14 DAY TRIAL // Virtual Programming has released an official report announcing the immediate availability of Supreme Commander 2 for Mac OS X. The real time strategy game drops players in the middle of a war between three galactic empires where they command huge armies with customizable units.
Virtual Programming kicks off the announcement, saying “A single bullet. That's all it takes to break the fragile peace between the United Earth Federation (UEF), the Illuminate, and the Cybran Nation, a mere 25 years after the three created the Colonial Defense Coalition and worked together to defeat the invading aliens known as Seraphim.”
“Welcome to Supreme Commander 2, the best-selling futuristic real-time strategy game that's now available for Mac OS X from Virtual Programming,” the publisher is proud to state.
Supreme Commander 2 has a solo campaign which consists of 18 missions equally divided between the UEF, Illuminate, and Cybran Nation, while each mission set stars a character from that faction.
As players set political and military schemes in motion, they advance the game's overall storyline.
According to Virtual Programming, battles take place on an epic scale, “with massive land, air, and naval units clashing in visually spectacular environments, all of it brought to life with advanced rendering technology.”
The game's user interface has been redesigned by developer Gas Powered Games to give players a better focus on battlefield tactics, Virtual Programming said.
Extra gameplay modes include skirmish and online multiplayer.
"This is the premier strategy game for the Mac this year,” said Virtual Programming CEO Mark Hinton. “The gameplay is exquisitely balanced, the graphics are immersive, and the storyline grabs you by the throat and never lets go. We've been playing it non-stop on the LAN in our offices. What day is it?"
"I have been a Mac fan for years, and have always been a big supporter of our games on the Mac," said Supreme Commander 2 lead designer Chris Taylor, who co-founded the development studio Gas Powered Games. "It's a great platform made more so because Macs use Intel processors.
A lot of people have Mac laptops, which should be able to run Supreme Commander 2 great." System requirements include Mac OS X 10.6.3 or higher, Intel CPU, 2.2 GHz or faster, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 8600, Radeon 2400HD or newer (256 MB), 5GB hard disk space, an Internet connection and Steam for Mac.