Plant Tycoon - Last Day of Work

For many, spending time in a garden pruning, watering, and planting can be a serene and pleasing experience. But if you’re stuck inside or you just lack a green thumb, there’s Plant Tycoon. This game from Last Day of Work does a nice job of capturing the essence of gardening, without dirtying your hands... read more at MacLife

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - Electronic Arts

Video golf, like real golf, isn’t for everyone. But Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 is fun for both real-world golfers and just about anyone with a Twain-like disdain for golf. Golfers can embrace the fantasy of competing against pros and playing on famous courses. And for anyone who associates a driver with a chauffeur and a putter as something you do around the house, Tiger Woods is a well-designed game that helps you understand golf concepts, without all of the allergens shed by fairway landscaping... read more at MacLife

Naval Battle - Gameloft

We outgrew Battleship in the fourth grade, so we were surprised that Naval Battle kept us at attention. This iPod take on the board game (and older ancestors) follows those boredom-inducing rules in a classic, almost-never-ending game mode... read more at MacLife

Chess & Backgammon Classics - Gameloft

A title like “Chess & Backgammon Classics” gives a good idea of what you’re going to get, and this iPod two-fer gives even a little more than anticipated. Yes, it’s backgammon and chess. But Gameloft crafted two thought-out versions of these ubiquitous games. Both include several play modes and board themes. Built-in opponents offer a challenge, or both games allow pass-the-iPod two-player matches... read more at MacLife

Neon Tango - Freeverse

There’s no storyline in Neon Tango, just a whole lot of action. In this 2-D, top-down shooter, you navigate a large play area filled with obstacles (walls) and hostile enemies. You operate a dart-shaped ship that fires bursts of lasers and you can deploy power-up weapons that you collect from around the screen. A map or radar screen in the upper right corner tells you where the enemies are located and gives you a rough sketch of your surroundings... read more at Macworld

Peggle Deluxe - Popcap Games

I’ve already reviewed Peggle for iPod (), but it’s worth noting that Peggle is also available for the Mac as Peggle Deluxe. If you haven’t been bitten by the Peggle bug, now’s the time—for $20, Peggle is one of the most addictive casual games on the Mac... read more at Macworld

Commander: Europe at War - Freeverse Software

War games that take place on a hexagonally-divided map have a long and storied history pre-dating computer games by decades. Probably the most famous of these are games developed by Avalon Hill and SPI—titles like Panzerblitz and Air War. Better still, if you remember SSI’s Panzer General game for “classic” Mac OS, you’ll have an idea of what to expect... read more at Macworld

Pole Position Remix - iPod Games

Pole Position initially seems like a good fit for an iPod remake; this racer adapts the arcade steering wheel to the click wheel. But think back to the difficulty of the original. Unless you were that one savant who could keep racing, you probably dropped quarters into the classic, only to crash into enemy cars, run out of time, and burn through all of your snack money... read more at MacLife

Block Breaker Deluxe - iPod Games

Welcome to the neon-and-sharkskin world of underground, professional block breaking. Yes, we’d never heard of this high-stakes, live-fast, die-young society until booting up an iPod game of Block Breaker Deluxe... read more at MacLife

Peggle - iPod Games

Peggle takes my honors as a surprising, second must-own iPod game. (Phase was the first.) Like the Mac version, Peggle initially looks like a completely random game of pachinko—or Plinko for The Price is Right fans... read more at MacLife

Brain Challenge - iPod Games

While I imagine that winching in sails tones my arms, Brain Challenge might keep my mind sharp. (And if it’s a placebo, don’t tell me; I’ll take what I can get.) The mental puzzler is a knock-off of Nintendo’s Brain Age games... read more at MacLife

Fairy Treasure - Red Marble Games

Brickbashing games never get old, it seems. PC game maker GameOn knew this when it created Fairy Treasure, which is now on the Mac thanks to the efforts of Red Marble Games... read more at Macworld

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Aspyr

By any estimate, Guitar Hero has been nothing short of a phenomenon since it appeared on the PlayStation 2 game console in 2005. While not an original concept (it owes much to Konami’s Japanese game GuitarFreaks), it’s generated sequels and copycats. Now, for the first time, it’s playable on Macs (and Windows PCs) thanks to the efforts of Aspyr Media... read more at Macworld

Eschalon: Book I - Basilisk Games

After my poor experience with the iPod version of Sonic the Hedgehog, I wasn’t holding out a lot of hope for Hudson Soft’s introduction of its intrepid character Bomberman on the iPod. But as it turns out, the developer has done a fine conversion, bringing this classic video game character to a new platform... read more at Macworld

Bomberman for iPod - iPod Games

After my poor experience with the iPod version of Sonic the Hedgehog, I wasn’t holding out a lot of hope for Hudson Soft’s introduction of its intrepid character Bomberman on the iPod. But as it turns out, the developer has done a fine conversion, bringing this classic video game character to a new platform... read more at Macworld

Sonic the Hedgehog for iPod - iPod Games

Few games have had the enduring popularity and genre-defining quality of Sonic the Hedgehog. A mascot for Sega ever since his debut in the early 1990s, Sonic has spawned a legion of spinoffs and sequels, and remains a popular choice for console gamers to this day. Now he’s back in his original glory on the iPod... read more at Macworld

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - Electronic Arts

On the one hand, EA's Mac titles come from some of the firm's biggest franchises and cover a wide range of genres. So we have Need For Speed Carbon, a racing game, Battlefield 2142, a team-based first-person shooter and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, the latest iteration of the real-time strategy series... read more at MacUserUK

Football Manager 2008 - Sega Europe

The Football Manager series needs little introduction. Its unparalleled depth and detail have consistently been superior to rival titles in the football management genre for the past five years. Even those which come close in these respects still never compete in terms of ease of use... read more at MacUserUK

Colin McRae Rally - Feral Interactive

Anyone who thinks there aren’t very good driving games for the Macintosh clearly hasn’t been paying attention to Feral Interactive’s contribution to A-list Mac gaming. Colin McRae Rally Mac is the fourth major motor racing title Feral has brought to the platform, and it is their best to date... read more at Macworld

Madden NFL 08 - Electronic Arts

It’s been years since there’s been a good gridiron game for the Macintosh. And not coincidentally, that last good one was Madden NFL 2000. Electronic Arts (EA) is back in the Mac game business after more than a decade (the last Madden game was ported by Aspyr), and one of the six titles it’s brought forth is Madden NFL 08, the latest version of the storied franchise that features the play-by-play commentary of John Madden... read more at Macworld

Need for Speed: Carbon - Electronic Arts

If you’ve played any of the recent Need for Speed games available for the PC or video game consoles, you’ll have a basic idea of what to expect. If not, here’s the executive summary: You’re a street racer who’s returned to the city after an extended absence, only to discover that the town is now controlled by several rival gangs who have taken over different neighborhoods... read more at Macworld

EVE Online - CCP Games

Massively multiplayer online games—sometimes called MMOGs or MMOs—appear far too rarely on the Mac. Since 2004, World of Warcraft has pretty much dominated the MMOG scene. So it was exciting news early in 2007 when it was revealed that CCP Games was readying a Macintosh version of EVE Online, its MMOG set in outer space. The game was released in early November, and since then, may Mac players have joined the ranks... read more at Macworld

Cake Mania - Sandlot Games

Like every other business-sim game, Cake Mania is all about making money and satisfying your customers. But this game adds some sugar. You play Jill, who’s taking on the big Mega-Mart with her own business and hopes to reopen her grandparents’ bakery... read more at MacLife

Travelogue 360 Paris - Softline

Next we have Travelogue 360 Paris, which promises to 'amaze your eyes, tax your brain and challenge your inner sleuth' as you embark on a 'voyage of discovery in Paris'. It's meant to combine an adventure game with a travel guide to teach kids and tourists about the sites of the French capital... read more at MacUserUK

Virtual Villagers - Softline

The first is Virtual Villagers, which, as you may have guessed, puts you in charge of a troop of virtual villagers. The premise is that the villagers were washed up on an island after surviving a volcanic eruption... read more at MacUserUK

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