http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/action/playable/free/Mac/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, action, playable, free, Mac' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/action/playable/free/Mac/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Digger was released by Windmill Software in 1983, popular in the era of the IBM PC with a CGA graphics card and monitor. Digger was resurrected by Andrew Jenner in 1998, when he reverse engineered it to run using VGA on fast Pentium based computers. The source code of the remastered version was released under the GPL with permission of the original author Rob Sleath.

]]> 24 Dec 2006 02:53:39 You pilot your ship through the dreaded "Maelstrom" asteroid belt -- suddenly your best friend thrusts towards you and fires, directly at your cockpit. You raise your shields just in time, and the battle is joined.

The deadliest stretch of space known to mankind has just gotten deadlier. Everywhere massive asteroids jostle for a chance to crush your ship, and deadly shinobi fighter patrols pursue you across the asteroid belt. But the deadliest of them all is your sister ship, assigned to you on patrol. The pilot, trained by your own Navy, battle hardened by months in the Maelstrom, is equipped with a twin of your own ship and intimate knowledge of your tactics.

The lovely Stratocaster R&R facility never sounded so good, but as you fire full thrusters to dodge the latest barrage you begin to think you'll never get home...

]]> 03 Jan 2007 02:46:07 Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch first-person shooter. The purpose of the game is to bring deathmatch back to the basics, with perfect weapon balancing and fast paced action, keeping itself away from the current trend of realistic shooters.

]]> 04 Jan 2007 05:17:20 Scorched 3D is a game based on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth. Scorched 3D adds amongst other new features a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play.

The gameplay remains much like in the original game. Aiming towards a certain opponent is earily done with the A button, and after that the aiming with angle and power is exactly as in Scorched Earth. However, some weapons will react differently when landing due to the three dimensional terrain.

]]> 13 Feb 2007 01:38:57 Base Jumping is a game that tests your reflexes. When the countdown reaches GO, you hit the spacebar to jump off of your platform. Then, as you are falling, you have to hit the spacebar again to open your parachute in time to slow you down. You are racing other base jumpers, so you have to time the opening of your parachute. Open it too early and everyone beats you to the ground. However, if you open it too late, you will lose health from the impact. After you win your league, you are able to buy medikits to restore any health you may have lost during the prior rounds. Make it through the leagues and become the best base jumper around.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 05:19:33 Bloody Blades is a constantly moving side scroller. You are a ninja, running and jumping from tree to tree. As enemies come at you, you have to either cut them in half or shoot a charged shot of energy at them. Your energy can also be used to give you super speed and fly you back up to the top of the trees. If you get hit by an enemy or fall off of the trees, you will lose health. There are health orbs to pick up that will heal you a bit. Try to stay alive and kill as many bad guys as you can.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 05:30:55 Take control of Electricman in the quest to become the most powerful being the the stick man universe. You have different martial arts skills and superhuman powers that you can use. The normal fighting moves can be used as many times as needed, while the super moves require battery power to perform. Also, some of the moves are context sensitive, and Electricman will perform a different move depending of if someone is behind or in front of him. After every match, you are given a code that can be used to continue your progress after you decide to take a break.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 06:15:32 Endless War 3 is a top down shooter. Control your character movement with WSAD, and aim your gun with the mouse. Your soldier has access to guns, grenades, and knives. You have to fight your way through multiple levels and multiple different wars. The wars range from WWII, to a future alien war. Endless War 1 and 2 are also included in this game, so there are a multitude of campaigns to play through.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 06:23:11 Survive the onslaught for as long as you can. You are an elite commando, with access to multiple weapons. In addition to your standard rifle, you have a rocket launcher, shotgun, grenades, and mines. As you run and jump across the map, more and more soldiers will come after you. First soldiers will just run on to the map. However, they will eventually begin to parachute into the battlefield, and call in snipers as well. Survive for as long as you can while racking up the kills and headshots.

]]> 09 Mar 2007 06:32:11 In Streets of Fire, you control Sparky, a little flame that is burning down houses around the city. You need to run to as many buildings as fast as your can, burning them down in the process. If you burn down all of the building on one screen, you are given a bonus. Your energy runs out very quickly, so you have to pick up canisters that will refuel you and keep you going.

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