Windows Version

1) Check Your Computer

Before downloading the PowerUp game, you must check your computer. Your computer will need:

• A Pentium III or IV 2GHz processor or better (or AMD 2 GHz or better).
• At least 128 Mb of video RAM (ATI or Nvidia graphics cards recommended). The game performance will be poor if you do not have at least 128 Mb of video RAM
• At least 1 Gb of system RAM and at least 150 Mb of hard drive storage for the game.
• Screen resolution set to a minimum of 1024x768.
• A broadband Internet connection.

2) Download and Install

• Download PowerUp the Game here
• After the file has downloaded, double click the MSI file to begin installing it. Follow the screen prompts to install the game to a location on your computer.
• When the installation is complete, There will be an PowerUp icon on your desktop and doubleclick to start the game.

3) Create your Profile and Login

• After you successfully launch the game, you will need to register and create a profile.
• If you want to play by audio, press Control-T to turn on the speech output then Control-A to go to the accessibility options and learn about the tools available.
• Click the My Profile button and follow the screens to select a user name and password. This user name is the name of your avatar and the your login user name. Since PowerUp does not collect personal information from users (i.e., email), we have no way to contact you to automatically reset your password. Please document your password in case you forget it.
• Click the Accessibility Options button on the login screen to use accessibility features.
• The final registration screen asks for your gender. This is merely a selection of your avatar’s gender. You can select any avatar gender and this will be the physical model you will see during the avatar customization process.
• When you return to the game, enter your user name and password and click the Login button. This brings you straight into the game.

Mac Version:

1) Check Your Computer

Before downloading the PowerUp game, you must check your computer. Your computer will need:

• Mac OS X 10.4.5
• CPU: G4 1.2Ghz or Intel System Memory (RAM): 2GB
• Hard Disk: 250 MB free space
• Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 128MB of VRAM
• Screen resolution set to a minimum of 1024x768.

2) Download and Install

• Download PowerUp the Game here
• After the file has downloaded, double click the DMG file to view the installer. Click the PowerUp installer to begin installing the game. Follow the screen prompts to install the game to a location on your computer.
• When the installation is complete, navigate to the Application directory and expand the PowerUp folder and doubleclick the PowerUp icon to start the game.

3) Create your Profile and Login

• After you successfully launch the game, you will need to create a profile.
• If you want to play by audio, press Control-T to turn on the speech output then Control-A to go to the accessibility options and learn about the tools available.
• Click the My Profile button and follow the screens to select a user name and password. This user name is the name of your avatar and the your login user name. Since PowerUp does not collect personal information from users (i.e., email), we have no way to contact you to automatically reset your password. Please document your password in case you forget it.
• Click the Accessibility Options button on the login screen to use accessibility features.
• The final registration screen asks for your gender. This is merely a selection of your avatar's gender. You can select any avatar gender and this will be the physical model you will see during the avatar customization process.
• When you return to the game, enter your user name and password and click the Single Player button. At this time the Mac version is only available in single player mode.

Windows Version

1) Check Your Computer

Before downloading the PowerUp game, you must check your computer. Your computer will need:

• A Pentium III or IV 2GHz processor or better (or AMD 2 GHz or better).
• At least 128 Mb of video RAM (ATI or Nvidia graphics cards recommended). The game performance will be poor if you do not have at least 128 Mb of video RAM
• At least 1 Gb of system RAM and at least 150 Mb of hard drive storage for the game.
• Screen resolution set to a minimum of 1024x768.
• A broadband Internet connection.

2) Download and Install

• Download PowerUp the Game here
• After the file has downloaded, double click the MSI file to begin installing it. Follow the screen prompts to install the game to a location on your computer.
• When the installation is complete, There will be an PowerUp icon on your desktop and doubleclick to start the game.

3) Create your Profile and Login

• After you successfully launch the game, you will need to register and create a profile.
• If you want to play by audio, press Control-T to turn on the speech output then Control-A to go to the accessibility options and learn about the tools available.
• Click the My Profile button and follow the screens to select a user name and password. This user name is the name of your avatar and the your login user name. Since PowerUp does not collect personal information from users (i.e., email), we have no way to contact you to automatically reset your password. Please document your password in case you forget it.
• Click the Accessibility Options button on the login screen to use accessibility features.
• The final registration screen asks for your gender. This is merely a selection of your avatar’s gender. You can select any avatar gender and this will be the physical model you will see during the avatar customization process.
• When you return to the game, enter your user name and password and click the Login button. This brings you straight into the game.

Mac Version

1) Check Your Computer

Before downloading the PowerUp game, you must check your computer. Your computer will need:

• Mac OS X 10.4.5
• CPU: G4 1.2Ghz or Intel System Memory (RAM): 2GB
• Hard Disk: 250 MB free space
• Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 128MB of VRAM
• Screen resolution set to a minimum of 1024x768.

2) Download and Install

• Download PowerUp the Game here
• After the file has downloaded, double click the DMG file to view the installer. Click the PowerUp installer to begin installing the game. Follow the screen prompts to install the game to a location on your computer.
• When the installation is complete, navigate to the Application directory and expand the PowerUp folder and doubleclick the PowerUp icon to start the game.

3) Create your Profile and Login

• After you successfully launch the game, you will need to create a profile.
• If you want to play by audio, press Control-T to turn on the speech output then Control-A to go to the accessibility options and learn about the tools available.
• Click the My Profile button and follow the screens to select a user name and password. This user name is the name of your avatar and the your login user name. Since PowerUp does not collect personal information from users (i.e., email), we have no way to contact you to automatically reset your password. Please document your password in case you forget it.
• Click the Accessibility Options button on the login screen to use accessibility features.
• The final registration screen asks for your gender. This is merely a selection of your avatar's gender. You can select any avatar gender and this will be the physical model you will see during the avatar customization process.
• When you return to the game, enter your user name and password and click the Single Player button. At this time the Mac version is only available in single player mode.