The Maw

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The pinnacle of alien evolution, Maw is a cowardly fat blob concerned mostly with snacking and lounging. He can, however, absorb the traits of anything he eats, is virtually indestructible, and can grow to unlimited size. If he wasn't a danger to all life in the universe, he'd make the perfect pet. In this action/adventure game, he's the best friend of our hero Frank, and only by working together can Maw eat their way to freedom. The Maw was honored with the Audience Choice Award in the 2008 PAX-10 showcase of independent games, and is a finalist at this year's Independent Games Festival for Technical Excellence. • Unlock all the Steam Achievements! • Full featured 3D action/adventure • Winner of the 2008 PAX 10 Audience Choice Award • Finalist in the 2009 Independent Games Festival

• Unstoppable and insatiably hungry Maw that grows to limitless proportions

• Cinemas with lots of personality and humor throughout the entire buddy-comedy storyline • Versatile leash for manipulating creatures and objects • Eight levels with varying puzzles and traps to overcome • Five unique creatures that instill Maw with five unique powers • Interactive soundtrack by award-winning composer Winifred Phillips • Additional levels available as downloadable content

System requirements

Windows

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
Processor
Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or equivalent
Memory
2 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space
300 MB Available HDD Space
Video Card
Nvidia® Geforce® 8800 GT 512 MB or equivalent, (ATI® 3870 on the ATI side)
Sound Card
DirectX® Compatible
DirectX® Version
DirectX® 9.0c
Controller Support
Xbox 360 controller and other DirectInput supported controller

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Age ratinge10
Developer
Twisted Pixel Games
Publisher
Twisted Pixel Games · Xbox Game Studios
Release
  • ReleaseMar 9, 2009

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Copyright © 2008 Twisted Pixel Games, LLC. All rights reserved. Uses Granny Animation. Copyright © 1999-2008 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. Uses Fork Particle Tool & SDK. Copyright © 2008 Fork Particle, Inc. Uses Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library. Copyright © 2003-2008 Erwin Coumans. The Maw uses Lua and includes the following rights to use Lua: Copyright © 1994-2008 Lua.org, PUC-Rio. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. The Maw uses Luabind and includes the following rights to use Luabind: Copyright © 2008 Daniel Wallin and Arvid Norberg. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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