Darkspore was one of the first games I tried out on a tablet , way back when it was in Beta , it had excellent mouse based controls that translated very well to my then newly Windows 7 installed multi touch Joojoo [ 1 , 2 ]and multiscreen Iconia tablets so it was always going to be a game I needed to test out the Lenovo X220 T . Maxis made a lot of friends during that Beta , if you were a part of it you felt you were part of the development team on a very cool game .
Right now whilst you are still aching for Diablo III
to arrive , the incredibly fun and under rated Darkspore is cheaper than most iPhone AAA apps ... and it serves as a very good testing medium for how sharp the Pen on the Lenovo X220T is , and continues to reveal the absolutely Potteresque abilities of this battery less game controller ( ok in thegameveda`s hand the totally serious Lenovo Pen is considered first a gaming device , second a Deathly Hallow , third a potential Light Sabre ... and lastly a text input device) . The fascinating thing about the Pen is that you can hold it almost 1 cm from the screen and still interact with the screen , in Darkspore .... and eventually Diablo 3 this means an end to all that incessant mouse clicking ...that drives me mad when playing lootemups , you can also use finger touch if you prefer , but the pen really adds finesse to messing with the creature designer , menus and combat I can hover the pen over a bad guy and attack far quicker than scrolling a mouse or swiping a trackpad , just watch the video , and the first time you manipulate ( and every time thegameveda manipulates ) an object using the pen WITHOUT touching the screen you feel strong with the Force ... Plus that pen is never running out of batteries or charge like your mouse! In the USof A get Darkspore
And in the UK you would be silly to miss out on Darkspore for £7.85