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August 2002 Mac Charts
The Sims Vacation has dominated this month's charts because of the proximity of it's release. Originally due at the end of August (in fact it was released on the 4th September in the UK), this combined with our exclusive discounted offer to MacGold Bulletin subscribers ensured its place at the top of the charts! Otherwise, the same relatively new games are packed into the top places. However, this month, everyone's perennial favourite, The Sims, has managed to force it's way into sixth place by dislodging Stronghold. Max Payne has slipped slightly too.
Of this month's new releases only Kick Off 2002 and Fallout have made it into the Top 20. Fallout is a Mac OS X compatible version of the game and it's 9.5/10 review score has obviously helped sales. The others, such as Heretic 2, Incoming, Jinni Zeala Pinball and a new Zoombini's game (Zoombinis Mountain Rescue), haven't yet made an impact. But that isn't too surprising given the high quality of some many games already available for the Macintosh.
On the apps chart, the new Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is still breaking all records and it is easily the top selling Mac application, just as it was last month. It was officially released on 24th August 2002.
What will be the number one in September? The Sims Vacation will take some beating but the smart money is on Soldier of Fortune 2 Double Helix. However, if Bold Games get their act together and release Links Championship Edition we think the wider appeal of that game will see it sweep to success in the MacGold Top 20 games chart.
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1, The Sims - Vacation (due 4/9/02)
The next add-on for The Sims. The Sims are going on holiday! Snowball fights, skiing, carnivals, beach volleyball plus loads of extra items. (PC version is known as The Sims on Holiday)
2, 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!
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, 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.
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, 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.
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, 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.
10, 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.
11, 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!
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, 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
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, 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.
16, 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.
17, Fallout - A Post Nuclear Adventure
Now Mac OS X compatible, excellent, original RPG set in a devastated, post nuclear was world. Take on the Brotherhood of Steel, explore Junktown, survive in the desert wastelands!
18, 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%.
19, 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.
20, Kick Off 2002
Sold over 3.5 million copies! Fast paced soccer action with over 204 national teams! Skill levels and tons of game attributes can be customised. Move over Actua Soocer on the Mac, there's a new kid on the block.
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