Sites Offering Online Games for Mac Users

Virtual reality can be a great escape from the vagaries of reality. Gaming was never so much fun as it is today. Internet itself is gold mine of gaming with many sites offering free games. There are many websites that offer exclusive online games for Mac users. The aim of this article is to acquaint you with these online destinations, that are virtual reality gaming portals for Mac users.

Macintosh platform, developed by Apple, is unique in many ways. Mac OS is the only computer operating system platform with exclusive hardware base, manufactured by the same company. Your Mac PC has built-in facilities that let you easily connect to the Internet and ride on the information superhighway. One of the prime attractions of course are the various games that you can play online. There is a wide variety among the kinds of games offered including strategy games, adventure games, arcade games, board games, racing games, casino games and action games.

Just having a browser like Safari or Mozilla Firefox is not enough, if you want to play games. You will need to get a special software installed as an add on to your browser called 'Adobe Shockwave Player'. With the player installed, you can play a range of games through your browser.

Online Gaming Sites For Mac Users

If you are looking for entertainment and fun games, there is no dearth of it on the Internet. Here are some of the sites that offer great online games.

• Ultimate Arcade: This site has a rich variety of traditional games, arcade classic games and sports games.
• OnLive: This site is based on the concept of cloud gaming and offers most of the latest PC games.
• Yahoo Games: Yahoo offers a range of traditional board games, sports games and other fun games and boasts one of the largest user communities. They have a lot of free online games for kids.

Other than these sites, you can also use the official multiplayer gaming service for Mac users, which is 'GameRanger'. With 260,000 active users all over the world and 180 games to choose from, this service has some great titles to choose from. Here is a list of other top websites offering games.

• GameHouse
• Cosmic Encounter Online
• Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
• MacGameStore: Free Webgames
• ESPN Arcade
• Realm Defender
• Spogg
• Homestar Runner
• Disney's Toontown Online
• Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
• Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online
• Gaia Online

Online Games For Mac - List

You will find a lot of browser-based games on the above game sites. There are many games for Mac users that cannot be played on a browser but require you to connect via GameRanger. Here are some of the best games. This includes browser-based games, multiplayer games that require GameRanger connectivity, as well as other games which can be played via a game lobby. Some of them are offered for free, while some require you to pay.

• Pac-Man
• Donkey Kong
• Chess
• Rokkitball
• Fallen Empire: Legions
• NBA 2K10
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Assassin's Creed II
• Borderlands
• Colin McRae: DiRT 2
• Need For Speed: Carbon
• Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
• Heroes of Might and Magic V
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Civilization IV
• 3D Bridge Deluxe

This is just a small sample of the hundreds of games offered online. Visit the Apple website for a more detailed listing of games.

Hope this list of Internet games, along with the above list of gaming websites is helpful. These include single as well as multiplayer online games, which you will thoroughly enjoy playing!