http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23207
--- Comment #9 from - farfrael@googlemail.com 2010-10-23 04:14:56 CDT --- There is another (unrelated) bug with a user made patch attached (re-attached) which fixes the issue under wine 1.3.5. i.e. with that patch apllied, the game runs flawlessly.
The problem is apparently related to the nvidia driver not checking a certain value
Unfortunately, I am unable to find this other bug report again