February 2022 • Macworld 97- which sounds
a bit gross,
but produces
more accurate
and realistic
movements
as players try
to change the
direction of
the ball when
passing. As well
as improving
the appearance
of the graphics,
this opens up
new tactical
possibilities, allowing the game to
now accurately depict a wider range
of dribbling movements, such as the
famous Cruyff Turn, for the first time
STRATEGY GAMES
- Age Of Empires III
Price: £14.99 from fave.co/3EIOeSF
It’s getting on a bit now, but Age
Of Empires III is still a thoroughly
enjoyable strategy game. It’s set
during the colonial era, and lets you
control one of eight European nations,
such as Britain or France, as they
set out to colonise and control the
newly discovered Americas. The 3D
graphics are attractive and finely
detailed, despite the game’s age, and
you can either work through the main
single-player campaign or dip into its
Skirmish mode for a quick fix every
now and then.- Anomaly 2
Price: £14.49 from fave.co/3ELeImC
At first glance, Anomaly 2 looks like a
conventional strategy game, as your
squad of six armoured units advances
across each map and attempts to
defeat the mechanical alien towers
in their path. But there are twists: the
ability of your armoured vehicles to
morph from one shape to another, for
instance, or the fact that Anomaly
2 doesn’t allow you to directly
control units in the same way as a
46.