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"Ian Powell" <funmonkey100******.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Heres a list of vista compatible games:-
>
> 1602 A.D. (32-Bit)
> Agatha Christie : And then there were none (32 bit)
> Agatha Christie : Murder on the orient express (32 bit)
> Aliens versus Predator 2
> Americas Army 2.7 (32-bit)
> Anno 1701
> Age of Empires and the Rise of Rome expansion
> Age of Empires II and the Conquerors expansion
> Age of Empires III and The WarChiefs expansion
> Alice (American McGee’s)
> Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition
> Ankh II : hearth of Osiris (32-bit)
> Armies of Exigo
> Atlantis II (32-bit)
> Atlantis III (32-bit)
> Atlantis IV Evolution (32-bit)
> Aura : Fate of the ages (32-bit)
> Armed and Dangerous
> Arx Fatalis
> Blade Runner (32-bit)
> Baldur’s Gate (32bit) (Polish version, English should work well too)
> Baldur’s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (32bit) (Polish version, English
> should work well too)
> Battle for Middle-Earth 1 & 2
> Battlefield 2 & Special Forces (Run BF2.exe As Administrator.)
> Battlefield 2142(32bit)
> Battlefield 2142(64bit) - Same settings used on XP, crashes to desktop at
> every map change (after a certain period) due to low video card memory
> (256mb). Disable Areo or set texture settings lower.
> Black and White 2
> Blood II The Chosen (It rarely crashes, but this was happening under XP
> too.)
> Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
> Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
> Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
> Call of Duty & United Offensive
> Call of Duty 2 (run cod2mp_s.exe in XP SP2 compability mode; SP fine.)
> Call of Duty 2 upgraded to 1.3 works on Home Premium RTM no trouble (32
> bit)
> Championship Manager 2007
> Civilization III (run as administrator, XP SP2 compatibility mode)
> Civilization IV (Vista 32/64-bit)
> Civ City Rome (32 bit)
> Cobra 11 - Nitro (StarForce protection vista-update required)
> Command & Conquer: Generals
> Commandos: Beyond The Call Of Duty
> Company of Heroes (32bit Home Premium) no problems generally.
>
> (NB With NVIDIA 8800GTX/GTS GPUs the game crashes when loading Cherbourg
> level. Needs GPU driver update. ‘Open issue’ with 20/02/07 100.65
> forceware drivers)
> Condemned - Criminal Origins
> Continuum
> Counter-Strike 1.6
> Counter-Strike Condition Zero
> Counter-Strike Source
> Crashday (With patch 1.1 + No Intro Fix)
> Cricket 07 (Australian version - works on both x86 & x64)
> Darwinia
> Day of Defeat
> Deal or No Deal
> Delta Force Black Hawk Down & Team Sabre
> Deus Ex
> Diablo I
> Diablo II - NOTE: For best results, set Compatibility Mode for application
> to Windows XP SP2 in the shortcut’s properties and run as Administrator.
> This should allow all features of game to work properly, including LAN and
> Battle.Net play. If the game takes too long to start up, try disabling
> Aero Glass (or under compatability disable desktop composition).
> Doom 2(Doom95) (Requires DPlay.dll in the game’s directory for doom95 to
> work properly)
> Doom 3 (Requires working OpenGL support)
> Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Requires working OpenGL support)
> Doomsday 3D Engine v1.9.0 Beta 4
> Dracula 2 (32-bit) (Win 98 Compatibility Mode)
> Dreamfall : the longest journey (32-bit) : run after installation of
> Starforce Drivers. Install them form this page
> Driver (32bit)
> Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition with all Add-Ons (for Windows Edition; not
> original 16-bit MS-DOS) (This game works slowly with too low performance
> if you don’t install the driver of your graphic card manually although
> Vista automatically recognizes and installs the drivers of your graphic
> card and DirectX.)
> Duke Nukem 3D High Resolution Pack (HRP) (also External Release (XTR))
> v1.0
> Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
> Dungeon Keeper
> Dungeon Keeper 2 (32-Bit)
> Dynasty warriors 4 hyper
> EA Link for EA Games
> Elder Scrolls: Oblivion: Runs great on Vista with 1.1 patch
> Eve Online Fully working (32-bit)
> Evany : Crystal keys II (32-bit)
> Everquest
> Everquest II
> Far Cry (64-bit and 32-bit with v1.4 patch)
> Evidence - the last ritual
> F.E.A.R (32-Bit).Runs fine in XP SP2 Compatibility
> F1 2006 (Win 98/Me Compatibility Mode)
> FlatOut 2 (32 bit Home Premium)
> Flight Simulator 2004
> Flight Simulator X
> FBI: Hostage Rescue
> F.E.A.R
> FIFA 07
> FIFA Manager 2007
> Football Manager 2007
> Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich
> Freelancer
> Flatout 2 (European with Starforce update)
> Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
> Gothic 3 (Windows Vista wont allow 2 files to install in system folder(64
> bit))
> Grand Prix 4
> Grand Theft Auto II
> Grand Theft Auto III
> Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
> Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
> Guild Wars: All 3 versions ( Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall )
> Gun
> GunBound WC
> Half Life
> Half Life 2 & Half Life 2: Episode One
> Halo: Combat Evolved(need a patch windows tel you about it)
> Halo: Custom Edition(needs a update tho download
> http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=1884)
> Heroes 5
> Hitman: Blood Money
> Hitman: Contracts
> Hoyle Card games 2007 works great.
> Hoyle Board games 2007 works great.
> Hoyle Puzzle games 2007 works great.
> Hugo: The Evil Mirror
> In The Groove + Impact dancepad
> Jack the Reaper
> Jade Empire: Special Edition (x86 & x64)
> Jazz Jack Rabbit 2
> Little Fighter 2 (32 bit)
> KISS: Psycho Circus The Nightmare Child
> Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Legend
> Lego Star Wars II (64-bit)
> Lineage II: Chronicle 5 (32-bit) works well!
> LOCOMOTION by Chris Sawyer (64-bit)
> Max Payne 1.01
> Max Payne 2
> Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Installed MOHAA Ver1.1 on 32-bit Ultimate,
> plays fine with no problems at all, multiplayer untested as yet.
> Klotski (and Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1991)
> Magic Ball 3
> Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (x86 and x64)
> Myst III : Exile (32-bit)
> Myst IV : Revelation (32-bit)
> Myst V : End of Ages (32-bit)
> Myth II Soulblighter v1.6 (32 and 64bit)
> MU Online (Ultra low FPS)
> Need for Speed (32-bit)
> Need for Speed III: Hot pursuit
> Need for Speed Most Wanted
> Neverwinter Nights 2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
> Nexuiz
> NHL 06
> NHL 07
> Outrun 2006
> Paradise (from Benoit Sokal) (32-bit)
> Pariah (With 98/ME Compatibility mode)
> Pacific Warriors
> Phantasy Star Universe
> Prey (Requires working OpenGL support)
> Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
> Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Starts Windows MCE upon exit?)
> Pro Evolution Soccer 6
> Psychonauts
> Quake 2
> Quake 3 Arena
> Quake 4 (v1.3) Works. Tested on Vista Enterprise 64-bit and Vista Ultimate
> 32-bit
> Race - The WTCC Game
> Ragnarok Online
> Rainbow Six: Lockdown
> Rainbow Six: Vegas
> Return to mysterous Island
> Rise of Nations Gold (32 bit)
> RollerCoaster Tycoon [With the Loopy Landscape Add-On] (Vista 32-bit)
> - Add the “Windows 95″ compatibility mode for the file “rct.exe”
> - Add the “Full control” right to “Everyone” for the folder of RCT and its
> subfolders.
> RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
> - Add the “Full control” right to “Everyone” for the folder of RCT2 and
> its subfolders.
> RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 [Original and all Add-Ons] (Vista 32-bit)
> Rome: Total War
> Savage (32-bit)
> Schizm : mysterious journey (CD) (32-bit)
> Scratches (32-bit) : Update of Starforce drivers NOT needed
> Second Sight
> SimCity 3000 Unlimited (32-bit)
> SimCity 4 and RushHour Expansion (Vista 64-bit)
> Soul Reaver 2
> Splinter Cell
> Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
> Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
> Splinter Cell: Double Agent
> Star Wars Galaxies
> Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns
> Star Wars Jedi Academy (32bit)
> Star Wars Jedi Outcast (32bit)
> Star Wars Battlefront 2 (32bit)
> Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 (32 bit).Runs fine in XP SP2
> Compatibility
> Starcraft
> Steam (Build: Jan 15 2007, 10:37:59)
> Super Collapse! Puzzle Gallery 1.0.8.0
> Super Mario Forever (After starting the game, the mouse cursor of Vista
> still appears on the screen. Ignore it.)
> SWAT 4 & The Stetchkov Syndicate (32-bit)
> Test Drive Unlimited (if there are problems run as administrator and/or in
> xp sp2 compatibility mode)
> The Amerzone (32-bit) (Win 98 Compatibility Mode)
> The Black Mirror (2nd edition, 2CD without Starforce) (32-bit)
> The longest journey (32-bit). Official patch here
> The Elderscrolls Oblivion (32-bit)
> The Sims 2 (32-bit/64-bit)(All expansions pack works!)
> The Movies (32-bit)
> The Simpsons - Hit & Run (32-bit)
> Titan Quest
> Tomb Raider I, II; III; The Lost Artefact, Revelation, Chronicles, Angel
> of darkness : run with unofficials patchs. See this site.
> Tomb Raider Legend (32bit)
> Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
> Top Spin 2 (32 bit) Slow loading but work perfect
> Train Simulator (Microsoft) (Vista 32-bit)
> Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
> Unreal Tournament 1999 Game of the Year Edition
> Unreal Tournament 2004 - The text to speech engine switches from the game
> engine to the one supplied with Vista, if you don’t get voice taunts from
> other players, check your control panel text to speech voice to make sure
> it works.
> URU : Ages beyond Myst with “The path to the Shell” extension (32-bit)
> Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
> Warcraft 3 & also The Frozen Throne(With 98/ME Compatibility Mode)
> Warhammer Mark of Chaos
> Warhammer Dawn Of War 40k (32 Bit)
> World of Warcraft - May have issues with Graphics and Sound (Depending on
> Hardware Installed)
> Wolfenstein: Enemy territory 2.60b (Worked perfectly with Ultimate RTM,
> usin PNY Verto GeForce 6600GT, and nVidia 97.46 forceware for Windows
> vista)
> World Racing 2 (StarForce protection vista-update required)
> Worms 4: Mayhem
> Worms Armageddon with latest patch (32bit)
> Worms World Party
> X3 : Reunion
> X-Plane v7+ (32bit)
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