http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/ Mac OS X downloads provided by Apple. en-us Copyright 2008, Apple Inc. rssfeedback@apple.com Wed, 14 May 2008 14:53:43 PST Wed, 14 May 2008 14:53:43 PST Mac OS X - Demos & Updates In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/guitarheroiiilegendsofrock.html Fire up the fretboard, crank up the amp and get ready to rock like never before. About Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Fire up the fretboard, crank up the amp and get ready to rock like never before. Guitar Hero III drops you into the spotlight of the largest and most legendary rock concert ever. The star-studded soundtrack includes more than 70 songs including master tracks such as Even Flow, Welcome to the Jungle and One.

Game Feature: Guitar Hero III: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

Genre: Simulation]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/penumbraoverture.html A first person adventure game which focuses on story, immersion and puzzles. About Penumbra: Overture
A first person adventure game which focuses on story, immersion and puzzles. Instead of using violence to progress the player has to use his/her wits to guide Philip on his quest to unravel the past.

Played from a first person viewpoint, Penumbra is very different from other adventure games. Not only is it powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, it also has an advanced physics system which allow for a never before seen environment interaction. The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and more using natural mouse movements creating a highly interactive and immersive game world.

Genre: Adventure]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/penumbrablackplague.html A first person horror adventure focussing on story, immersion and puzzle solving. About Penumbra: Black Plague
A first person horror adventure focussing on story, immersion and puzzle solving. Unlike Penumbra: Overture, violence and combat are not even an option - the player has to use his/her wits to guide Philip through his final test, and this makes the game unique in offering a truly dangerous and terrifying experience.

Played from a first person perspective and powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, Penumbra: Black Plague is a true advancement to the adventure genre. The unique physics system allows for true environmental interaction in a way only comparable its predecessor. The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and now manipulate those objects in 3D space - all using natural mouse movements, creating a highly interactive and immersive game world.

Game Feature: Head Toward the Light in Penumbra: Black Plague

Genre: Adventure]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/xplane.html The world’s most comprehensive, powerful flight simulator — the most realistic flight model available for personal computers. About X-Plane
The world’s most comprehensive, powerful flight simulator — the most realistic flight model available for personal computers. Welcome to the world of props, jets, single- and multi-engine airplanes, as well as gliders, helicopters, and VTOLs such as the V-22 Osprey and AV8-B Harrier.

X-Plane comes with subsonic and supersonic flight dynamics, sporting aircraft from the Bell 206 Jet-Ranger helicopter and Cessna 172 light plane to the supersonic Concorde and Mach-3 XB-70 Valkyrie. X-Plane comes with about 40 aircraft spanning the aviation industry (and history), and several hundred more are freely downloadable from the Internet.

X-Plane even has FAA-certification for flight training and logging actual flight time, when used with a flight instructor and the proper hardware.

Game Feature: A Lot to X-Plane

Genre: Simulation]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/ankh.html Expect classical adventure elements, enveloped in a magical 3D world with state-of-the-art graphics. About Ankh
Egypt. Many, many years ago. Young Assil has a very common problem: he simply partied too much; as a result, a curse has been cast on him. Although, Assil actually just wanted to have an enjoyable evening with his friends — he managed to enter a new pyramid, threw a humongous party and has now promptly fallen from grace with the gods. Now he must find a way to get rid of the curse.

In Ankh the player can do his/her utmost to help young Assil and his friends. The player can expect classical adventure elements, enveloped in a magical 3D world with state-of-the-art graphics that will really knock your socks off.

Game Demo 1.0
Download from MacGameFiles (88.2MB)

Game Feature: Ancient Egypt is Good For Laughs in Ankh

Available for purchase in the US from Deliver2Mac.

Genre: Adventure]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/eveonline.html Players take the role of spaceship pilots seeking fame, fortune, and adventure in a huge, complex, exciting, and sometimes hostile galaxy. About EVE Online
The universe is yours to own. Seek out fame. Seek out fortune. Seek out the most feared pirates and make your mark. With nearly 200,000 pilots existing within one persistent universe, create your own epic story – from the moment you enter the vast galaxy as a humble pilot commanding a small frigate to the day you command your own corporation against the tyranny of powerful factions. Grab the controls and set course toward your imminent destiny in EVE Online.

Game Feature: EVE Online: As the Solar Systems Turn

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/hordesoforcs_freeverseinc.html A “Tower Defense” game in which you must build walls and lethal towers to defend your village from the Orcs. About Hordes of Orcs
A “Tower Defense” game in which you must build walls and lethal towers to defend your village from the Orcs emerging from, what the village elders call, “The Glowing Portal of Really Bad Things That We Should Have Bricked-Up a Long Time Ago.” Sadly, the Portal is un-bricked and the Orcs are very, very hungry. If 20 Orcs make it to your village, you’re toast.

To kill the Orcs, buy some Towers. Arrow Towers are cheap and weak, Radiation towers are expensive and deadly. Each Tower has its own unique abilities, and each tower can be upgraded to do more damage or to have more range. Click on a tower to see its stats and upgrade cost. Should you build lots of Arrow Towers? Or a few Fire Towers? Well, that’s where the strategy comes in!

Game Feature: Hide Your Valuables: Hordes of Orcs Have Arrived

Genre: Strategy ]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/worms3d.html Turned-based action like you’ve never seen. About Worms 3D
While maintaining the core game-play that all players want to see in a Worms game, Worms 3D brings the series to a whole new level. An immersive single player experience, incredible multiplayer action, a choice of camera modes, various environmental conditions and much, much more…

Worms 3D is turned-based action like you’ve never seen.

Game Demo 1.0
Download from MacGameFiles (207MB)

Feature: Worms 3D: Tossing a Banana Bomb Never Felt So Real

Genre: Action]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/bionicle.html Prepare for action, adventure, elemental powers, enemies and heroes. About Bionicle
In a time before time, in a world you’ve only imagined, a shadow has been cast, six heroes have been chosen and the greatest of all challenges has been laid down. With the awesome elemental powers of the Toa at your fingertips, it has fallen to you to defeat Makuta and return the island of Mata Nui to light.

Prepare for action, adventure, elemental powers, enemies and heroes. Be the Toa - Live the Legend - Bionicle has arrived on the Mac.

Feature: Unlock Your Elemental Energy with Bionicle

Genre: Action]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/fordracing2.html Features the best Ford cars since 1949, from legends like the 1956 F-100 pickup and the 1968 Mustang GT to future classics . About Ford Racing 2
With the Ford name comes some of the biggest and most famous cars ever, from the Ford ’49 through to the latest Mustang GT Concept. If you know about the cars , the racing or the famous blue oval - then you deserve to take control and drive the legend.
- Compete in Ford vehicles past and present. Race a Ford ’49, the F150 and the latest Mustang GT Concept among others!
- Play options that are engineered to last. Time Attack, Seconds Out, Elimination, Racing Line and Driving Skills and many more different modes.
- Many more features.

Game Demo 1.0.1
Download from MacGameFiles (39.6MB)

Feature: Ford Racing 2: Too Bad Your Real Driving Test Wasn’t Like This

Genre: Sports]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/worldofwarcraft.html An online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. About World of Warcraft
An online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. World of Warcraft is a “Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game” which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory.

Game Demo 1.12
Download from Blizzard Entertainment (2.9GB)

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Game Feature: World of Warcraft: A Character’s Eye View of the Next Chapter in the Battle for Azeroth

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/worldwariionlinebattlegroundeurope.html A combined arms simulation in an online, persistent, action-packed 3D world and requires you have an active subscription. About World War II Online: Battleground Europe
A combined arms simulation in an online, persistent, action-packed 3D world and requires you have an active subscription. Features the armies, vehicles, weapons and equipment found on the battlefields of Western Europe 1939-1942.

- First Person Point of View in all units
- Advanced Combat Simulation with Combined arms action (Air, Sea, Ground)
- Over 600 Cities and Towns to fight for, in block by block combat through over 29,000 Buildings
- Huge zoneless map of Europe covering over 350,000 kilometers with over 4,000,000 3D trees
- Over 200 Bridges that can be destroyed and repaired
- Line of Sight over 6km
- Thousands of players fighting 24/7

Game Update 1.28.4
Download from Playnet (4.8MB)

Game Feature: The Fate of the World Rests With You in World War II Online: Battleground Europe

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/civilizationivwarlords.html Paying homage to some of history’s greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers eight unique and interesting scenarios. About Civilization IV: Warlords
The first expansion pack for the Firaxis Games’ award-winning title, Civilization IV. Paying homage to some of history’s greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers eight unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful allies.

Game Feature: Warlords Takes Civilization Building Into New Realms

Genre: Strategy]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/dominions3theawakening.html Leading one of over fifty possible nations in three different Ages, it is your goal to ascend to true godhood. About Dominions 3: The Awakening
Leading one of over fifty possible nations in three different Ages, it is your goal to ascend to true godhood using all the power at your disposal. In a world of magic and steel the options to attain victory are as numerous as the cries of mercy from your vanquished foes. Whether you use military might, eldritch power, or subterfuge (or more likely, a combination of all three) every turn is about options. Recruit troops (more than 1500 units found in the game), assassinate the enemy, scout territory, research magic (600+ spells and 300+ magic items), perform rituals, do a blood hunt, storm a castle, construct, pray, forge - the list goes on.

Game Demo 3.0
Download from Shrapnel Games, Inc. (121MB)
Note: The demo version is not a Universal Binary.

Genre: Strategy]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/enigmo.html A 3D puzzle game where you move streams of flowing liquid so that droplets get to their destination. About Enigmo
The most unique game that Pangea Software has ever created, and it is a departure from our action-adventure games which we are known for. Enigmo is a 3D puzzle game where you move various streams of flowing liquid so that the droplets get to their destination. Liquids (water, oil, and lava) fall from “droppers” and will bounce around the walls of a mechanism. You move and rotate into postion various types of bumpers, sliders, accelerators, and sponges in order to divert the flow of the falling droplets. The faster you complete each level, the more bonus you will recieve.

In addition to the 70 levels that come with Enigmo, there is also a built-in level editor which allows you to create your own entire games. You can then email these games to your friends to try playing, or even post them to your web site. We expect that as users create their own games and we link to them, there will eventually be thousands of levels for you to download and play with Enigmo!

Game Update 2.0.5
Download from MacGameFiles (694K)]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/ottomatic.html You must save Earth from the clutches of The Giant Brain from Planet X. About Otto Matic
The year is 1957 and a fleet of flying saucers from Planet X have come to Earth. These saucers are under the control of the evil Brain Aliens who are abducting helpless human beings and taking them away to strange alien worlds to become slaves of The Giant Brain. Luckily for the human race there exist the Otto Matics, robots who police the galaxy in name of all that is good and decent.

You are Otto Matic, the robot who is given the job of saving Earth from the clutches of The Giant Brain from Planet X. You must rescue as many humans as you can while defeating the Brain Aliens and all of their evil followers. Your mission will take you to strange and fantastic alien worlds which are often treacherous and will require Otto to perform amazing feats.

Game Demo 3.1
Download from MacGameFiles (28.2MB)

Otto Matic Shareware 3.1
Download the full shareware version of Otto Matic from MacGameFiles (145MB).

Feature: Look Out for the Brain Aliens

Genre: Kids & Learning]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/absolutefarkle.html Ready for a fun game Farkle, an addictive dice game for the whole family. Also called 10,000 and 6 dice. About Absolute Farkle
A fun and easy to play dice game. But be careful, it is easy to get addicted. It also goes by other names such as ten thousand and 6 Dice. It is a great game for the whole family to play. In this version, it is just you against the computer opponent or with another person. Once you learn to play, you can easily teach others to play.

Has many options to select from to play it the way you want to. Gives advice and use the speech built in to every macintosh.

Works with Leopard. ]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/piratesofthecaribbeanonline.html Set sail on the vast blue waters of the Caribbean in search of adventure, fortune, and fame in the world of the infamous Jack Sparrow and the evil Jolly Roger. About Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Set sail on the vast blue waters of the Caribbean in search of adventure, fortune, and fame in the world of the infamous Jack Sparrow and the evil Jolly Roger. In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, play alongside thousands of others and discover new myths and untold stories. Forge alliances, hunt for buried treasure and battle evil undead forces by using cunning and strategy to outwit your foes –– all to become the most notorious pirate on the high seas.

Game Feature: Pirates of the Caribbean Online: A Pirate’s Life For You

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG) ]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/bugdom2.html Help Skip track down the Bully Bee and get his knapsack back in the sequel to the Bugdom 3D adventure game. About Bugdom 2
It has been three years since Rollie McFly rid the Bugdom of the evil King Thorax and his minions, but the Bugdom can still be dangerous place as our new hero Skip is about to find out.

While on his way to visit his family on the far side of the Bugdom, a Bully Bee swooped down and stole Skip’s knapsack. Your job as Skip is to track down the Bully Bee and get your knapsack back. The chase takes place mostly in and around a house.

You will make new friends in the Bugdom who will help you through each area. Keep an eye out for Sam the Snail and Sally the Chipmunk. Sam will usually make you prove your worthiness before he will help you, but Sally is just interested in gathering acorns, so be sure to brings lots of those to her. Additionally, the same Buddy Bugs that helped Rollie McFly defeat King Thorax will help you defeat most mean enemy bugs that you encounter. Bugdom 2 is a 3D action-adventure game suitable for all ages.

Game Demo (3.0.7)
Download from Pangea Software (36.9MB)

Bugdom 2 Shareware (3.0.7)
Download the full shareware version of Bugdom from MacGameFiles (127MB).

Feature: Bugdom 2 Gives Your Mac a Buzz

Genre: Kids & Learning]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/tombraideranniversary.html A new action adventure inspired by the original Tomb Raider video game. About Tomb Raider Anniversary
Celebrate and commemorate ten years of Tomb Raider and Lara Croft with Tomb Raider Anniversary, a new action adventure inspired by the original Tomb Raider video game, one of the greatest action adventure games of all time.

The adventure begins when Lara is hired by a powerful syndicate to retrieve a mythical object called the Scion. As Lara searches ancient tombs and isolated worlds that have lain undisturbed for thousands of years, she discovers that she is not alone. Not only has she awoken their fearsome guardians but there are others desperate to learn the Scion's dark secrets.

Game Feature: Tomb Raider Anniversary: Even Better the Second Time

Genre: Adventure]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST