{"id":259254,"date":"2025-05-27T06:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/control-ultimate-edition-review-action-shooter-is-finally-on-the-mac\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T06:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:05:19","slug":"control-ultimate-edition-review-action-shooter-is-finally-on-the-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=259254","title":{"rendered":"Control Ultimate Edition Review: action-shooter is finally on the Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a glance<\/span><\/p>\n
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Pros<\/h3>\n
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Creepy setting and storyline<\/li>\n
Enjoyable and varied combat system<\/li>\n
Runs on M1 or later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Cons<\/h3>\n
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Shooter action might require a game controller<\/li>\n
The auto-save system can be irksome, but Control is a great action game with an atmospheric inter-dimensional setting and an enjoyable combination of shoot-\u2018em-up action and psychic super powers.<\/p>\n
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We all know that most A-List games are never released on the Mac at all, and even if there is a Mac version then it will often take many months to arrive, long after the release of the PC version. However, there aren\u2019t many games that take quite as long to reach the Mac as Control, which was first released back in 2019. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s definitely better late than never, though, especially as Control really is one of a kind \u2013 a super-powered shoot-\u2018em-up action game with some seriously weird X-Files vibes. And, hopefully, the developers at Remedy Games will now think about bringing some of their other weirdly wonderful games to the Mac as well, such as the acclaimed Alan Wake series.<\/p>\n
The X-Files comparisons are inevitable, as the game opens with Jesse Faden arriving at the headquarters of the Federal Bureau Of Control, a government agency that investigates paranormal Altered World Events \u2013 known as AWEs. Jesse\u2019s younger brother vanished during an AWE, and since then she has been guided by a mysterious voice in her head that leads her to the headquarters of the FBC.<\/p>\n
Known as the Oldest House, the FBC office is strangely silent when Jesse arrives, with only a mysterious \u2013 and rather creepy \u2013 janitor to give her directions to the office of the FBC\u2019s Director. This opening section acts as a tutorial that gives you some time to get the hang of the main controls, but also provides background to the story as Jesse conducts a helpful dialogue with her inner voice as she wanders the halls of the FBC. <\/p>\n
When she finds the Director\u2019s office it turns out that he is already dead, having apparently killed himself, with his hand gun lying on the floor beside him. This is no ordinary gun though. Known as the Service Weapon, it proceeds to whisper instructions to Jesse, effectively recruiting her into the FBC and assigning missions that she must complete.<\/p>\n
Jesse\u2019s first mission reveals that the Oldest House is somehow linked to another dimension, where she encounters some shambling alien figures and gets her first taste of combat. It turns out that the Service Weapon has some other tricks up its sleeve too, as it can magically reload whenever Jesse gets low on ammo. That comes in handy as I\u2019ve never been very good at shoot-\u2018em-up games, and most of my shots miss by miles. <\/p>\n
However, Jesse also discovers that she has some magic powers of her own, beginning with a kind of psychokinetic punch that allows her to knock back enemies that get too close. This helps to make up for my lousy shooting skills, as I find that I can let the creepy creatures get quite close and then knock them down before pumping bullets into them at close range. <\/p>\n
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