Covers every aspect of uni life

The Sims 3: University Life for Mac covers everything from protesting on campus to experimenting with street art, having bonfire parties, going bowling and of course, studying.

It's all about networking

Part of The Sims 3: University Life for Mac is making connections and networking. There are three main social groups on campus—the nerds, the rebels, and the jocks. Socializing with each group offers its own advantages from getting your dream job to gaining extra friends.

You can also get political by organizing or attending protests, creating murals and graffiti, and even cheating on exams.

Excellent attention to detail

The level of detail in The Sims 3: University Life is impressive from broadcasting your own radio show to assembling your skeleton as a Science major. There are plenty of extra-curricular activities too such as lectures at the student union and other social activities.

Good graphics and sound

The Sims 3: University Life features the same graphics as you're used to in The Sims 3 but it's the detail and many different types of scenarios that you can play in that really stand out. The Campus in particular is immensely detailed and realistic.

Conclusion

The Sims 3: University Life adds a whole new dimension to The Sims 3. If you're a Sims fan, you won't want to miss it.

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Build your own city

In SimCity you must build a city from scratch planning the different areas carefully to make sure that there are enough facilities to keep the population happy and healthy.

Single and multiplayer mode

When you start Sim City, you can either join a populated region which will have other online players in or start a fresh region yourself. However, the cities are limited in size, and SimCity is more fun when you have multiple cities that cooperate and specialize.

Whether you prefer to play alone or with others, it's enjoyable, but it's clearly designed more with multiplayer in mind. However, the biggest gripe with Sim City for Mac is that you cannot play without being connected to EA's servers which had several teething problems on the PC version and it's shame that you can't just play offline.

Incredible detail

Sim City for Mac is beautifully designed with an incredible amount of information and detail that really brings your city alive. You can even learn about every individual resident's wishes and concerns, obtain stats on almost anything and check out neighbors to see how they might complement you or offer you services.

Great graphics and sound

SimCity looks great and you can make the game look the way you want. When you're zoomed in, the detail and animation is great even down to each and every resident that seem to have their own personality.

Conclusion

SimCity for Mac is an excellent and impressive game. However, SimCity only really thrives in multiplayer mode, and whether you enjoy that will dictate how much you like the game.

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CSR Racing features stunning graphics and addictive gameplay with a range of high performance cars including Audi R8, BMW M3 and Chevy Corvette. You can even customize them with turbos, nitrous injection and aerodynamic tweaks to make them go even faster. CSR Racing looks particularly good on retina displays as its been optimized for the latest generation of Macs.

Other cars to chose from include Ford, GM, Mini and Nissan, Audi R8, Ford GT, Chevrolet Camaro, Nissan and GT-R. You can upgrade these with turbos, racing tires and much more although you have to get the balance right - give your car too thin tyres with too many turbos and it'll be out of whack! The aim of the game is territory - beat the gangs and the gang leaders to take over their side of the city until you own it all.

CSR Racing might not be as big as commercial racing games but for free, it's an excellent racing sim.

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F1 2012 for Mac features all the realism of the official Formula 1 circuit and is officially licensed by the FIA with drivers, teams and cars. You can choose to be any driver on the F1 tour including Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. All of the tracks from 2012 are here including the legendary Monaco circuit and the brand new Texas circuit in for the United States Grand Prix.

You can play either as a real F1 sim in Career Mode which requires all the skills of a professional driver or in arcade mode for a less exacting but more entertaining experience. If you want a taste of life outside of the cockpit, you can also compete as a race engineer as well as driver, requiring the fine-tuning of your car set-up, weather conditions and your own handling preferences. If you just want to test how fast you really are, you can play in Time Attack mode which simply times your fastest laps.

You can of course compete in the FIA World Drivers Championship featuring all 20 circuits from the F1 2012 season. The driver abilities in F1 2012 are matched to the real-life skills of the drivers. Some, such as Lewis Hamilton are particularly good in bad weather for example. If that's not realistic enough for you, you can also compete against a friend in split-screen world or players from around the world via LAN.

The main downside of F1 2012 for Mac is that it is very demanding on resources. The developers recommend at least 8GB of RAM and some ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards aren't supported so you'll need a new MacBook Pro or iMac to play it.

F1 2012 for Mac is the most realistic Formula 1 game you'll find for Mac.

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RollerCoasterTycoon 3 Platinum is a special version of RollerCoaster Tycoon which combines the theme park fun of Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 with two expansion packs: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Soaked! and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Wild! These expansion packs allow you to go beyond building your own water slide such as creating your own safari park with real animals that your customers can interact with.

You can play RollerCoasterTycoon 3 either as a profit making business or in sandbox mode with unlimited funds. The graphics are adequate although are one area where the game could be improved. Compared to other similar sim creation games such as The Sims, they're quite poor. However, the real fun is designing the theme park of your dreams and creating some truly spectacular rides.

For any Mac users that have waited for RollerCoasterTycoon to be released on Mac, RollerCoasterTycoon 3 will not disappoint.

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In The Sims 3: Seasons, you can play as one Sim or a whole household and as the seasons change, your Sims will discover a host of all-new activities and ways to celebrate. For example, they can swim in the ocean in the summer, go apple picking in autumn or go snowboarding in winter. Each season also brings a new festival to town with new foods, activities and social interactions.

In addition, you'll also find a host of new content including seasonal weather effects, décor, outfits and specialty items like a floating pool chair. You can even celebrate different holidays such as Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The Sims 3: Seasons will add yet another subtle touch of realism to Sims 3.

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The Sims 2 update for Mac fully updates any previous version of The Sims 2 to version 1.0 Rev F. This patch provides universal support for Sims 2 and provides fixes for several minor issues. Note that users of Mac OS X 10.3.9 should eject the The Sims 2 game DVD before installing this update.

The Sims 2 update for Mac is an essential patch for Sims 2 Mac users.

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The aim in Trade Nations is to expand a small village into a sprawling metropolis which presumably because so massive that it achieves it's own nationhood status in Trade Nations". To help you achieve your megalomaniac aims, there's also an iOS version of the game so that you can expand your empire while you're waiting for the bus.

For those used to playing Trade Nations on their iOS device, playing it on a Mac - especially in full screen mode - will be a breath of fresh air. There's plenty to keep you busy with 80 levels and 100 unique Achievements as you build your nation. You can build housing, harvest raw materials, establish shops and generally anything else that goes into nation building.

Trade Nations is no match for The Sims but it's an easy to play alternative that will satisfy the frustrated Mayor or King in you.

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Pocket Plane challenges you to manage and grow a fleet of planes as you attempt to reach over 250 cities around the World. The graphics are inspired by Tiny Tower on iOS i.e.very basic but Pocket Plane is fun to play and has lots of in-game features to keep you occupied. These include the ability to unlock new planes such as tiny prop planes to jumbo jets and small town airports to mega cities.

You can customize your planes with your own paint jobs and pilot uniforms, trade planes with your friends and compete in worldwide group events. You can gauge your progress with stats and leader boards and even sync your game with your iOS device (although some users have reported this feature is temperamental). You can earn in-game currency and of course, purchase more through in-app purchases.

Pocket Planes is extremely fast paced and absorbing so the graphics aren't a huge drawback. However, the developers could have at least scaled the game up a bit to play on Mac. As it is, you have to scroll a hell of a lot due to the small display size.

Pocket Plane is a fun sim that rapidly becomes quite addictive.

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Football Manager 2013 features over 50 international teams to choose from and around half a million real life players and managers. Your mission is quite simply to manage your football club to victory in international and domestic competitions.

There are many other features various enhancements such as a new graphics engine, which improves the movements of the players during matches and makes everything more realistic. There is more detail in the gameplay too such as weather conditions which can change the outcome of a game. The characteristics of both players and game conditions have been refined and there is more detail such as the addition of Directors of Football and full coaching staff.

You can play in two modes - Classic and Challenge Mode. Classic basically means less responsibilities and things to keep track of so its easier to play. Challenge is just like the real thing and involves genuine stress. Plus new to Steam - Network Play so you can pit your wits against your friends in your own private leagues and cups.

There are new players to buy and you can now choose to pay either in cash or installments. As well as balancing the books however, you must also put together a coaching staff that's able to take your team to the top. You also have to keep and eye on the news surrounding other clubs and even maintain good relations with the Press. very importantly, its relationship with the press.

Football Manager 2013 is a superb soccer management sim that fans of the Football Manager franchise won't be disappointed by.

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Tropico 3: Gold Edition which offers 10 new mission campaigns that aren't available in Tropico 3. Tropico 3 Gold challenges you to build cities and play the part of an all-powerful “Presidente” in a resource-rich paradise. It’s your choice whether you play the part of a benevolent dictator or a ruthless thug.

In Tropico 3: Gold, you have control over everything from your island’s infrastructure to its economy and diplomatic relations with competing superpowers. You have to deal with the demands of domestic disputes as well as manage international relations in a game which is loosely based on the Cold War (and with more than a hint of inspiration from Cuba and Fidel Castro).

There are two main modes: a 15-mission Campaign Mode and a Sandbox Mode where anything goes. There are plenty of real-world elements such as election recounts, rebel attacks, bribery and corruption to deal with. You can also pick to play famous characters such as Che Guevara, Evita Peron and Fidel Castro. Alternatively, you can create your own dictator and write your own speeches and manifestos.

Tropico 3: Gold takes elements of Sim City but with an original political twist that makes it an excellent game.

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After free registration, you can play randomly against other opponents. There's a handy tutorial to get you started but BasketDudes is not complicated.

To begin with, after you login, the game will automatically take you to the team creation screen. Later on you will be able to create additional teams if you want to. Creating your team consists of choosing players, the kit they wear and the badge of your five players and even your stadium which you can improve and extend depending on how many points you win when playing.

Thanks to the diversity of choice provided by BasketDudes, you can create different types of teams: defensive, offensive, balanced, based around a star player etc. To find an opponent, you can log onto the integrated BasketDudes chat feature that allows you to organize games against random opponents.

The gameplay is very simple and doesn't have a steep learning curve. BasketDudes is very much a pick-up-and-play game that anyone who understands the basic rules of basketball will enjoy. The game is also rewarding in that as you win points during a game, you can buy and trade players so that you can climb the league.

BasketDudes isn't a particularly realistic basketball sim but it's very easy to pick-up and play and playing against real opponents is a lot of fun.

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Whether they want to enjoy some down time in their exquisitely furnished bedroom, or wear new intimate apparel for their special someone, The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff adds some sizzle to their home life!

From stylish bedroom sets to spa-inspired bathroom furnishings to romantic new lingerie and hairstyles, your Sims will relax in comfort and style.

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Besides updating the game with the latest team and player data, FIFA 12 has been furnished with some impressive new features.

In recent years, the FIFA series has developed into a worthy rival to Pro Evolution Soccer, and in fact many will argue that FIFA 12 is a more complete soccer experience than PES 2012.

What's new in FIFA 12?

Building on the success of recent years, FIFA 12 introduces three main developments: precision dribbling, tactical defending and the player impact engine. These all - and especially the latter of the three - have a major impact on the gaming experience.

What does this mean?

The impact engine has arguably the greatest impact on gameplay, and it really changes the dynamics of tackling and contact in the game. FIFA 12's impact engine makes tackles look and feel much more realistic, and will no doubt result in more player injuries! When two players jump for a ball in the air in FIFA 12, they will no longer always land together perfectly, but may fall depending on the contact made with the other player.

Defending in general has been refined, and it's not longer possible to just hold down the 'pressure' button and expect the nearest defender to squeeze up and snatch the ball from the attacker. In fact, do that in FIFA 12 and you can seriously mistime the challenge and allow the player through. Timing is everything in this new tactical defending system, and while it's frustrating it's ultimately more rewarding when you start getting it right.

When dribbling in FIFA 12, you do feel in much more control than previous versions. Getting past defenders is more enjoyable as a result, and neat tricks seem easier to pull off.

How realistic is FIFA 12?

Very. As always, FIFA 12 is fully licensed so you'll be able to play with your favorite players and clubs, and the game will follow the summer and winter transfer windows, so teams will mirror their real life counterparts.

Graphics have had an incremental improvement, and animation is also better than last year's game. The full version of FIFA 12 will also have a big online component, with a much greater social element. Support Your Club League Tables will exist, allowing your performances with your favorite teams to contribute to their community standings overall. EA is also promising to keep FIFA 12 fresh with real-world soccer news.

What's in the demo?

The FIFA 12 demo gives you access to Manchester City, AC Milan, Olympic Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Arsenal. The options are fairly limited, and settings such as choice of ball, weather and length of the halves are not incorporated in this demo. All other aspects of the game are also missing, so you play just one practice game, but it still gives you a good impression of FIFA 12.

FIFA 12 is an incredible soccer gaming experience which is as close you can get to playing a real game of soccer on your Mac.

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After you modernise their homes, turn your attention to their wardrobes and give them an overhaul with sophisticated, cutting-edge fashions. Whether it's your Sims themselves or their homes that needs a new look, The Sims 3 Design & High-Tech Stuff lets you catapult your Sims into a more modern, stylish lifestyle!

. FEATURES. Add high-end furnishings to your Sims bedroom, entertainment room, office and patio. Transform your Sims' homes into cutting-edge spaces with contemporary sofas, sleek coffee tables, and eclectic art.

Give your Sims coveted electronics including high-tech, ultra-slim TVs, video game systems, stereos, and more. Upgrade your Sims' wardrobes with fashion-forward apparel, tailored suits, and sophisticated outerwear.

Plus Bonus Anniversary Items! This special 10th Anniversary pack also includes three well-loved items from The Sims and The Sims 2 games: the heart-shaped vibrating bed, the electric guitar, and the aquarium.

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Guide your Sims to acclaimed fortuneor potential doom. Take your Sims to exotic destinations to hunt for hidden treasures. Uncover new skills, experience new personality traits and garner rewards, if your Sims succeed.

Explore ancient tombs in the pyramids of Egypt, master martial arts in the Far East, and discover rich culture and famous landmarks of France.

Adventure is on the horizon what will your Sims discover?. FEATURES. Accept challenges, find treasures, discover what's lurking in hidden caves and more.

Explore famous landmarks in China, Egypt, and France. Learn new skills like photography and pursue new opportunities. Meet new Sims from exotic locations and share their cultures.

Customise your Sims homes with new styles & artefacts from their adventures. Get £6 worth of free SimPoints for The Sims 3 Store, and additional online features to be announced.

* Requires The Sims3 to play.

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Bus Driver is a surprisingly fun simulator where your job is to transport passengers around an urban environment. Your mission is to stick to a timetable while obeying traffic rules and making sure you don't upset or injure passengers. Bus Driver is supposed to be all about realism however - there's no game as such, although there are five different levels of ability and you get bonuses for obeying rules of the road and sticking to your timetable etc.

There are five buses to drive in a huge city environment with various districts, 30 routes, and varying weather conditions set at differing times of day. There are different bus types such as school bus, tourist bus, sight-seeing tour bus and even a prisoner transportation bus. The entire driving environment is made even more realistic courtesy of an AI system which 'learns' from your driving habits.

The vector graphics are a bit blocky and basic and the gameplay can get quite dull at times but for anyone who is a fan buses or just driving sims in general, Bus Driver is a lot of fun.

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Like in previous titles, The Sims 3 has no fixed end: your aim consists of creating a human-like creature – a Sim - and managing their existence, looking after all aspects of their lives, from controlling their bladder to achieving the highest position in their professional career.

If you've been following the saga, you'll immediately notice tons of changes and new features in The Sims 3: the first and most important one is probably the fact that you can now get out of your home and visit not only public spaces and community buildings, but also other Sims' houses – and enter them! This freedom of movement in The Sims 3 makes it easier for you to find a job and make new friends in the neighborhood. There are also more options for socializing, and for the first time, you get feedback in real time about what the other Sim is thinking about you.

The Sim editor has been greatly improved and now enables you to customize your Sims to the smallest detail – like defining the length of their eyelashes. There are also more customization options for clothes and furniture, to which you can add your personal touch with colors and patterns. As for the Sim's personality, it's now based on a choice of traits that will definitely affect the way your Sim behaves, reacts and lives.

The Building and Buying modes in The Sims 3 are better organized now and include some improvements that make decoration easier and more enjoyable. The Sims now supports more rotating angles and diagonal placement, so that you can make the most of your house. On the downside, items tend to be more expensive and easily breakable, which means you'll have to save up a lot of 'simoleons' to either get them repaired or upgrade them.

As previous editions, The Sims 3 also has a built-in screenshot and video tool, which will allow you to capture and record sweet memories of the lives of your Sims. And when they pass away, don't forget to pay a visit to the town's graveyard – you may still see them as ghosts!

The Sims 3 is truly an excellent successor in the famous EA saga, including many great features that make the game even more enjoyable.

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