Mac Games & Hardware: April 2012

Monday, 30 April 2012

#8: LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
by Feral Interactive
Platform: Mac OS X
Release Date: March 1, 2012

Buy new: $29.95
5 used & new from $24.80

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Review & Description

The battle is building! Lord Voldemort is taking Hogwarts apart brick by brick and it's up to you to stop him. Build, break and enchant your way through an incredible LEGO adventure set in the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Based on the last three Harry Potter books and final four films, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 brings encounters with new characters, new challenges and lots more magic as you prepare for the ultimate showdown with Lord Voldemort. Read more

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Saturday, 28 April 2012

#5: SteelSeries Diablo III Gaming Mouse

SteelSeries Diablo III Gaming Mouse
by SteelSeries

(31)

Buy new: ~~$69.99~~ $66.00
15 used & new from $66.00

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The fast-paced, dark fantasy world of Diablo III requires quick response times and a weapon that will withstand thegrueling fight. Co-designed with the creators of Diablo III, the SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse is built to win. Anambidextrous shape, a comfortable grip, and oversized pressure points ensure smooth glide for quick movements. Read more

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Wednesday, 25 April 2012

#2: Diablo Battlechest [new version]

Diablo Battlechest [new version]
by Blizzard Entertainment

1463 days in the top 100
Platform:

Windows Vista / 2000 / XP, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther

(301)

Buy new: ~~$29.99~~ $19.99
45 used & new from $17.50

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Review & Description

Includes games Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction expansion and strategy guides for both games. Diablo II - Diablo, the Lord of Terror, has fallen to a brave hero beneath the church of Tristram. Now that hero is gone, replaced by a Dark Wanderer who roams the world of Sanctuary leaving death and destruction in his wake. As a hero of humanity, you must face the minions of Diablo’s evil brothers and stop the Dark Wanderer before he fulfills his terrible destiny. Diablo II Lord of Destruction - The expansion to Diablo II adds a host of new features to the game, including two new playable classes -- the shapeshifting Druid and the cunning Assassin. Explore the snowy homeland of the Barbarians, face fiendish new monsters, and arm yourself with thousands of new weapons, armor, and magical items in the fight against the last of the Prime Evils. Read more

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Tuesday, 24 April 2012

#3: The Sims 3: Pets

The Sims 3: Pets
by Electronic Arts
318 days in the top 100
Platform:

Windows Vista / XP, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

(128)

Buy new: ~~$39.95~~ $36.25
52 used & new from $22.75

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Create perfect - or imperfect - pets for your Sims, from loyal dogs to daring kitties, as you determine their looks and personality traits. Then take control of these pets and experience the world from their perspective. Enjoy a little mischief by destroying furniture or impress others by mastering new skills like hunting. Choose how pets can enrich or mess with your Sims' lives and discover a whole new way to play with life!

Bring excitement and surprise into your Sims' lives with pets! Create the perfect (or imperfect) pets for your Sims, from fierce guard dogs to destructive kittens to trusty horses and more as you determine not only how your Sims' pets look but their personality traits as well. With a variety of new activities and social interactions, take direct control of your Sims' pets and explore new ways to mess with their lives. Give your Sims a new member of their household and discover all-new ways to play with life!

Many pets to choose from

Ride a horse

Train guard dogs

Synopsis

Experience life on four legs as you explore the Sims world through the eyes of a dog or cat! Will you be fun and friendly or will you be more pest than pet? Dig, chase, find collectibles, learn to hunt, and more. Go outside and play or just go on the rug. Dogs can even help their owners land a date! Move up the pet pecking order with career opportunities. (Who knew there was a dog and cat underworld?) Travel the town with your owner, sniff out discoveries, find treasure, and more.

Key Features:

More pets mean more fun! Create a wide variety of unique dogs, cats, and—for the first time ever—horses! Build a collection of lizards, turtles, snakes, and birds. Think your Sim has what it takes to tame a wild horse?
Be the Pet. Wield control of your Sim’s pet to chase, dig, tackle and more. Be the perfect companion or wreck havoc on your Sims!
Pets have their own traits! From intelligent, brave, and friendly to hydrophobic, skittish, and clueless to gentle, fast, and agile, determine the personality of your Sims’ pets.