CNET Editors' review
If you want to make your own games, this is the program to try first. Game Maker installs quickly and launches automatically, starting up by generating a new project. A basic project includes sprites, sounds, background, paths, scripts, data files, time lines, objects, and room features, as well as game information and options, all of which you can configure freely. In particular, the application offers a good deal of control over sprites, which can be scaled, rotated, made partially transparent, and blended with a color. Each feature offers samples to show you how to create your masterpiece. All you need is imagination and the freeware's help file. You might not be able to create something, such as Doom or Heroes of Might and Magic, but mah-jongg and golf are doable. Though writing a game might seem intimidating, Game Maker brings it within reach.
Publisher's Description
From Mark Overmar:
Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games without the need to write a single line of code. Using easy-to-learn, drag-and-drop actions, you can make professional-looking games in no time. Games can have backgrounds, animated graphics, music, and sound effects, and once you get more experienced there's a built-in programming language that gives you full flexibility. What's best, Game Maker can be used completely free of charge, and you can use the games you produce any way you like. You even can sell them.
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All versions:
4.1 starsout of 186 votes
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Current version:
2.3 starsout of 3 votes
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"Great but has a issue"
Version: Game Maker 8.1
Pros
It does what its supposed to do
Cons
Once and a while it said it can not create valild runner data and it can be fixed by reinstalling
Summary
untill it is fixed I shall stay with a 4 star rating
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"Hard to understand how to use this program!"
Version: Game Maker 8.1
Pros
None at all!
Cons
Hard to do!
Summary
Removed it from my computer
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"Not installing properly!"
Version: Game Maker 8.1
Pros
I have no idea because the program will not install correctly on my system.
Cons
I have had and installed the previous versoon of Game Maker and enjoyed it, so I decided to upgrade to the newest version. After I downloaded the program, and started to install, everything started to go wrong. Several files had problems installing on this program, and now the program will not run at all.
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I am terribly disappointed with both CNET and the creators of Game Maker. This software doesn't even deserve the rating I have given it in my opinion because of the installation issues I experienced. I have downloaded some pretty good software from CNET download.com, I would honestly like to continue doing just that, but when junk like this program and in CNET download.com, I begin to wonder why I even come here. I do not apologize for my review of this program.
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