The Movies: Superstar Edition

by Feral Interactive

Product Features

• The Movies - Stunts and Effects add lots of new features to allow you to make even greater movies than before
• Control your shots with Free Cam; you are now free to take control of the camera; choose the camera placement and determine the movement for each shot
• Camera Overlays - to create the perfect effect place new filters over the camera lens, such as wet glass, binoculars or mud
• Break a leg, include death-defying stunts, stunt scripts and new stunt double characters in your movies; you control the jumps, falls, rescues and battles that can make your movie memorable
• With new miniature models, sets and scenes, let you shoot dramatic sweeping angles and larger-than-life scale in true cinematic style

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001IK58A8
• Item Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: August 12, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,792 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #36 in Video Games > Mac Games > Adventure

Product Description

Lights! Camera! Action! The Movies Superstar Edition brings together all of the great gameplay from the BAFTA-award winning game The Movies and the wealth of explosive extra sets and scenery provided by the Stunts & Effects expansion pack. This special edition also includes an exclusive soundtrack of the poser Dan Pemberton's fantastic music for The Movies which mimics a wide range of styles - from silent movie piano ditties to soaring John Williams-esque orchestral pieces - as he traces a century of cinema.System Requirements:MINIMUM: Processor: 1.6Ghz. RAM: 512MB. Graphics: 64MB VRAM. OS: 10.4. Hard Disk: 8GB. Optical Drive: DVD. Devices: Multi-button Mouse. RECOMMENDED: Processor: 2Ghz. RAM: 1GB. Graphics: 128MB VRAM. OS: 10.5. Hard Disk: 8GB. Optical Drive: DVD. Devices: multimouse. The game does not support Intel GMA integrated video chipsets (older Mac minis and MacBooks) but does run on GeForce 9400M graphics cards or better. Format: MAC 10.4 OR LATERUB Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: T Age: 644247003617 UPC: 644247003617 Manufacturer No: 361

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little easy, but lots of fun!, October 7, 2010

By 

RavenRing (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Movies: Superstar Edition (CD-ROM)

I first encountered The Movies at the Apple Developer conference a few years ago. I just sat down at the computer to look at it for a minute and next thing I knew it was several hours later and I had missed most of the sessions I had wanted to go to. It was then I decided that I probably needed to buy the game.

My favorite types of games are sim and tycoon games and this one has elements from both categories. Even after hours of playing I didn't even know about the movie making aspect of the game. When I did discover it, I played with it a bit and found it rather fun and pretty easy to use, but still not what interested me in the game. The tycoon aspect isn't very difficult, but it isn't super easy and you can't slack off if you want to rise to the top of the movie making business. The sim aspect is also not too difficult, but adds some fun variability to the tycoon side. If your actors like their co-stars, they will do a better job. You also have take good care of your actors by giving them their own trailers and gardens. The happier they are, the better they act.

All in all, I feel like this game had just the right amount of difficulty and I like that it eventually ends. I like gaming, but don't have tons of time for it, so I like games I can finish in one day. And I really like games that I finish and then want to play again! I have beat this game at least three times and still want to go back and play more!

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd time buying, July 13, 2010

By 

Audrey Weiss (e. moriches, n.y. United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Movies: Superstar Edition (CD-ROM)

I had this game before and found it fun. To bad for me one time i lent the discs to my twin who carlessly let them fall into the heater at our house. When i found the disc it was broken but i am going to buy this game again because it is so much fun and been saving up for it. The premis is fun and the effect are cool to you can make any star and cast any roll. it is difficult to train the stunt people but rewarding and to be able to unlock this is fun over time.

3 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, Horrible Service, July 12, 2009

By 

Taylor Lehotan (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Movies: Superstar Edition (CD-ROM)

I ordered this game on June 9. Now it's July 12, and Amazon still has not shipped it. What angers me more is that they keep changing their "Ships within..." timeframe. When I ordered it, it was 1-2 months, but my delivery estimate doesn't expire until the 28th of this month. However, as I type this review, it says it'll ship within 1-4 weeks, most likely meaning 4. Maybe Amazon should consider actually stocking products before they try to sell them, or at least notify the consumer of the inventory status before they order. I have absolutely no idea when this is going to come, as I don't expect it anytime before the 28th - long after, in fact.

The game is excellent. I played it on PC before I switched over to Mac, and it's a great tool to practice filmmaking, which is what I'm doing in college. There are some great masterpieces out there that have been created with this game, and with HD exporting, this will be amazing to work in Final Cut Pro and After Effects with. I look forward to playing the Mac version...if it ever arrives...