1: 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?
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2: Doom 3
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.
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3: 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!
4: 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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5: 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
6: 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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7: 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.
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8: 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.
9: 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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10: 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
11: 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
12: 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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13: Call of Duty United Offensive
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
14: Command and Conquer Generals
Real-time strategy game with cult status on the PC platform. Consists of 22 mission single-player campaign. Wage real-time war in more ways than ever with a modern and near-future arsenal. Command the powerful U.S. forces, the vast Chinese war machine, or the resourceful Global Liberation Army. Read online review | Download a demo | Download patch Nominated in the Editors' Choice: Entertainment Category of the 2005 MacWorld Awards
15: Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2003
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 brings golf to life on the Mac in a completely 3D world with a brand new course and PGA TOUR golfer line-up. Enhanced True Swing.12 PGA Tour courses and 15 real-life pro golfers.
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16: Extreme Fun
This incredibly cool compilation includes 5 of your all time favourite Mac games! It includes Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and it's explosive expansion pack Clone Campaigns. Also included, the classic Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, 4 x 4 Evolution 2 for some off-road racing, and iPuppet where you can enjoy card games such as Hearts, Spades, Euchre and much more!
17: 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.
18: 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!
19: 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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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: 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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22: Championship Manager 00/01
Updated for 00/01 season. Includes downloadable editor, 24 leagues, 50,000 players and coaches, more tactics, player feedback, press interviews. MacFormat score 9/10.
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23: Big Metal Box
Compilation of the following Mac games: Black & White, F1 Championship, Oni, and Max Payne.
24: Total Immersion Racing
GT Sports car racing, your opposing drivers have different personalities and DO bear grudges! Play-head-to-head on same Mac. From Feral.
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25: Aliens v Predator 2
Sequel to Alien v Predator Gold Edition. Aliens vs. Predator 2 takes you to Planet LV1201, where three diverse and bloodthirsty species battle for survival. Choose to play as Alien, Predator, or Marine as you use your physical prowess, killer instincts, or superior firepower to stay alive.
26: Chessmaster 9000
After a gap of five years Chessmaster is returning to the Mac in its latest incarnation as Chessmaster 9000. Chessmaster 9000 introduces players to the rules and strategies of chess, while building skills through fun yet comprehensive tutorials. Beginners as well as seasoned chess players can enjoy the many features and stimulating competition that have made Chessmaster the world's most popular chess program.
27: Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Battlefront lets you fight the greatest battles in the Star Wars Universe any way you want to. Star Wars Battlefront is an action/shooter game. Players can select one of a number of different soldier types, jump into any vehicle, man any turret on the battlefront and conquer the Star Wars galaxy planet-by-planet online or offline in a variety of single player modes. Star Wars Battlefront has single player modes which includes the story-based 'Historical Campaigns' mode that lets gamers experience all of the epic battles from Episodes I-VI, fighting from the perspective of each of the four factions within the game.
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28: 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).
29: Star Trek Elite Force 2
Sequel to Star Trek Voyager Elite Force, now set in the Star Trek Next Generation universe rather than the Voyager one used in the first game. Powered by the Quake 3 engine.
30: Homeworld 2
Homeworld 2 chronicles the valiant journey of the Mothership and its crew into the oldest regions of the galaxy to confront their new foe and discover the truth behind their exile.
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