Gamers that are not intimidated by the complexity of Total War battles and love the subtleties of military tactics.
This is the main reason why Shogun 2 earned it’s spot here instead of Rome 2 or Attila.Ī Good Match for: Tacticians. Compared to most recent Total War games brought to the Mac directly by Creative Assembly, Shogun 2 is better optimized and has better Mac support. The game plays smoothly, even in older Macs. As one of the leaders, you will have to dominate all the other clans and reunite the country.ĭuring your campaign to become ruler of Japan, you get to manage your lands, economy and armies turn-by-turn (like Civilizations), but as soon as your army engages another one in battle, you get to control it in real-time.įeral Interactive was also in charge of Shogun 2’s Mac port and it shows. The country is fractured into rival clans, all fighting for control of the country. The game is set in 16th-century feudal Japan. Shogun 2 follows the classic Total War formula, offering a mix of turn-based strategy and real-time combat. Shogun 2 may not be the latest Total War game available, but it certainly is the best Total War experience you can have on a Mac. However, old-school fans of previous XCOM games will particularly love it. Mechs anyone?Ī Good Match for: Gamers who enjoy turn-based strategy games. In-between missions, you can research new technologies to enhance your soldiers from recovered alien technology and captured prisoners, expand XCOM’s base of operations, manage XCOM’s finances, and more.Īnd the game only got better with the release of the expansion XCOM: Enemy Within. Combat is turn-based, giving you limited moves each turn to destroy your enemies without getting anyone killed (specially as death is permanent here). As the man in charge, you get to command your squad on the field. You’re in control of an elite paramilitary organization called XCOM and it’s obviously up to you to stop the attack and save the Earth. The game is set in the near future, during an alien invasion. And by the way, this is how a proper remake is done. Brought to the Mac by Feral Interactive, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is the remake of the cult classic UFO: Enemy Unknown from the nineties.