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  Apple Mac Games Charts for May 2005

Top 30 Mac Games
1, Close Combat First to Fight
Authentic, team-based 1st person shooter set in a modern mid-eastern urban battleground where players lead a 4-man Marine fireteam through the perils of modern urban combat. Publisher created Close Combat First to Fight as a training simulation for use by the U S Marine Corps!
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2, Call of Duty
Take part in WWII battles from Stalingrad to D-Day. Fight as US or British paras or as a Soviet Army conscript. Rescue missions, taking a battleship and loads more await you.
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3, Doom 3
18 only In Doom 3 for Mac a massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Mars Research Facility. As one of only a few survivors, you face an epic clash against pure evil amidst the horror and chaos. Doom 3 is the most frightening and gripping 3D gaming experience.
Read an online preview of Doom 3 for Mac | Read an online review of Doom 3 for Mac Nominated in the Editors' Choice: Entertainment Category of the 2005 MacWorld Awards

4, Command and Conquer Zero Hour
Add-on for the real-time strategy game Command and Conquer Generals. With new units, structures, and upgrades, as well as the all-new Generals Challenge Mode, Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour delivers all the firepower players need in the quest to become the ultimate modern warfare General.
Read an online review of Zero Hour for the Mac

5, Rise of Nations Gold Edition
Historical fast-paced, real-time strategy game of epic scale. It allows city creation and infrastructure improvement. Win through military might using slingshots to cannons to stealth bombers, or corner the market on key commodities e.g. the wheel and deal with a wide variety of nations. Includes Thrones and Patriots expansion pack. Nominated in the Editors' Choice: Entertainment Category of the 2005 MacWorld Awards

6, Sims 2, The
Take The Sims to the next level in Sims 2 for Mac. With the introduction of genetics in The Sims 2 for Mac, you can control your Sims over a lifetime and pass their Sims' DNA down from one generation to the next. The Sims 2 sims evolve by genetically passing on physical and personality traits. Create and play your own virtual sitcom by choosing one of five different aspirations - Popularity, Fortune, Family, Knowledge, and Romance. These aspirations in life cause your Sims to have wants and fears. Will you give them a long successful existence or leave their life in shambles? You should click on the product title to check technical requirements for The Sims 2 before ordering.
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7, X-Plane 8
X-Plane is the world's most comprehensive, powerful flight simulator, and has the most realistic flight model available for personal computers. For loads more detail on this game click the title link above to go to the full product description.
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8, Sims Party Pack, The
Fantastic value compilation of The Sims, the first expansion set, The Sims Livin Large , Sims House Party and Sims Hot Date. For Macintosh only. Control the working and love lives and the homes of your very own sims. Warning this is very addictive!

9, Sim City 4
One of the all-time great strategy games, it is the ultimate development of the original Sim City into the 21st century with this comprehensive update. Significantly improved graphics complement new terraforming and city management tools, plus the ability to import characters from The Sims to comment on your city!
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10, Railroad Tycoon 3
Latest incarnation of the magnificent loco sim! More than 55 different locomotives, 180 different buildings and 40 cargo types. Multiplayer options. Play against a backdrop of cut-throat financial competition or in sandbox mode and focus just on the trains! Check out version 2 if you have an older Mac. Read online preview

11, Call of Duty United Offensive
Suitable for persons aged 16 and over Expansion pack for Call of Duty. Includes 13 new single-player missions and 11 new multi-player maps. There's also support for vehicles and new multiplayer modes plus new weapons, characters and a collection of single-player puzzles. Read online preview | Download Patch

12, Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology for Macintosh is from the same stable as Age of Empires 2 Gold. Features Greek, Norse and Egyptian Gods and units, many of them mythical; 35 scenario campaign, 36 Gods, 21 map types and tons more.
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13, Tropico 2 Pirate Cove
Tropico 2 Pirate Cove for Mac allows you to rule a secret pirate island, full of despicable 17th century Sea Dogs! Fuel your economy by plundering wealthy merchant ships and taking prisoners back to the island as captive workers. Keep your scurvy buccaneers satisfied with rowdy gambling, jolly feasting, and barrels of rum! World powers fear you, brigands respect you, captives obey your every command, and don't forget about the wenching!

14, Myst 4 Revelation
Myst IV Revelation sends players back to the story of the first game, where the evil brothers Sirrus and Achenar were imprisoned inside two books. Atrus, their father, was implored to release them, however, and in the process, his daughter Yeesha disappears. Players must search through four different ages, or worlds, to find Yeesha.
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15, Medal of Honor Allied Assault WarChest
Compilation of Medal of Honor Allied Assault, Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead Expansion and Medal of Honor Allied Assault Breakthrough Expansion Sets. Includes more than 50 single player scenarios, 29 multiplayer levels and 48 authentic WWII weapons. You should click on the product title to check technical requirements before ordering as this compilation, unlike the individual games, is Mac OS X only. This is a DVDROM; single games (available separately) are on CDROM.

16, Sim City 4 Rush Hour Expansion
Take control of your city's transportation system including roads, rail, air, and waterways. Test your nerves with a new UFO disaster, snarl traffic with car accidents, and wreak havoc with train derailments. Seize control of vehicles and complete the all-new U-Drive-It Missions to improve your Mayoral rating, unlock new buildings, and earn other rewards. Name streets, neighbourhoods, mountains, and bodies of water to personalise your city.
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17, Commandos Battle Pack
The Commandos Battle-Pack brings together Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Commandos 3: Destination Berlin in one great package. Both are squad-based real-time strategy games set against the dramatic background of WW II. Commandos 2 takes place early in the war, when stemming the advance of the Axis powers looks like a hopeless cause and Commandos 3 takes place later in the war, when the tide has begun to turn, but victory is still a distant and uncertain prospect for the Allies.
Read an online preview of Commandos Battle Pack for Mac

18, Battlefield 1942 Deluxe
Battlefield 1942 puts players at the heart of World War II combat, allowing them to choose from 16 famous battle sites, including Omaha Beach, Stalingrad and Wake Island, from the four main theatres of World War II including the Pacific, Eastern and Western Europe and Northern Africa.
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19, True Crime - Streets of LA
Suitable for persons aged 16 and overThe streets of Los Angeles are being terrorized by vicious gangs and it's going to take a renegade ex-cop like you to clean them up. Drive, fight and shoot your way through 240 square miles of recreated LA.
Read an online preview of True Crime Streets of LA for Mac

20, Championship Manager 4
World's top football management game at budget price. Enhanced game engine. For the first time, it includes 2D graphics engine so you can see your tactics in action.
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21, Family Fun Pack
Compilation of the following Mac games: Theme Park World, Zoombinis Island Odyssey, Sheep, and Worms Blast.

22, Robin Hood Legend of Sherwood
Live the action of Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck and Maid Marian as you engage your mortal enemy, evil Prince John. Can you save King Richard who is being held for an enormous ransom? Read an online preview of Robin Hood Legend of Sherwood | Download a demo (56Mb)

23, Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition
Sequel to the classic Age of Empires. Includes Conquerors Expansion pack which was sold separately on the Windows version. 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.
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24, Sims Vacation, The
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').
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25, Medal of Honor Allied Assault Deluxe
Value for money double pack. Includes the original Allied Assault game and Spearhead Expansion pack on DVD-ROM.
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26, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. As the last hope of the Jedi, you must lead a band of freedom fighters in an epic struggle to save the galaxy. Read online review | Download a demo

27, World of WarCraft
Suitable for persons aged 12+Depicts violence Online-only WarCraft game set after WarCraft 3. Massive multiplayer, online role-playing game. Winner of Editors' Choice: Entertainment Category in the 2005 MacWorld Awards.

28, Leave the Lights On
In Alice, enter a strangely familiar yet utterly wicked adventure full of devious puzzles, mazes and familiar characters transformed. In Undying, Patrick Galloway must save his friend and unravel the Curse of the Undying King. In BloodRayne, an unholy union of human and vampire, Agent BloodRayne was trained by a secret governmental agency to hunt down and eliminate global evil forces.

29, Carmageddon 2 Carpocalypse Now
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).

30, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Sequel to The Sorcerer's Stone. It's Harry's second year at Hogwarts! Time for more adventures, new friends and foes and more powerful magic.
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