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 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:27:33 PST Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:27:33 PST Mac OS X - RPG & Strategy In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/ddmanager.html Keeps track of D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) characters, spells, feats and weapons and allows you to run battles. About D&D Manager
An application for keeping track of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) characters, spells and their related properties including weapons, skills and feats. Also allows quick character creation and the creation of template characters. You can also run battles between the characters with special ability support, spells, including casting of summoning and ability changing spells, and one, two and multiple weapon attacks. Characters can also have one of the built in, or custom character classes and spells can also now belong to them.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 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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Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/constellation.html An award winning space themed strategy board game for 2 to 4 human or AI players. 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 boards make the game infinitely replayable
- Numerous options to customize gameplay
- Unique, antique nautical space theme

Fans of the game have called Constellation addictive, and have compared it to such timeless games as Risk, Go, Othello, and Minesweeper. Version 1.0 of Constellation was awarded 2nd place in the 2009 uDevGames mac game development contest.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/swarm.html A real time strategy game where you control a swarm of ravenous insects that constantly emerges from your hive. About Swarm
A real time strategy game with a twist. Instead of gathering resources, building or commanding teams of units, you control a swarm of ravenous insects that constantly emerges from your hive. The challenge is to guide your swarm through setting waypoints. The objective is to collect enough upgrades to raid and destroy the enemy hive.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/circuitdefenders.html A fast paced, action packed 3D Tower Defense game. About Circuit Defenders
A fast paced Tower Defense style game, where your challenge is to defend computer circuits from attacking virus armies that are infiltrating the circuits via the communications port. You have an assortment of defense towers at your disposal, and the ability to upgrade them as needed to ensure you can withstand the enemy onslaught.

- Amazing built-in Circuits: Play any of the Twelve circuits to play on, or go to the in-game user level gallery and select new levels from there to play, or use the in-game level creator to create and publish your own levels!
- Create your own Circuits: Use the built in Level Editor to create, play and share your own custom circuits with other players around the globe.
- Brand New Challenge Game modes: Circuit Defenders now has extra Challenge Game modes including, Limited Towers, Limited Money and of course, Limited Time! ]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/tribaltrouble2.html Travel the sea as a Viking pillaging enemy settlements in this fast paced real time strategy game. About Tribal Trouble 2
As a chieftain of a tribe of clueless Vikings, you travel the seas pillaging enemy settlements. Fight the enemy in this fast paced real time strategy game and spend the loot on improvements for your tribe, that will take you far away on quests against other tribes and online players.

As it’s predecessor, Tribal Trouble 2 makes the real time strategy genre easy to play while still offering fun and challenging gameplay. No manual download required. Play it directly from the browser. ]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/hedgewars.html A turn based strategy game but the real buzz is from watching the devastation caused by those pesky hedgehogs. About Hedgewars
Each player controls a team of several hedgehogs. During the course of the game, players take turns with one of their hedgehogs. They then use whatever tools and weapons are available to attack and kill the opponents’ hedgehogs, thereby winning the game. Hedgehogs may move around the terrain in a variety of ways, normally by walking and jumping but also by using particular tools such as the “Rope” or “Parachute”, to move to otherwise inaccessible areas. Each turn is time-limited to ensure that players do not hold up the game with excessive thinking or moving.

A large variety of tools and weapons are available for players during the game: Grenade, Cluster Bomb, Bazooka, UFO, Shotgun, Desert Eagle, Fire Punch, Baseball Bat, Dynamite, Mine, Rope, Pneumatic pick, Parachute. Most weapons, when used, cause explosions that deform the terrain, removing circular chunks. The landscape is an island floating on a body of water, or a restricted cave with water at the bottom. Many more features.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/magicstones.html An rpg game based on Celtic mythology. About Magic Stones
A game based on Celtic mythology, and is a mix between a role-playing game and a card game. It is situated in the land of Aravorn, where you can find many hidden treasures in the darkest, most menacing places, where druids are challenged to duel every year in the Black Tower, in a fight to the death that will declare the absolute winner. Three playing modes: Gather Artifacts, Challenge Druid and Quest mode.]]> Fri, 05 Jun 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.]]> Fri, 29 May 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 actively traded 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, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/tradewindscaravans.html Play as one of six characters in an intriguing Far East adventure along the famed Silk Road. About Tradewinds Caravans
Adventure awaits you in Tradewinds Caravans, the latest installment in the acclaimed Tradewinds Series. As the Middle Ages unfold in the West, cultural centers and merchants across Asia are linked together by an ancient trade route - stretching from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to China - known as the legendary Silk Road.

Guide six brave heroes as they navigate treacherous terrain swarming with dangerous bandits. Follow their intriguing adventures as they trade exotic goods and engage in real-time battles, all while building the most powerful trading caravan the world has ever seen. Embark on challenging quests, hire fiercely loyal warriors for protection and explore a long-lost world teeming with tantalizing secrets, hidden cities and legends of mythical creatures. Your adventure begins today… in Tradewinds Caravans!

- 6 unique characters with dozens of individual storylines
- Customize your gameplay with special items found during exploration
- All-new weapons and character-specific powers ]]> Thu, 14 May 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.

Please note that the complete game is free and that this is not a shareware or limited version!]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/kivisunderworld.html A casual 3D action adventure with over 20 playable characters. Can you save the lumen people? About Kivi’s Underworld
A casual, hack and slash game. Explore the mysterious underworld as a mighty Warrior battling opponents toe to toe, rain down fire on your enemies with the dangerous Fire Mage, sneak disguised with stealth to confound your foes as a Scout, unleash the fury of the Berserker, or adventure with any of the other numerous playable characters.

It all starts after a mining expedition, led by Kivi (a young lumen warrior), ventured into unknown territory, and opened a pathway to a deadly race. Dark elves decimated them. Kivi is the lone survivor, yet no one believes him about the new threat, since dark elves are just a myth. Kivi was there; he saw. The dark elves are real and his people are in great danger. Reluctantly, Kivi realizes that it is up to him.

Playing as Kivi or any of his companions, you leave the safety of the protected, underground cities to rebuild the lost city of Defiance, recruit more lumen to your cause, and defeat this growing dark elf threat, before they destroy your homeland and all of your kind. The fate of the lumen is in your hands. Can you save the lumen people? Many more features.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/geneforge3.html In this fantasy adventure, you can explore strange, hostile lands, choose which side you will fight for and more. About Geneforge 3
The next, huge installment of the Geneforge saga. In this fantasy adventure, you can explore strange, hostile lands, choose which side you will fight for and, as always, make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters.

You have been chosen. You are one of the precious few who will be allowed to become a Shaper. You will be given the power to create life and mold it to serve your own needs. The whole world fears and respects the Shapers. Your secrets are many and your power is absolute.

But then, the disaster happened. Your school was attacked and destroyed. Rebels and monsters begin roaming the lands, challenging the rule of the Shapers, bringing fire and destruction with them. On your own, in a foreign land, you will have to attain power, find allies and discover a way to defeat the rebels.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/spiritedheart.html Human, Elf or Demoness? Play a fantasy lifesim. About Spirited Heart
A fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Every character has different starting attributes that will greatly influence the gameplay. They also behave differently in the various dialogue choices you’ll encounter during the game. Once the game starts you’ll be able to run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, but carefully check the minimum requirements. Each starting job will improve some of your basic character skills, giving you the possibility to unlock more advanced jobs once you have trained your character long enough.

From time to time, random events will occur and you’ll also make random encounters: there are six potential partner for your character in the game, two for each one of the three races. Each partner will have his own personality and will react differently depending on which race you’re playing, offering over 100 different dialogue combinations!]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/geneforge5overthrow.html Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory. About Geneforge 5: Overthrow
The final chapter in this fantasy epic. Return to the world of the Shapers one final time. Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory.

Features:
- Enormous world, with over 80 areas to explore.
- Choose among five different factions, each with its own beliefs, cities, and quests. Help the rebels or fight them. Your choices will shape the world.
- Dozens of different endings. Choose for yourself how the saga will finally end.
- Many paths to victory. Slay your enemies or use stealth and diplomacy to outwit them. Become engrossed in the storyline or just go out and wreak havoc.
- Lots of replay value.
- Prior experience with the Geneforge series is completely unnecessary.]]> Wed, 15 Apr 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.]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/geneforge2.html An epic and open-ended fantasy role-playing game with multitudes of dungeons, puzzles and quests, etc. About Geneforge 2
A fantasy epic with a science fiction twist. In Geneforge 2, you can explore a huge world, choose which side you will fight for, and, as always, make your own horde of completely obedient mutant monsters.

You are an apprentice Shaper. You are being given the power to create life and mold it to serve your own needs. The whole world fears and respects the Shapers. Your secrets are many, and your power is absolute. If you need a servant, you have but to create it, and it will gladly die for you.]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/westwardii.html Navigate uncharted territories, build prosperous settlements in this Western themed game. About Westward II
After the settlement of Hope River is destroyed, fleeing residents deliver news of a devastating attack by the Mad Russian. Guide three pioneers as they gather resources, overcome natural disasters and plot a course to uncover the location of the elusive Copperhead Gang! Customize your towns with over 20 unique buildings, more than 30 luxury items and upgrades, and attempt to deliver justice in this all-new frontier adventure. Stake your claim today!

Features:
- Over 20 unique buildings
- Awards for in-game accomplishments
- All-new Sandbox mode]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/role_strategy/chinesecheckers.html A classic, challenging strategic board game. About Chinese Checkers
A variant of Halma, Chinese Checkers is both an easy to learn and a challenging to master board game. Test your strategic skills with this desktop version for your Mac! You can play against up to 5 friends, or against the computer, choosing among 4 difficulty levels.]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST