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September 2002 Charts

The end of September saw a serious challenge for the number one spot by Links Championship Edition. However, The Sims Vacation saw off the late challenge and in the end so did Medal of Honor Allied Assault.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar and Final Draft 6.0 top the applications charts and the new Zoombinis title Mountain Rescue tops the educational sales. Our top gamepad? The MacAlly iShock 2, of course!
Unfortunately the sales chart is skewed somewhat this month as top titles such as The Sims and Medal of Honor have been out of stock with the UK distributor for most of the month, which is just as frustrating for us as it is the you, the consumer.


Top 20 Games
1, The Sims - Vacation
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, Links Championship Edition
The biggest graphics update to Links ever. Create your own courses with the Arnold Palmer course designer. Realistic ball flight physics. Tee-off on 13 of the world's finest championship courses. 14 new high quality golfer animations. Play against your friends online.

4, Soldier of Fortune 2 Double Helix
£32.99 Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is the much-anticipated Macintosh sequel to the explosive first persoon shooter that was a massive hit on the PC! You are a Weapons Specialist, Anti-Terrorist Mercenary. A new bio-terrorist group and their Gemini Virus has to be dealt with. Full frontal assaults, stealth and subterfuge are your tactics. Submachine guns, assault rifles and grenades are your tools! Take a gander at the screenshots!

5, 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.

6, 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.

7, 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

8, 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.

9, 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 score 95%

10, 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...

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, 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!

13, 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.

14, 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.

15, 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!

16, 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!

17, 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. Suitable for the whole family, non-violent. MacFormat 8/10. Read our full game description by clicking on the name above.

18, 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!

19, 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.

20, Settlers 2 Veni Vidi Vici
Settlers II Veni Vidi Vici. An involving and challenging real-time strategy classic. Full detailed economic and military control is required. Addictive; just watch those Settlers work, mine and fight!


Other Charts
Sept 2002 Top 5 Applications and Utilities
Sept 2002 Top 5 Educational Titles

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