http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32673
--- Comment #4 from GyB gyebro69@gmail.com 2013-01-14 21:42:54 CST --- (In reply to comment #3)
But I can't really see it failing to create the registry keys, I think it quits earlier because a +reg does not show any of the missing key names.
You should try +relay to see what key the game tries to access before it is failing.