start. That's the real reason I hate this game and will not recommend it. It will not start.
Tags: Casual - Mechanical & Assembly Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Tablet Grade. The poor port version of Crazy Machines. Recommend you get the latest version of the proper PC franchise. Its where the gameplay is at. http://store.steampowered.com/app/351920/Crazy_Machines_3/
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows® XP (Home & Pro) SP3, Windows Vista® SP1, Windows® 7, Windows® 8
- Processor: Intel® Core ™ Solo 1.5 GHz processor or faster
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB VRAM DirectX 9.0c Compliant Video Card with Vertex- and Pixelshader Version 3.0 support required
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compliant Sound Card
FAQ
How much does Crazy Machines: Golden Gears cost?
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears costs $9.99.
What are the system requirements for Crazy Machines: Golden Gears?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP (Home & Pro) SP3, Windows Vista® SP1, Windows® 7, Windows® 8 Processor: Intel® Core ™ Solo 1.5 GHz processor or faster Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB VRAM DirectX 9.0c Compliant Video Card with Vertex- and Pixelshader Version 3.0 support required DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compliant Sound Card
What platforms is Crazy Machines: Golden Gears available on?
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is available on Windows PC, macOS.
Is Crazy Machines: Golden Gears worth buying?
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears has 14% positive reviews from 21 players.
When was Crazy Machines: Golden Gears released?
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears was released on Mar 27, 2014.
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