On 11 February 2010 22:04, Dan Kegel dank@kegel.com wrote:
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Reece Dunn msclrhd@googlemail.com wrote:
Dan, loads of the casual games (PopCap Games and Awem Studios specifically) work out of the box without modification or winetricks.
These tend to be impressive in terms of production (graphics, sound, story), and are reviewed at jayisgame.com.
Do these count?
Well... games that can be played in web browsers don't really count. If people can already run them anywhere, they don't need WIne for them.
Otherwise, as long as they are good enough to merit a review from a serious site and/or a Wikipedia page, sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies is an example of a demo that's good enough for this list, but only because (for some odd reason) there's no online version of it yet.
Note that not all of the casual games are available online, and the ones that are have cut-down gameplay/graphics/missing voice acting/etc.
I know that the following work well:
1. Virtual City (http://www.awem.com/virtual-city.html) 2. Born into Darkness (http://www.awem.com/born-into-darkness.html) 3. Westward 4: All Aboard (http://www.awem.com/westward-iv-all-aboard.html) 4. Trapped, The Abduction (http://www.awem.com/trapped-the-abduction.html) 5. Virtual Families (http://www.awem.com/virtual-families.html) 6. Aztec Tribe (http://www.awem.com/aztec-tribe.html) 7. My Kingdom For The Princess (http://www.awem.com/my-kingdom-for-the-princess.html) 8. Autumns Treasures: The Jade Coin (http://www.awem.com/autumns-treasures%3A-the-jade-coin.html)
My Kingdom for the Princess is the only one of these that I am aware of that has a cut-down online version available.
I know that the following don't work yet:
1. Architect: Episode 1 (http://www.awem.com/architect-episode-1.html) -- Crashes when starting a game. 2. Mishap: An Accidental Haunting (http://www.awem.com/mishap-an-accidental-haunting.html) -- Does not show anything on the screen.
- Reece