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September 2001 Charts
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September was Tropico's month, holding onto onto 1st place since it's release earlier in September. No doubt many of you are now sporting straggly beards, smoking Havanas and affecting a fake Spanish accent. Do your kids really call you "El Presidente"? For the second month running the previous number one has been ousted; this time The Sims House Party slipping to number four spot.
Hot on the heels of the top strategy game is the adventure Myst III Exile now at a lower price. It performance is all the more remarkable because The Collectors Edition has also made the Top 20 at number fourteen. Following on from the phenominal Myst and Riven, Exile is clearly set for many months in our Chart. A new entry at number three is Green Berets, an excellent Vietnam War game using the Myth II Soulblighter engine (you get the full Myth II game free!). Suprisingly, Green Berets is keeping Deep Space 9 The Fallen out of the top ten. Whereas Green Berets, using the Myth II engine is a known quantity, we reckon people are waiting for a UK review of the Deep Space 9 The Fallen. But as the game is only available on import from us they may have a wait!
The latest Lara release, Tomb Raider Trilogy (number 5) which is an enhanced collection of the first three TR games, is now outselling the newest Lara adventure Tomb Raider Chronicles(number 15)!
Alice is still selling well enough to keep it ahead of the pre-orders for Alien vs Predator Gold Edition which is sure to be a hot one! We should have it arriving on import around the end of September at the reasonable price of just £31.99. We strongly recommend pre-ordering.
There have been many creditable performances by older titles enjoying a resurgence in popularity: notably, Escape From Monkey Island, The Sims, Cro-Mag Rally, Rogue Spear and Diablo II. Diablo II is selling particularly well now our supply problem has been cured.
Outside the Charts we have a new release of the MacAlly iShock II Gamepad which is bound to sell very, very strongly, just like its predecessor. Other late September releases include Sheep and The Feeble Files. Also we are selling mountains of RAM - if you haven't upgraded why not check out the prices now?
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1, Tropico
Graphically stunning strategy game flavoured with Latin American political intrigue. Uses the excellent Railroad Tycoon II, 3rd person, 45 degree rotated perspective landscape engine. With so many game options, the replayability value is tremendous; no two games will be alike. Over 85 unique structures. Keep the populace, the capitalists, the church, the miltary, the Americans and the Russians happy... oh and stay alive!
2, Myst 3 Exile
Features five entirely new Ages for players to explore and hours of new mysteries to uncover, and a new villain of course! A must for all Myst and Riven fans.
3, Green Berets (incl Myth 2 Soulblighter)
Using the Myth 2 game engine this real-time strategy game places you in charge of the Green Berets in the Jungle War in 'Nam. Loads of covert missions. Carefully plan your surgical strike, blast your way through enemy camps, or sneak deep behind enemy lines. Destroy radio towers, defend bases, or eliminate high-ranking VC officers! Includes the full Myth 2 Soulblighter game.
4, The Sims - House Party
Create the ultimate theme party with Cowboy, Rave and Luau design sets, 5 new dance styles, new characters like cake dancers and celebrity guests. 100+ new items, including a mechanical bull, dance cage, campfire and bubble maker.
5, Tomb Raider: The Trilogy
Includes, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider Gold, Tomb Raider II, The Gold Mask (never released on CD),Tomb Raider III and The Lost Artifact (never before released).
6, 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%
7, American McGee's Alice
Utterly wicked third person, 3D action adventure, based on enhanced Quake 3 engine. Alice answers a distress call but finds Wonderland in a befouled chaos! Devious puzzles and mazes.
8, Escape from Monkey Island
4th Guybrush Threepwood adventure, now in glorious 3D graphics. Returning from his honeymoon, he finds they have been ousted from the Governor's mansion and declared dead. And, there is something strangely familiar about the politician Charles L Charles!
9, Alien vs Predator Gold Ed. (due 10/01)
Chase, hide or advance in over 40 levels of the most nightmarish, chillingly detailed futuristic environment your mind could ever imagine. Now the three most ferocious species in the galaxy are pitted against one another in a battle for the ultimate prize - survival!
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, Rogue Spear (inc Urban Ops Mission Pack)
Sequel to Rainbow Six. Lead your team of agents in counter-terrorist operations. Now with full sniper support. Strategy & real-time action game. MacFormat score 8/10
12, 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.
13, Star Trek Deep Space 9 The Fallen
3rd person, action adventure set in the DS9 universe using the Unreal Tournament engine. Play 3 characters (Sisko, Worf and Kira) with unique missions. Includes all races and characters from the show.
14, Unreal Tournament Game of the Year Edition
NEW! This edition also includes Unreal Tournament plus loads of mods and add-ons; 2 new modes of play, skins and 60 new maps! MacFormat Revew score 95%.
15, Myst 3 Exile Collectors Edition
Features five entirely new Ages for players to explore and hours of new mysteries to uncover, and a new villain of course! A must for all Myst and Riven fans. Also includes the game soundtrack on CD, a 'Making of Myst III' CDROM and the Offical Strategy Guide.
16, Tomb Raider Chronicles
5th adventure - a high -tech city, the ruins of Rome, to a German U-boat and more. Tightrope walking, parallel bar swinging and a hand-to-hand stealth attack. A grappling hook gun, sniper rifle, and chloroform. An enhanced inventory system provides greater combinations. Level editor, including a tutorial - infinitely replayable. Also, all maps will be PC/Mac compatible
17, The Sims - Livin Large
This expansion will double your gameplay with new objects, furniture, architecture, custom skins, characters and new jobs. Makes The Sims a much bigger, better game. Far more challenging than just the original game. IMG review score 9/10
18, Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction
Baal, with a horrific army of demonic minions, plots to corrupt the powerful Worldstone that protects the world. Includes a new 6 quest Act situated in the Barbarian Highlands; 2 new character classes, the Assassin and the Druid, each equipped with 30 unique skills and spells; thousands of new weapons, armour and magical items, including class-specific, crafted items, Rune Words and Elite Unique items; over 50 new monster classes, with 7 innovative boss monsters.
19, Diablo 2
Diablo's loose again. 5 new character classes - the Amazon, Paladin, Barbarian, Sorceress and Necromancer - each with unique skills and abilities. That's 150 special abilities as each character can develop 30 unique, class specific skills and spells. 4 expansive towns complete with wilderness areas, plus dungeons, monasteries, caverns, tombs and crypts. Randomly generated world filled with all-new weapons, armour, monsters, unique items, NPCs and more than 20 quests. Multiplayer option. MacFormat 85%.
20, 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
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