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The Charts, January 2001

Top 20 Games
1, The Sims
Build, design and furnish dwellings; populate with Sims, guide their careers, help them make friends, and find romance. Fast becoming THE game to have. MacFormat 90%

2, Driver
Stunning all-action driving game. Four huge cities modelled on the real world - NY, LA, San Francisco, and Miami. Race cops in 70's muscle cars. IMG review: gameplay 9/10

3, Championship Manager Season 00/01
Updated for 00/01 season. Includes downloadable editor, 24 leagues, 50,000 players and coaches, more tactics, player feedback, press interviews. MacFormat score 9/10

4, Star Trek Voyager Elite Force
Uses Quake 3 Arena game engine. You must infiltrate a Borg cube and derelict vessels in 40 single missions and 16 multiplayer arenas. IMG score 9/10

5, Oni
Excellent Japanese manga-style graphics. 3rd person all fighting action/adventure game. Close Quarter Combat all the way. MacFormat score 9/10 - 'Must Have'

6, Unreal Tournament
Best 1st person shooter on the Mac. Play Grand Tournament or Deathmatch, each with their own maps and rules. 3D graphics and plenty of gore! MacFormat 95%

7, Rune
Uses Unreal Tournament engine. 3rd person perspective. 40 levels. 15 different weapons. Multiplayer. Gory Viking bloodfest at its best! MacFormat 9/10

8, Fly! 2K
Massive update to this brilliant flight sim. Fly anywhere in the world in breathtaking realism. Too many features to list, fly it to believe it!

9, Deus Ex
Futuristic RPG based on the Unreal Tournament engine! MacFormat 93%. Sneak past guards and hack computers; or try frontal assaults with bullets and rockets blazing!

10, Cro-Mag Rally
Caveman races in a Bone Buggy with an arsenal of Bone Bombs, Chinese Bottle Rockets and even Heat Seeking Homing Pigeons. Suitable for all ages. MacFormat 8/10

11, Majesty
Real-time strategy in a fantasy, magic-ridden world. Over 30 unique buildings, 16 different hero classes and over 30 monster types. Multiplayer option . Best-seller. MacFormat Score 9/10.

12, Railroad Tycoon 2
MacFormat Score 90%. Build railway lines all over the world, using steam, diesel or electric engines through the centuries. Compete against rail barons or play trains in sandbox mode! Beautiful graphics. Tons of options. Truly top class simulation.

13, Star Wars Episode 1 Pod Racer
Race at 600 mph against 20+ opponents over 21 tracks in 8 unique worlds. Avoid methane lakes, meteor showers and Tusken Raiders.

14, Heavy Metal FAKK 2
Intense mixture of 3rd Person action and adventure (like Tomb Raider) using the Quake 3 Arena game engine. Single or Multiplayer. MacFormat 9/10 score

15, Baldurs Gate
Terrific RPG adventure, consistently high review scores. Set in AD&D world. Beautiful graphics, loads of characters, towns, buildings and weapons. Expansion coming soon.

16, Diablo 2
Diablo's loose again. 5 new character classes. 4 expansive towns complete with wilderness areas, plus dungeons, monasteries, caverns, tombs and crypts. MacFormat 85%

17, 4 x 4 Evolution
Arcade-style off-road racer, with ruthless opponents, and truly excellent graphics. 15 vast, gorgeous courses from deserts to mountains. IMG score 10/10

18, Bugdom
As Rollie McFly, you must save the Lady Bugs and Bugdom. Rollie must journey to the far Ant Hill & battle King Thorax. 3D fun for all the family. MacFormat 96%

19, Theme Park World
Build and manage a theme park - bloodchilling five-loop roller coasters and all! Design and ride your own rides! Explore from the visitors' perspectives. MacFormat 8/10

20, Tomb Raider 4 The Last Revelation
Enemies lurk at every turn, as Lara must overcome the most infernal traps and evil from beyond the grave in this dazzling Egyptian adventure. MacFormat 91%


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