best mac game [Archive] - MacRumors Forums

VegetaPunk

Dec 21, 2003, 03:42 PM

World of Warcraft!!!!!

heh, ya its not out yet but it will be

Best games IMO include

Blizzard titles
Fallout series
Bauldur's Gate series

kettle

Dec 21, 2003, 03:45 PM

Would have been Halo pre Microsoft.

'll have to be Marathon.

probably.:)

lewdvig

Dec 21, 2003, 03:58 PM

A few recent titles that actually run acceptably on the Mac:

Giants: Citizen Kabuko
Freedom Force
Sacrifice (seems to work best in Jaguar or greater with ATI cards).

All three are cheap and were highly rated in their day. Plus, you can run them at maximum settings today and they look and perform great!

latergator116

Dec 21, 2003, 04:12 PM

Starcraft, Alice

scem0

Dec 21, 2003, 04:38 PM

Starcraft Brood War.

scem0

Maclarny

Dec 21, 2003, 04:57 PM

Starcraft, Marathon, SimCity 2000, MYTH 2!!!

neoelectronaut

Dec 21, 2003, 05:09 PM

FPS:
Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast

RPG:
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

RTS/Strategy:
Most likely Warcraft III, though I'm not a giant fan of the genre.

Platformer:
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Runners-Up:
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Unreal Tournament 2k3
No One Lives Forever
Age of Empires 2
Any Simcity, namely 2000 because it was the best of the series.

Phatpat

Dec 21, 2003, 05:15 PM

Halo is good. Brood War and Warcraft II/III are all solid. There are plenty :)

Ipyro24

Dec 21, 2003, 06:11 PM

ok thanks,
does anyone have problems running diablo 2 and it unexpectedly quitting in osx? i have a 400mhz g4 with 300somethin ram and a ati rage video card would my comp speed be the problem

neoelectronaut

Dec 21, 2003, 06:50 PM

Do you have both patches installed for OSX and 10.3? (If you ever have 10.3, that is)

VegetaPunk

Dec 21, 2003, 07:23 PM

if diablo is quiting on you try trashing the prefrences then starting up...

neoelectronaut

Dec 21, 2003, 07:29 PM

Also, try running if software mode if you have to. It's worth it to have to get rid of the acceleration to actually get to PLAY the game.

hardon

Dec 21, 2003, 07:40 PM

it has to be Return to Castle Wolfenstein,

what a sweet port, thanx aspyr!

warcraft is ok, but i get too many discconections on ladder!!

Shekky_ca

Dec 21, 2003, 07:54 PM

FPS:
Medal of Honor Allied Assault

Runner-Up:
Quakeworld Team Fortress

RTS:
Warcraft III

Runner-Up:
Starcraft

RPG:
Diablo II: LoD

Runner-Up:
Summoner

maelstromr

Dec 22, 2003, 08:54 AM

I am shocked and appalled that no one has mentioned Civilizations III!!! Or II for that matter.

IMO Starcraft is a close second, especially considering it's age.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is also highly worth playing.

Dont Hurt Me

Dec 22, 2003, 09:11 AM

Return to Castle Wolfenstein. afterall it does have a great online game and you can play the single player for hours. If not this game then UT2003. dissapointed with Halo's crappy interface, not the smoothest game play and not being able to use your control,command or option keys just goes to show how microsoft can screw up anything mac = another crappy port.

Ipyro24

Dec 22, 2003, 11:44 AM

is command and conquer generals ne good? and where do u get sim city 2000 for the mac or osx did they make it for osx

Muskie

Dec 23, 2003, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by Ipyro24
ok thanks,
does anyone have problems running diablo 2 and it unexpectedly quitting in osx? i have a 400mhz g4 with 300somethin ram and a ati rage video card would my comp speed be the problem

It doesn't quite on me. But it freezes like crazy. Not usually during gameplay, but when trying to join a game or logon to b.net it just stops. So i force quit and start it up again, and it usually works fine, I dunno why. And I do have the patches.

slipper

Dec 23, 2003, 04:30 PM

i wold have to say ......

good ol starcraft

halo, gf got it for me for christmas, opened it up early cause i couldnt wait. now i definately need to buy ram for the comp

and enigmo, a great game for the wanabe engineers

h'biki

Dec 23, 2003, 05:47 PM

Ghost Recon has been a strong favorite since it was released. Y'know GR is good when you play other FPSes and you hit 'C' twice to drop prone and end up standing up again :) Or when you try to peak around a corner in Medal of Honour and just find yourself in the opening getting shot 20 times before you die. Ergh. Unfortunately, the engine isn't great -- so I'm looking forward to buying Raven Shield.

Best *Mac* game of all time is Marathon. Fersure. Halo captures some of the gameplay but not the level design (Halo's level design just isn't that good) nor the fear (hard to be afraid of aliens that mimic bobs).

Foucault

Dec 23, 2003, 06:13 PM

Age of Mythology is pretty addicting. I got it when it was released, and it hasn't left my combo drive. Age of Empires is a close second. And Warcaft III is pretty cool, but I finished the game pretty quick.

job

Dec 23, 2003, 08:49 PM

I think the scariest Mac game has to be Undying, or maybe the original Aliens v. Predator.

revenuee

Dec 23, 2003, 08:52 PM

I loved Dues Ex

h'biki

Dec 23, 2003, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by revenuee
I loved Dues Ex

God. How could I forget Deus Ex? Certainly one of the greatest games of all time.

revenuee

Dec 23, 2003, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by h'biki
God. How could I forget Deus Ex? Certainly one of the greatest games of all time.

agreed ... i liked ages of empires ... but nothing compared to Deus EX ... sigh ... i don't think my machine will be able to support Deus Ex 2 when it comes out

MacsRgr8

Dec 24, 2003, 04:32 AM

No-one racing out there?

I love Nascar Racing 2003 (need a Force feedback steering wheel to make it really fun though)

Otherwise:
Medal of Honour
Return to Castle Wolfenstein

And one more thing...
The mutiplayer mode of Carmageddon 2! Really really fun to race your friends or colleagues while being able to kill them on your way, ha ha. :D

geoffrevB

Dec 24, 2003, 07:57 PM

Combat mission

job

Dec 24, 2003, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by revenuee
agreed ... i liked ages of empires ... but nothing compared to Deus EX ... sigh ... i don't think my machine will be able to support Deus Ex 2 when it comes out

Ugh...don't even get me started on how DX2 killed what might have been a wonderful franchise.

The console-ization of games is the worst thing to happen to the PC/Mac gaming world since Daikiatana.

revenuee

Dec 25, 2003, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by job
Ugh...don't even get me started on how DX2 killed what might have been a wonderful franchise.

The console-ization of games is the worst thing to happen to the PC/Mac gaming world since Daikiatana.

Perhaps ... but it would still like to try it

MazaGRANDEman

Dec 25, 2003, 11:21 AM

You're right! Deus Ex was great!

I think the best strategy game is Total Annihilation. I have spent so many hours with it, and I still play it under classic enviroment sometimes.

And Soldier Of Fortune II was a pretty nice FPS too!

Sol

Dec 25, 2003, 11:51 AM

WipEout 2097 because it is fast and playable on any Mac since the iMac. Unlike most racing games, the keyboard is a great way to control the race vehicles. The in-game speeds are impressive and the framerate constant at whatever setting you choose. The only problem is that there is no built-in server browser and the game is not compatible with GameRanger. Oh well, we can't have everything.

ScottDodson

Dec 25, 2003, 01:18 PM

Return to Castle Wolfenstein.....easy choice.

Great single player
The best multiplayer to date
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Runner ups:
Tiger Woods 2003
Warcraft III