The elements look and behave much, much, more realistically than in earlier versions. This componentization effectively expands the number of elements well beyond the 150 or so standard ones. Likewise, the CM2 robot can be assembled in various ways. For example, you assemble a switch by connecting a switch base-which has the power input and output-to the actual switching device (e.g., a mechanical, motion-sensitive, laser activated switch). Some of the elements are broken down into components. I have not counted them, but I think there are around 150, ranging from simple devices like ropes and weights to more complex elements like voltage regulators, televisions, toasters, cannons, gear shafts, transmission boxes, etc. The arsenal of elements has been hugely expanded in version 2.0. This is done largely by affixing them to a lab wall. Like versions 1.0 and 1.5, you solve puzzles by putting elements together. But if you have purchased a system within the last year or so, it will probably work just fine on it. The bottom line is that you should not expect CM2 to run on your kids' old hand-me-down computers. I do not have the Ageia Physx card that the game recommends. I also have an older Pentium IV running XP that will not load the game. I am running it on Vista Home Basic 32 bit with 4 GB of memory. This is a good-but by no means top-of-the-line-graphics card. I do, however, have a new graphics card, which uses an Nvidia 8800 GeForce GT chip. Not a screaming powerhouse of a computer, by any measure. I have a year-and-a-half old Dell with a Core2Duo 1.9 GHz. On the other hand, users with newer computers will enjoy dramatically improved graphics and physics modeling (see below). On one hand, users with older, slower machines, will not be able to play it. Other reviewers were right that this game demands a lot from system hardware. You are given a challenge (e.g., put this ball in that basket) and provided a set of elements (e.g., gears, belts, motors, explosives, ramps) to complete the task by building Rube Goldberg-or, for the modern generation, Wallace and Gromit-contraptions. Version 2.0 follows the same basic format as the earlier incarnations of Crazy Machines. I have collected some observations about the game that I hope will be helpful to prospective purchasers. My 7-year-old son and I are addicts already. The graphics and gameplay are a huge improvement over versions 1.0 and 1.5, which themselves were fantastic games.
In a nutshell, this game is awesome-both for adults and kids. After all the negative reviews from folks who did not have the hardware to run this game, I thought it would be helpful to have a review from somebody who has actually played it for a while.
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