1, Medal of Honor Allied Assault
Top selling WWII game. 1942-45. Survive the D-Day landings and fight across Europe to the Bridge at Remagen. Even don enemy uniforms to evade capture! Over 20 levels of action using the Quake III engine. Over 20 authentic WWII weapons and 22 different types of enemy from snipers to the Gestapo!
2, WarCraft 3 Reign of Chaos
Orcs and Humans are joined by the Night Elves and The Scourge, the army of the Undead in this next instalment of the excellent Warcraft series. Each have distinctive units, magical abilities and weapons of war. New 3D engine. Features Neutral buildings and characters for the first time. Azeroth now also contains legendary Heroes who can collect items and then use them to cast spells. Improved Battle.net features.
3, The Sims - Hot Date
The next add-on for The Sims. The Sims are dating! Get them out of the house and into the all-new downtown area complete with shops, restaurants, parks and a beach. There are over 40 new one-on-one interactions. With brand new characters to meet and date, like the Dream Boat, Lounge Lizard and Femme Fatale, and over 125 new items.
4, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Real-time strategy set in the unique and familiar Star Wars universe. Uses the Age of Empires II engine so is guaranteed to be a knockout! You're in charge of one of six groups: Rebels, Royal Naboo, Gungans, Wookiees, Galactic Empire, or Trade Federation. Each has its own campaign, each with up to 7 missions. Execute your campaign over land, sea and air with over 300 different units and structures in single-player campaigns, skirmishes and multiplayer battles
5, Stronghold
Stronghold is a real-time strategy game that tries to bridge the gap between the RTS and city-building genres. Stronghold will focus specifically on building castles and then fighting your enemies while defending your home front.
6, Max Payne
You play a fugitive undercover cop running from both criminals and the police to try and get your life back to normal in a chaotic future version of New York City. Self-adjusting difficulty level ensures that the game is always challenging and never a walkover or nigh impossible.
7, realMYST
realMYST is the version of Myst that Cyan and the world-famous Miller brothers always wanted to make, but the technology wasn't ready - until now. Experience a fully immersive, dynamic world that you can wander through and with which you can interact. Has an entirely new realm to discover!
8, Return to Castle Wolfenstein
You are a highly decorated Army Ranger tasked with escaping and then returning to Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to thwart Heinrich Himmler's occult and genetic experiments. Through genetic engineering and the harnessing of occult powers, Himmler hopes to raise an unstoppable army to level the Allies once and for all. If you played the earlier versions take a look at the screen shots of this one!
9, Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition
Age of Empires II Gold Edition is 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.
10, 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.
11, 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%
12, 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.
13, Icewind Dale
In the northernmost reaches of the 'Forgotten Realms' lies the frozen region known as Icewind Dale. Journey deep into the Spine of the World mountains, a harsh and unforgiving territory teeming with fearsome and merciless beasts. There you must confront an ancient evil that threatens to unleash an unspeakable horror upon the face of Faerun.
14, 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...
15, 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!
16, Tomb Raider 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).
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, Undying - Clive Barkers
Clive Barker's Undying - 1899 Ireland - At the Island of the Standing Stones, Jeremiah Covenant and his four younger siblings read aloud a dark ritual, little knowing that their childish game would set loose an unimaginable horror upon the world. In 1920. Patrick Galloway is summoned by Jeremiah. Death has claimed his four siblings, who have been reanimated and are now intent on slaying their living brother to free the Undying King.
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, 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.
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Wow, July 2002 was a helluva month for Mac gamers! You can see all the top quality games that were released clustered at the top of the MacGold Top 20 games chart for July 2002. In the end just two sales separated the top two games with Medal of Honor just getting it's neck in front to take the honours away from WarCraft 3 Reign of Chaos. The top six places all belong to new releases for the Macintosh.
