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March 2003 Charts
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The final March chart has a familiar look to it with the total domination by The Sims and its add-ons. Other familiar faces include Medal of Honor, Champ Manger 01/02 and Ghost Recon.
Less familiar with the rareified atmosphere of the top of the table are Legion (new release) and Warcraft 3, Oni and Baldurs Gate 2 Shadows of Amn; the latter are great games but have often been overlooked by UK Mac gamers.
This month's new releases have generally received the thumbs down from UK Mac gamers, who clearly prefer a quality game, however old it is, to buying new unproven games. Looks like publishers are going to have to get their finger out and get their games reviewed BEFORE release unless they want them to become highly priced shelf ornaments in shops daft enough to stock Mac games!
The exception that proves the rule is Legion. But it is a strategy game and they always do well on the Mac - a fact that seems to come as a surprise only to Mac publishers as they keep churning out driving and skateboarding games!
Feral have CM4 due for release next week we are confidently predicting it will be the number one Mac game in the UK for April 2003. There is a downloadable demo available, just go here to get it or order the game.
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1, The Sims - Unleashed
The latest add-on for The Sims is still number one! There's more to this title than just pets!! There's over 40 new lush areas with new homes, cafes, shops and markets for your Sims to explore! Expand your Sims world with the Unleashed add-on.
2, Legion
Legion is a revolutionary turn-based strategy game based in ancient Rome. At the strategic level the player controls vast armies and must carve an Empire from the assortment of tribes and city states that occupied ancient Italy, Britain and France. At the tactical level the player must position their armies to take advantage of terrain and make use of the best formations, to ensure victory. Do you have what it takes to become the next Emperor?
3, 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.
4, The Sims - Vacation
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).
5, Carmageddon 2 Carpocalypse Now (18)
25 maniac drivers, 36 fully navigable stomach-churning race circuits, 5 race environments. You earn points for speed, racing style and the number of innocent PEDESTRIANS! (Supplied unboxed).
6, 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.
7, Black & White
Black and 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.
8, Final Doom (15)
After Doom 2 and Ultimate Doom comes Final Doom... It's two 32-level episodes. It's time to finish what you started. 1st person shooter.
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 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.
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, 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!
12, Theme Park World
Also part of the part of the Big Blue Box compilation Build and manage a theme park - blood chilling 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.
13, 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 and Punk soundtrack. 3 multiplayer modes including a brutal tag mode, trick attack and graffiti.
14, Baldurs Gate 2 Shadows of Amn
You're now in the exotic southern kingdom of Amn, amidst the opulence of the sinister capital city of Athkatla. Journey through the fierce, unforgiving wilderness of Amn, and through the treacherous caverns of the Underdark, in your quest. Scored 100% in IMG review!
15, 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!
16, Championship Manager 01/02
Top soccer management game, latest version includes updated and expanded database plus database editor. Improved game engine, computer intelligence and commentary. Game diary where you can make notes about players and set reminders. Loads more.
17, Star Wars Jedi Knight 2
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.
18, 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!
19, Diablo 2
Diablo's loose again. 5 new character classes, each with unique skills and abilities. Each character can develop 30 unique, class specific skills and spells. 4 expansive towns, wilderness, dungeons, monasteries, tombs and more. All-new weapons, armour, monsters, unique items, NPCs and quests. Multiplayer option. MacFormat review score 85%.
20, 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!
21, Alien Crossfire
EXCLUSIVE! New factions, including two warring Alien Species, tons of new technologies and weapons. The game's not just bigger it's far more challenging. IMG score 9/10.
22, Rune
Uses Unreal Tournament engine. 3rd person perspective. 40 levels. 15 different weapons. Multiplayer. Gory Viking bloodfest at its best! MacFormat 9/10.
23, 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.
24, Tomb Raider 5 Chronicles
5th Lara adventure - a high -tech city, the ruins of Rome, to a German U-boat. Tightrope walking, parallel bar swinging and a hand-to-hand stealth attack. A grappling hook gun, sniper rifle, and chloroform. Level editor, - infinitely replayable.
25, Quake 3 Gold Edition
Considered by many to be the best Mac shooter. Contains Mac and PC versions of Quake 3 Arena and Quake 3 Team Arena add-on, which was previously unavailable for the Mac.
26, Total Annihilation Gold Edition
Brilliant real-time strategy; MacFormat review score; 94% great value-for-money because this Gold Edition includes Total Annihilation and both add-ons: Battle Tactics and Core Contingency.
27, Oni
Also part of the part of the Big Blue Box compilation. 3rd person all fighting action/adventure game. Close Quarter Combat all the way. MacFormat score 9/10 - 'Must Have' Rating. Excellent Japanese manga-style graphics.
28, SHOGO Mobile Armoured Division
Robot stomping first or third person shooter. Marathon meets MechWarrior, manga style! Furious 3D action. Plenty of weapons and bodies!
29, 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 military, the Americans and the Russians happy... oh and stay alive!
30, 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.
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