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November Charts

So, Ghost Recon won the battle of the new releases to be the November Number One! Surprisingly, last month's top dog, Links CE has already slipped to number six. Meanwhile, The Sims and its add-ons begin their annual Xmas domination of the charts.


Top 20 Games
1, Tom Clancy Ghost Recon
From the Makers of Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear. Squad-based tactical combat with next-generation military action in stunning 3D environments. Mission-driven storyline with 15 different single player maps (as big as 400m x 400m), and 6 dedicated multiplayer maps. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

2, Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 Jedi Outcast
The rebel Jedi Kyle Katarn employs a unique mix of weapons, Force powers and a lightsabre in both single and multiplayer modes. Explore breathtaking Star Wars locales, Cloud City, the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, Nar Shaddaa, the smugglers' moon plus some never before seen locations. Uses Quake III engine. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

3, 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%. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

4, 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). Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

5, 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! Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

6, 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. Play against your friends online. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

7, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Clone Campaigns
Mac Expansion Pack. Play as the breakaway secessionist Confederacy or Galactic Republic, as it begins to build up its own military capabilities in 14 single player missions based around characters, vehicles & locations from Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

8, No One Lives Forever Game of the Year Edition
Spy themed first person shooter, critically acclaimed on other platforms. Take deadly arch enemies with an impressive arsenal of weapons and spy gadgetry. 15 missions over 60 levels. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

9, The Sims - Hot Date
Dating add-on for The Sims. 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

10, Bugdom 2
Bugdom II is, unsurprisingly, the sequel to the outrageously successful family action game, Bugdom. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

11, F1 Championship Season 2000
Features the 2000 F1 teams, liveries and driver line-ups, you can even customise the grids to match the actual races. Detailed set-up options and realistic physics for realism, which can be can be turned off to appeal to arcade racers. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

12, 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 mediaeval civilisations, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

13, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Real-time strategy set in the Star Wars universe. Uses the Age of Empires II game engine. Play as either Rebels, Royal Naboo, Gungans, Wookiees, Galactic Empire, or Trade Federation. Each has its own campaign, with up to 7 missions. Over 300 different units and structures. Also single-player campaigns, skirmishes and multiplayer battles. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

14, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

15, Hoyle Board Games 2003
16 games! Including Backgammon, Battleships, Draughts, Chess, Chinese Checkers, Dominoes, 4 in a row, Mahjong Tiles, Reversi (Othello), Snakes & Ladders and more. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

16, 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! Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

17, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

18, Soldier of Fortune 2 Double Helix
£32.99 Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is the much-anticipated Macintosh sequel to the explosive first person 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! Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

19, Civilization 3
The third instalment 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... Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

20, 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! Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

21, Fallout 2
Fallout 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. Fallout 2 is set approximately 80 years since your ancestor, the 'Vault Dweller' trod across the wastelands. Improved combat AI for friends and foes alike. Bigger, smarter, nastier enemies - more mutants, super-mutants, droids and ghouls who may join the adventure. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

22, Railroad Tycoon 2
MacFormat Score 90%. Build railway lines all over the world, using steam, diesel or electric engines through the centuries. Compete against rail barons or play trains in sandbox mode! Beautiful 3D graphic engine now used in Tropico. Tons of options. Truly top class simulation. Non-violent, suitable for all the family. Low system requirements. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

23, Fly! 2 (Import)
This game is the sequel to the successful Fly!. It is a very comprehensive civilian flight simulator with a full list of features to satisfy the occasional hedgehopper or the more serious pilot! We recommend that it is run under Mac OS 9 as it's Mac OS X performance leaves something to be desired. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

24, Spider-Man
Spider-man 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! Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

25, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

26, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

27, Deus Ex
Futuristic RPG based on the Unreal Tournament engine! MacFormat 93%. Sneak past guards and hack computers; or try frontal assaults with bullets and rockets blazing! Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

28, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

29, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.

30, 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. Click on product title for full description, technical requirements, screenshots, reviews and more.


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Nov 2002 Top 5 Applications and Utilities
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