Some of the Mac's best games are also its cheapest? Sweet!
Fifty bones won’t buy you even one new Xbox 360 or PS3 game, but on the Mac, you can snap up a stack of premier games for less than that. Or at least, that was our theory when we gave Florence, our new associate online editor, 50 whole American dollars and asked her to max out her Mac with the best gaming that short stack of money could buy. Man, did she score--check out the results of her diligent “research.”
$16, amazon.com
Line up perilous peashooters and sun-soaking sunflowers against an abominable horde of zombies in Plants vs. Zombies.
This animated tower-defense favorite pits you against a horde of zombies with one thing on their (decaying) minds--invading your home for brains! Pit your arsenal of zombie-fighting plants, each with their own spectacular organic weaponry, against 26 zombies and 50 levels of adventure. Fair warning: Once you start playing this excellent game, it’s incredibly hard to stop.
$10, amazon.com
Stack up adorable globs of goo to build structures and watch them band together as you help transport them across various levels.
World of Goo is another addictive and totally adorable puzzle game. Created around the idea that circular goo balls make adequate building materials (naturally), the game has you solving puzzles by dragging and dropping goo to create all kinds of crazy structures that enable you to transport your goo across the level. The oh-so-cute googly-eyed blobs pack the game with charm, and you can also connect online and play against other Goo architects around the world.
$15, playgreenhouse.com
Braid's aesthetically appealing backdrop and profound storyline will keep you engrossed until the very end.
Some games defy description, and Braid might be easy to pass over because it appears to be just a mix of platforming and time control set against a gorgeous backdrop. But it subverts and transcends those two well-worn clichés with brilliant design and an absorbing story that packs a twist that you’ll never see coming. Watch the YouTube videos if you need help solving its puzzles, but just make sure you see this masterpiece through to the end.
Balcassa has a mountain of exciting brainteasers for the puzzle fiend.
Balcassa feeds off those nightmares you still have about attempting to master that archaic, rainbow-colored Rubik’s cube. And while most of you probably never cracked the damn thing (we didn’t!), Balcassa gives you a second chance. The objective of the game is to slide the cubes into a specific sequence, pattern, or orientation. It may sound like a simple task, but much like fiddling with a Rubik’s cube, figuring it all out is the real reward.
If you’re interested in first-person shooters and MMORPGs, Quake Live and Second Life can give you hours of entertainment at our favorite price: $0.00. Both games perform smoothly on Mac OS 10.4 or later. Quake Live doesn’t require beefy hardware because it runs through your Web browser. But that doesn’t stop it from delivering all the fast-paced action of the classic first-person shooter. Second Life, while not as packed with storyline as World of Warcraft, offers a similar massively multiplayer world where you can meet people, customize your character’s look, and participate in a virtual world that’s just like our own. You don’t even have to watch the clock to make sure you’re on time for a player-versus-player raid!
You don't need fancy computer hardware to frag your way through this beloved shooter.
Total cost if you bought all 50 apps: $1219.83
Number of apps that are free: 13
Apps that have an iPhone counterpart: 15
Whaddaya waiting for? (apps that have a free demo): 39
Number of countries these apps were born in: 7
Apps named "iSomething": shockingly... just 3!
Apps that require Snow Leopard: 1
Apps that require Leopard: 14
Apps that promise "iLife integration!": 9
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February 19, 2010 at 3:20pm
Thanks for bringing Fluid to my attention! It's a very useful app. Also, I have to say that SohoNotes trumps Macjournal any day of the week!
Jactory
February 04, 2010 at 2:02am
Well, as a Mac and iPhone user, iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac should be in the list cause it 1. Convert almost any audio/video format to iphone ringtone 2. Make,sync and manage ringtones skipping iTunes
Scion of Tytehran
January 22, 2010 at 4:19pm
I think Inkscape looks interesting but it won't run. It tries to open and then just quits and all the help information is disconcertingly difficult to navigate. I guess it was a good try but not a lot of joy for an awful lot of digging around trying to get something to just open and run properly or at all.
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January 20, 2010 at 5:34am
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January 16, 2010 at 10:58am
I got a great little application from powder.unaligned.org that is "a physics simulation game". It's like those stupid falling sand games online, only a whole lot better, because you can build things and choose where to put the volatile materials! That, and you don't need to be online to play it. The only downsides are it eats up battery life and precious processor availability. Basically you turn your mac or pc into a short-lived space heater, but you have fun while doing it!
danfeiyan18
January 14, 2010 at 11:22pm
Software that may help you a lot on dvd copying is Aimersoft DVD Backup for Mac( it's the world's best and cheapest dvd copy software for mac os x 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard), which can easily backup dvd to ISO file/VIDEO_TS folder/dvdmedia or burn dvd to a new dvd disc on Mac without losing quality.
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January 14, 2010 at 3:38am
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January 14, 2010 at 2:06am
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January 14, 2010 at 1:07am
Thanks for sharing i think these softwares are also useful and cheap iMageFit only $9.95 iCollage for Mac $29.00 Veenix TypeBook $49.95 useful font tool
wsblackcat
January 14, 2010 at 1:01am
what about google(service) SuperDrive Firmware and iphone ringtone maker which work on mac and iphone os
LeftClicker
January 13, 2010 at 6:07pm
How about Sauerbraten, Blender, Firefox, The Gimp, and Google Chrome?!
skellener
January 12, 2010 at 11:23pm
Get Rivet instead
Rivet
http://thelittleappfactory.com/rivetI have both and Rivet is far superior in performance.
