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The council has spoken. Its just a shame that the million bucks is virtual money. On the bright side, though, all youll need to recreate the rigors of the Outback is Survivor: The Interactive Game. Built for Mac OS X, Survivor is available now. Music from Survivor (Play with QuickTime) The tribal councils meeting place. Play the Show When you begin Survivor, you can choose one of the 32 actual Pulau or Tiga tribe members who appeared on the second season of the show, or you can create your own character (the players from the shows other seasons will be available in expansion paks). Select from many roles. You determine how your character will be perceived by the other players whether theyre controlled by the computer or human opponents by allotting points between ten skills, including fishing, swimming and building (see the survival skills for the full list). |
Note: Survivor is no longer available from MacSoft, however you may still be able to find it at your local retail store.
The game follows the same format as the TV show: you play 13 episodes (there are options for 7- and 3-episode seasons for shorter games), each of which is broken into five segments:
One of Survivors exciting qualities is its multiplayer feature. You can play Survivor against your friends with the Mac-only online gaming service GameRanger. Multiplayer games begin after the tribes have merged, so the season is only seven episodes long, and everyone is at risk for elimination at the end of every episode. A chat function allows you to talk to your opponents either privately or in a group so that you can formulate strategies. One of many challenges you will face. Many Ways to Play So how will you become the sole survivor? Will you forge an alliance with other players and conspire to vote the competition out one by one? Will you make yourself an expert in a critical skill that will make other players reluctant to vote for you? Will you simply make sure you win the immunity challenges? How you play the game is up to you. You can find it at the online Apple Store, your Apple retail store near you, or an Apple authorized reseller. The council has spoken.
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