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February 2002 Apple Mac Charts
Feb 02 - All change again as the new kid-on the block Black & White strips the crown from Sid Meier's Civiliation 3. Coming up on the rails is former champion Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition. Early in the month its sales were in the doldrums, seemingly the worst affected of the best titles by the staggering number of new releases for Mac that have been issued over the two months since Xmas. Only four weeks ago Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition was sailing clear at number one without a challenger in sight! However, form is temporary but class is permanent - we'll see how many titles are above Age of Empires 2 in six months time. We said at the end of January that February would prove to be an interesting month - and we were right!

Surprise release Wipeout 2097 has moved into a respectable ninth position. This Playstation classic has taken Mac gamers by surprise. It will do a lot better when printed or online reviews become available.

Top 20 Mac Games
1, Black & White
Black & White is a god game. Packed with strategy, it gives you control of the destiny of an entire world. You must use your godly powers to rule over and look after your people. As you do so they pray to you and worship you more and more, and you use this power, this belief to carry out Miracles and to extend your influence over the world.

2, Civilization 3
The third installment of Civilization from its creator Sid Meier. Now there are new ways to win, new pathways to explore, strategies to employ and more powerful tools to build and manage. Check out the screen shots...

3, Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition
The sequel to Age of Empires. Includes the Conquerors Expansion pack which was sold separately on the PC. Classic real-time strategy game. Features medieaval civilizations, troops, technology and warfare. Campaigns and random scenario generator. Different styles of games, including against-the-clock. Excellent graphics. Will keep you engrossed for hundreds of hours. Brilliant and a bargain.

4, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Be Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, learning to master all things magical in a world filled with wizardry, fun, and danger. The adventure begins as Harry Potter arrives at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

5, Myth 3 The Wolf Age
Prequel to the original Myth The Fallen Lords game and is set approx 1000 years before the coming of The Fallen Lords. Fully 3D, squad-based real-time strategy fantasy game that follows the life of Connacht the Wolf. 25 single-player levels. 40 different units. Multiplayer options. Recreates the epic battles. Cast spells, gain experience, collect items and build ingenious devices to defeat your enemies. Deformable terrain.

6, Aliens vs Predator Gold Edition
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!

7, Championship Manager 01/02
The very latest incarnation of the top soccer management game. Updated and expanded database. Includes database editor. Improved game engine, computer AI and commenttary.Improvements include, attribute masking mode, time to be added at the end of the game is now displayed on screen, the addition of a game diary where you can make notes about players and set reminders. So when you are scouting there is no need for pencil and paper, plus you can set reminders about contract renewals etc. Loads more.

8, StarCraft & Brood Wars Bundle
One of the most challenging real-time space strategy games together with its add-on pack. 92% MacFormat review score. MacGold 'Must Buy' Rating!

9, Wipeout 2097
Antigravity racing!. Lightning-fast reflexes are essential to stay in the lead and defend your craft against other pilots. Negotiate hairpin turns, make gut-wrenching drops and initiate jumps all while blasting your opponents with intimidating weaponry!

10, 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%

11, Spider-Man
Spiderman is a third-person action/adventure, based on the Marvel comic series. In highly detailed 3D environments he must overcome the Green Goblin, Venom, Scorpion, Rhino and other arch enemies, in his pursuit to rid the world of evil!

12, Otto Matic (UK release)
You are a robot named Otto Matic who goes from planet to planet battling aliens and preventing the humans from being abducted. Otto has many special abilities, and the game is loaded with incredible visuals and special effects which give the game a unique look which is truely dazzling! The gameplay and visual style of the game has been inspired by 1930's and 1950's sci-fi movies.

13, 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%.

14, 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.

15, 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

16, 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!

17, Close Combat 2 A Bridge Too Far
Plunge behind enemy lines in a desperate gamble to control the Highway to the Reich. Focusing on Operation Market Garden, it puts you in the roles of German and Allied commanders who must fight across 60+ miles of terrain during the largest coordinated parachute, glider and armoured attack of all time. You assume command of American, British, Polish and German troops and tanks.

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

19, 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'

20, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
Skate as Tony Hawk or 12 other pros or create your own. The ultimate extreme sport experience. Single and Multiplayer. Hip Hop & Punk soundtrack. 3 multi-player modes including a brutal tag mode, trick attack and graffiti.


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