Widescreen Gaming Forum

I just wanted to weigh in on this game -- I've been playing it for a couple of weeks now on Vista, and I've really enjoyed it. It definitely requires an additional set of skills beyond those typically required for shooters like CS, BF, etc. At first I found that annoying (I couldn't just run and gun ...

I bought a BFG 8800 GTX OC2. It was a big upgrade over my 7900 GT SLI setup, even just for Windows XP / DirectX 9. I'm able to run at 1920x1200 with higher AA and AF values than before. I haven't installed Vista yet, but I didn't upgrade for the DX10 capability anyway. I just wanted a fast card for ...

I love my 6.1 setup, but I upgraded to it from a 2.1 setup, so I can't really address your question specifically.

I haven't bought BF 2142. Does it have any better support for widescreen gaming or are DICE/EA still living in fantasy land? 8)

BF2142 == BF2, in terms of widescreen support.

I second the recommendations of Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines and GTA: San Andreas (also Vice City, if you never played that one).

Also:
Civilization 4 (you say you're getting sick of Civ 2 -- Civ 4 is a big step up, IMO)
Galactic Civilizations 2 (similar to Civ, but far better AI ...

Pay no attention to the few critiques on this forum about WoW's widescreen implementation. Anyone who has actually played WoW in widescreen will tell you that it's much better than at 4:3.

I bought my widescreen monitor over 2 years ago particularly for WoW. Back then my Dell 2005FPW was damn ...

But, erm, yeah, I play computer games a lot. Maybe too much. MMOs are the worst of all, so stay away from those, Jenkinsbball!

Not likely to be a problem for him, as he said he doesn't have internet access at home. :)

Try Company of Heroes. Yeah, it's a strategy game, BUT it's very ...

Samsung 244T, 24", 16:10, 1920x1200