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This score is awarded to games that have received a calculated grade of C for their widescreen support. All of these games have some level of widescreen support but have significant issues.

Stranglehold v1.1

Stranglehold, or John Woo Presents Stranglehold, is a third-person shooter developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio, released in late 2007 for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It is Midway's first game to use Unreal Engine 3, and was developed in collaboration with John Woo.
The game is the sequel to Woo's 1992 Hong Kong action film, Hard Boiled, and stars Chow Yun-fat in a reprisal of his role as hard-boiled cop Inspector "Tequila" Yuen. Stranglehold is the first project on which Woo and Chow have collaborated since Hard Boiled.

FreeSpace 2

FreeSpace 2 is a space shooter from Volition, the sequel to Descent: FreeSpace. FSO is an open-source port of the game that adds tons of new features to the engine like pixel shaders, and more importantly, widescreen support.

Thief: Deadly Shadows

Thief: Deadly Shadows sees Garrett return to his thieving ways, in this third installment of Thief the plot involves the mysterious Keeper order. Although the game wasn't developed by the makers of the original Thief, Ion Storm did an admirable job.

American McGee's Grimm

American McGee's Grimm is an adventure game from famed developer American McGee. It offers a twisted version of the venerable Grimm's Fairy Tales. The game is available exclusively through GameTap. The game has a great art style, but very basic gameplay. Some of the game and art decisions leave me wondering what the hell goes through McGee's mind. Grimm peeing any time you stop walking, to mark his spot to jump? Please, even 2nd graders aren't as juvenile. I understand the idea, but having him spit would have even been far less sophomoric. All in all, the art style and stories are great.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved is a first person shooter developed by Bungie Studios and published by Microsoft Games. Released on November 15, 2001, it was a launch title for the Xbox and helped push the console ahead in the console war. It was ported to the PC and Mac in 2003 and has spawned several sequels. The player assumes the role of Master Chief, the rank of a cybernetically enhanced warrior who is fighting to save Earth from an alien race called "The Covenant." Deserted on a mysterious "Halo" ring world, he is left to discover its deadly secrets.

Worms 3D

Worms 3D brings the venerable franchise into 3D. Whether this was a good move or not, is up for debate. Worms is a turn-based strategy game (with timed turns) in which you command a team of worms with access to artillery the likes of standard munitions, ninja ropes, napalm drops and exploding sheep. The simple goal is to be the last team standing. The franchise is known for isn't stylistic (and excellent) voice-overs, covering a wide range of dialects and imitations.

Age of Empires

Groundbreaking RTS from Ensemble Studios. Set over thousands of years, from the dawn of human civilization to the height of the Roman Empire, you guide a stone age tribe from a hunter-gatherer culture to a mighty empire.

Pro Evolution Soccer 5

The 2005 edition of Konami's international soccer smash furthers the series' realism with tighter control on- and off-the-ball and new gameplay and graphic enhancements.

Star Wars Episode I: Racer

Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a racing video game based on the pod race featured in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The game features a variety of tracks spanning several different planets and includes all and more of the racers featured in the movie, including Teemto Pagalies, Dud Bolt, Mars Guo, Ben Quadinaros and more.

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