Ever thought the world would be a much better place if you ruled it yourself? Well, Mac Lovers, you've got that chance once again! Gamemeister Sid Meier's Civilization IV for Mac has just been re-released in a new Gold Edition that includes both Civ IV and Warlords, the first expansion pack. Unfortunately, it does not include the second expansion, Beyond the Sword, which Aspyr has said it would not be porting due to technical issues related to the complexity of Firaxis' original code. No matter, the basic game and the expansion will provide many hours of enjoyable gameplay on their own.  

In this remake of the classic NES title, Intelligent Systems seeks to successfully integrate the spirit of the original with nearly twenty years of subsequent gameplay refinements.  Fortunately, what they've come up with is enough to please nearly any tactics fan.

Fire Emblem is one of those franchises that was popular in Japan long before it ever hit Western shores. One reason for that is probably that it’s such a challenging game (if you’re familiar with the series, you are well aware of the once-they’re-dead-they’re-gone game design). But nevertheless, several years ago, we saw the very first Fire Emblem hit American store shelves, and since, the franchise has managed to maintain a respectable cult following of hardcore strategy enthusiasts. While it makes for a perfect portable franchise, the first American console-based entry in the franchise arrived on the GameCube a couple years ago, and although it didn’t set any new standards within the genre, it carried the torch forward.