Apple - Games

Triple Your Gaming in Puzzle Quest

Travel the world of Etheria and take on more than 150 quests as you strive to become powerful enough to defeat the evil Lord Bane. Play as one of four character types in a fantasy game that mixes the role-playing, puzzle, and strategy genres into an experience that’s more than the sum of its parts. [Apr 9]

Forge Your Destiny in Fable: TLC

Unlike many role-playing games, Fable: The Lost Chapters does not place you in a predetermined role, with a specific path to follow. Rather, you have many decisions to make between good and evil actions. As you undertake quests and your renown in the world known as Albion grows, your appearance becomes more beatific or more demonic, depending on your inclinations. You can also develop your character’s magical or physical abilities, or both, as you see fit. [Apr 2]

Light Up the Circuit in Cars: Mater-National

Return to Radiator Springs and reunite with old friends in Cars: Mater-National. Lightning McQueen has come back to set up his racing headquarters and build a new stadium, so Mater wants to celebrate by hosting an international racing festival. Complete races and mini-games as you head toward a Mater-National championship showdown against Italian hotshot Giovanni. Play as many of your favorite characters, including Lightning, Mater, Doc Hudson, and Mike and Sulley of “Monster Trucks, Inc.” [Mar 26]

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: Next Rank

The latest entry in the venerable Quake series moves beyond tactical first-person shooters of the past by allowing you to earn experience points and improve your character’s abilities and weapons between battles. The action takes place in 12 maps set on Earth, where the Global Defense Force (GDF) is trying to repel a Strogg invasion in the year 2065. Choose one of five distinct character classes and join the fray, achieving objectives that will help your side win the battle. [Mar 19]

iPod Games: Scrabble

Now you can play one of the most popular board games in history on your iPod. Fire up Scrabble and take on up to three human opponents or the computer, with three levels of difficulty available. A built-in dictionary acts as final arbitrator on all words, and if you find yourself stuck, you have four chances per game to ask the computer for the best word possible. As competitive player Stefan Fastis wrote in his book “Word Freak”: “The game is a carefully choreographed pas de deux, a delicate balance between risk and reward.” [Mar 17]