Macbeth
In terms of user interface, Voyager outdid themselves with Macbeth. Not only can you jump to any page or word, but you can also click on any line of the play to go directly to that place in the RSC's audio performance and hear it read out loud. There are numerous notes, anecdotes, and glossary items (over 1,500 of them), all of which are hyperlinked and indexed, and 25,000-word worth of extensive essays that analyze the play in detail. And if that's not enough, you can view video clips from other performances of key scenes, from Macbeth movies directed by Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, and Roman Polanski. To top it all off, there's plenty of maps, charts, and images to make this the definitive CD-ROM about the play. As always, you can copy any text from the CD-ROM to paste it into a word processor of your choice.
Macbeth is without a doubt another high quality title from Voyager, one that successfully marries the scholarly expertise of the authors -- in this case Drs. Rodes and Braunmuller, two Shakespearian scholars -- with Voyager's technical and design expertise in creating attractive CD-ROMs. If you have even a slight interest in Shakespeare, this wonderful CD-ROM is a must-have. Two thumbs up, way up!
Average Rating: | 9.02 [239 votes] |
Genre: | Education |
Designer: | David Rodes & A.R. Braunmuller |
Developer: | Voyager Company |
Publisher: | Voyager Company |
Year: | 1995 |
Software Copyright: | Voyager Company |
Theme: | Historical |
Multiplayer: | |
Related Links: | Royal Shakespeare Company |
More Info: | Mobygames | The Web |
System Requirements: | Windows 95/98 |
If you like this game, try: | A Jack Kerouac Romnibus, Sophie's World, Madness of Roland |
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Technical Notes: | Full CD-ROM version; must be installed in MACBETH directory on your C: drive, with system files installed (download in "Documentation" area above). QuickTime 2.1 required (can be downloaded here). |
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