http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/ Mac OS X downloads provided by Apple. en-us Copyright 2009, Apple Inc. downloads@apple.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:07:44 PST Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:07:44 PST Mac OS X - RPG & Strategy In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/avernum6.html Travel into the strange subterranean land of Avernum, full of dungeons, labyrinths, and constant warfare. About Avernum 6
The epic conclusion of the award-winning Avernum series. Travel into the strange subterranean land of Avernum, full of dungeons, labyrinths, and constant warfare. A final set of disasters threatens to destroy your homeland in a spasm of famine and warfare. Only you can help your people to get to safety before everything falls apart.

As you wander the gigantic world of Avernum, you will experience:
- An enormous world. Hundreds of quests, dozens of dungeons and enemy fortresses, and multitudes of characters.
- A fascinating storyline, full of surprises, treachery, and epic battles.
- Many unique encounters. Not just mindless hack and slash. Many unusual enemies that will require clever tactics to defeat.
- Rich game system with over 50 spells and battle disciplines, many character building options, and powerful secret skills to unlock.
- Unique game world. Unique races and settings make Avernum different from any RPG out there.
- Experience with previous Avernum games is completely unnecessary to enjoy Avernum 6.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/thethreemusketeersthegame.html Journey to Paris and become a Musketeer in this swashbuckling epic. About The Three Musketeers: The Game
Take on the role of d’Artagnan in his quest to become a Musketeer. Beginning in a small 17th century village, you will journey to Paris and befriend the famous three Musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. When the evil Cardinal Richelieu launches a plot to disgrace the queen, you’ll have to use your wits and skills with the sword to defend her honor. Gather loot, duel enemies, and fire flintlocks in this swashbuckling epic.

This role playing game is a faithful adaptation of the original Three Musketeers story. All the intrigue and adventure has been preserved. You’ll battle the Cardinal’s Guards, evade the villainous Milady de Winter, and attempt to save the beautiful Constance Bonacieux. All for one and one for all! Many more features.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/westwardiiigoldrush.html Fortune is yours for the taking. About Westward III: Gold Rush
Steer the paths of three adventurous pioneers as they build and defend their ever-growing settlement from dangerous bandits who are determined to cheat or steal from anyone they cross. Explore uncharted terrain, where gold is abundant and treachery hides behind every handshake. Gather the supplies needed to build your settlement into a thriving boomtown. Customize your town with over 50 buildings, luxuries and upgrades. In Westward III: Gold Rush, fortune is yours for the taking!]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/sciencegirls.html Aliens have invaded your school, and it’s up to the girls of the Science Club to save the day. About Science Girls!
The school is under attack, and only the Science Club can save the day! In Science Girls, you guide a group of schoolgirls as they fend off an alien invasion, unlock powerful special attacks, rescue their friends, and travel to the alien world to stop the invaders at the source!

Features:
- Fun, light-hearted storyline.
- Save anywhere - no need to hunt through the map for save points.
- Swap active combat characters at any time.
- Use level-up points to customize character powers.
- Also available for Linux and Windows.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/constellation.html An award winning original strategy game that fans have compared to Risk, Go, Othello, and Minesweeper. About Constellation
An original space themed strategy board game for 2 to 4 human or AI players.

Features:
- Fast paced casual strategy game
- Quick to learn, tricky to master
- Randomly generated game constellations make the game infinitely replayable
- Numerous options to customize gameplay
- Unique, antique nautical space theme

Version 1.0 of Constellation was awarded 2nd place in the 2009 uDevGames mac game development contest.]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/biofilm.html Bacteria-based strategy game. About Biofilm
Play with the various types of Bacteria in this Real-Time Strategy game based around them! In a soup of bacterial life propagation is the only goal. In Biofilm players are introduced to the hidden complexities and dangers of their world. With massive cell numbers feeding on the nutrients in each level and cell types playing off the skills and weaknesses of others, strategy and foresight are key to success.

- Two campaigns and 15 mini-levels to sink your germs into
- Six bacteria-types to mix, match, and strategize with
- Stylish visuals
- Over six hours of campaign glory!
- Original soundtrack by Rob Westwood]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/mountaintanks.html A stylized turn-based tank battle game. About Mountain Tanks
Choose your weapon, take careful aim, and pound your opponent’s city into the dirt! Mountain Tanks puts you in the gunner’s seat of a powerful tank, the lone defender of an embattled city, with a selection of destructive and defensive weapons at your disposal. Taking turns with human or computer-controlled opponents, you must aim to maximize damage and finish off your enemies before they do the same to you!

As well as ballistic rockets, you have bouncing grenades to fire into those tricky corners, and barrel makers to deploy deadly high explosive containers into the heart of the enemy cities. And when you’re the target, you can use smoke screens and wall makers to protect your citizens from the hail of incoming fire. Mountain Tanks really shines when you play against a friend!

- Online or offline play with up to six human or computer-controlled players (only the server needs a registered copy for everyone to play together!)
- Six action-packed weapons (rockets, grenades, smoke screens, wallmakers, and barrel makers)
- Randomly generated maps with realistic physics for lasting fun
- Stylish visuals
- Simple on-screen controls
- User Interface looks great on widescreen displays]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/secondlife.html A world of possibilities — a place where you have the ability to do almost anything you can imagine. About Second Life
In a little over a year, Second Life’s residents have crafted a richly-textured world filled with hundreds of thousands of objects of their own creation. Complex and compelling characters dwell in every conceivable building from whimsical Hobbit-houses to soaring urban towers to a medieval castle where visitors battle giant insects to win treasure. The local zoo features killer whale rides, speed boats ply the waterways, and a resident-abducting alien spaceship has been known to visit — all of it imagined and created by Second Life’s residents. Join for free!

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Game Article: Second Life: Build Anything, Be Anyone, Set Your Own Agenda ]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/iconquer.html A network game of world conquest for Mac OS X. About iConquer
iCame, iSaw, iConquered.
iConquer is an addictive game of world conquest, played by one to six players. The object of the game is to conquer the world by occupying all countries on the map.

iConquer was especially designed to take full advantage of Mac OS X. It offers a rich Aqua user experience, with stunning graphics and cool icons.

iConquer uses advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to simulate formidable adversaries like Napoleon.

Additional Resources
- iConquer Plug-in Kit: Create iConquer plug-ins for both player personalities and maps. ]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/depthsofperil.html Unique single player action RPG with strong strategy elements. Barbarians choose their leaders by fighting to the death. About Depths of Peril
A single player action RPG with strong strategy elements. You play as a faction leader protecting the barbarian city, Jorvik, by destroying threatening monsters and completing quests. At the same time, you compete with rival factions to see who will rule the city. Barbarians choose their leaders by fighting to the death!

As a faction leader, you must deal with rival factions through diplomacy, trade, and in time, war. Between battles and raids against other barbarian factions, you build the most powerful faction possible, to withstand your enemies. Building the power of a faction involves exploring a fantasy world, slaying dangerous monsters, solving quests for the city, avoiding deadly traps, and plundering loot to share within your faction.

But in this world, actions actually have consequences, so take care. Annoying the powerful and aggressive Legion of Fear faction will cause them to declare war and destroy you. Ignored Orc uprisings in the Black Forest will cause even more trouble. Protect ally covenants that are being raided, because friends are hard to come by.]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/warzone2100.html A 3D real-time strategy game with an extensive tech tree and a unit design system. About Warzone 2100
You command the forces of “The Project” in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles. The game offers campaign, multi-player and single-player skirmish modes. An extensive tech tree with over 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, allows for a wide variety of possible units and tactics.

Warzone 2100 was one of the first 3D RTS games ever. Released commercially by Pumpkin Studios in 1999, it is now freely available under the GPL.]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/dofus.html A massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Being a mixture of video game and interactive animated cartoon, DOFUS brings a new concept. About DOFUS
A Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Being a mixture of video game and interactive animated cartoon, DOFUS brings a new concept within online games. Since the precious DOFUS disappeared, the province of Amakna is in turmoil but not without any reason! Indeed, the extraordinary powers contained in these magic dragon eggs start to arouse the greatest covetousnesses, and the cities of Bonta and Brakmar are already confronting each other.

Yet, an even more fearsome threat seems to hang over Amakna. Strange creatures suddenly appear in an already lush flora and fauna, and lands appear in places where there used to be absolutely nothing. But, no matter where they come from, their motives or the events going on, all the adventurers have one single aim: lay hands on the six precious DOFUS. Many more features.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/foxminesweeper.html Minesweeper on steroids. About Fox Minesweeper
Minesweeper on steroids. Four modes of gameplay:

- “Classic minesweeper” – the game we all know and love
- “Open edges” helps you avoid hitting a mine with your first click
- “Against the clock” adds to the challenge with a time limit for each round!
- In “Three lives” mode, you don’t lose the game when you hit the first mine - perfect for all those times you accidentally click the wrong square!

Fullscreen mode for more engrossing fun.]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/creeperworld.html Defense, offense, strategy, tactics and you…. will these be enough when a new kind of enemy is everywhere? About Creeper World
Think you’ve played it all? Think again. Your world is about to change, literally. Imagine an enemy that is everywhere and moves like a single giant, organic mass across the map… Imagine your base and your people surrounded by a blanket of crushing destruction from all directions…. Your only hope, well what hope?

Then you take the high ground and pound this Creeper enemy into oblivion. You’ve saved the day just so you can do it again and again…. Do you have what it takes to save your great city, your people, and all of history?]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/onverse.html A free online 3D social game (MMO). Explore, collect points, dance, play games, chat and go shopping. About Onverse
A 3D online social virtual world, connected to a web social network. Set up your account and profile, then head into the game to get your free apartment. Explore the world with your equipment to earn points for shopping in our downtown stores. Chat with friends, play games or hit the dance clubs before heading back to deck out your pad and outfit your avatar with your new gear. When your apartment starts to fill up, you might want to upgrade to a house. Volcano Island is our first of many planned housing communities where you can live together with over 40 of your friends.

Our goal will always be to give you and your friends an fun place to hang out online.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/supernova2spacewar.html Control a space empire and its powerful fleet. Resources macro-management and detailed turnbased wargame battles. About Supernova 2: Spacewar
A sci-fi strategy game featuring two games in one. First you’ll have to manage your space empire, and then you’ll have to expand or defend it in a classical turn based wargame. You’ll have to manage carefully your resources, balancing several aspects like researching new technologies, training better troops, raising the people loyalty in your empire, and building the ultimate fleet to conquer the galaxy. Lots of unique weapons and detailed game strategy based on each single weapon firing angle.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/dangeroushighschoolgirlsintrouble.html Zany, 1920s role-playing board game. Daring dames and fighting words. Save their hometown from itself. About Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!
In the 1920s, young women had a chance to change society—by misbehaving. Immerse yourself in passionate, social upheaval. Flirt, taunt, play poker, and shave your legs to plow through superstition, intolerance, repression, and last century fashions. Uncover the town’s depraved secret before it entraps your girls.

Each victory makes them stronger. Each innuendo makes them more satisfied. Are you passionate enough to handle that kind of power? Only the victorious will emerge, smirks on their faces, heels on the throats of the wicked, and their futures assured of freedom. This is the game where good girls get better by being bad!

- The simplicity of a board game.
- Social satire at a zany time in America.
- The challenge of verbal battles woven intricately with the story.
- Winner and nominee of multiple awards for best adventure, most innovative game, and best writing.
- 20 hours of leisurely entertainment for TEENs and older.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/deliantrammorpgclient.html A free cooperative multiplayer RPG and adventure game, much similar in style (and setting) to nethack and moria, but is fully graphical and runs in realtime. About Deliantra MMORPG Client
A free software (open source), cooperative multiplayer RPG and adventure game, much similar in style (and setting) to nethack and moria, but is fully graphical and runs in realtime. It is set in a classical medieval environment with ubiquitious weapons and magic.

What makes this game special is its depth and the sheer amount of maps to explore: The world is vast (multiple continents, over 4000 manually designed maps, hundreds of monsters and countless variations of generated content) and complex (16 unique races, 17 classes, 40 skills and hundreds of spells to choose from and combine with each other), so there is a lot to explore. The gameplay is open and sets very few limits on character development. And of course a lot of fun is to be had by playing cooperatively with others exploring the same world.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/punktrader.html A stock trading game that will allow you to test your trading skills on real historical stock market price movements. About PunkTrader
A stock trading game that will allow you to test your trading skills on real historical stock market price movements. PunkTrader will randomly pick one of the 20 most representative stocks and take you to 9:30 am Wall-Street time at the beginning of a random trading day within the last 5 years.

Once the game starts, you will battle the price movements of the stock by buying and selling shares at will, and your sole objective is to make a profit. To do that, you will not only use your keen predictive trader eye, but also a few assisting indicators included in the game.

Can you beat the markets consistently? Can you turn a profit over and over? Can you get better with practice? PunkTrader will let you know if you are cut-out for a career as a full-time trader.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/elimination.html A turned-based Risk-like war game but with additional resource gathering and harvesting, and two modes of game play. About ElimiNation
In this turn-based war game, ElimiNation puts you in charge as an army commander controlling a wide variety of soldiers and assault vehicles with the ultimate goal of eliminating enemy forces to become the ruler of the empire. Although it takes its basics from the classic turned-based Risk-like strategy games, ElimiNation builds upon the genre by adding resource gathering and harvesting giving the game even more depth of play.

ElimiNation offers 2 game modes. The first game mode is a quick battle where gamers pick a terrain and start a battle. The second mode is a Campaign mode where players must successfully conquer several territories across numerous maps in order to win the battle.

Pick a faction to play three of five campaign maps controlling Dark Brigade, Green Wings and Tech Empire. Each faction has its own unique units and characteristics. Maps include special events (reinforcements, resources, bonuses) and have their own special victory conditions, some by turn number, others, for example, by conquering a region. Many more features.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST