Vista - Pc Games To Check Out

Anyone have suggestions of really good games worth getting, all I have is COD4 and I was looking at Unreal Tournament as well as Elder Scrolls or WOW. Any pros or cons? Do you recommend a controler or just the mouse with most games? Thanks for the input!

Mouse and keyboard is best for 90% of PC games.

Oblivion is excellent as far as single-player action RPG's go, as WOW is an excellent MMORPG [if you can stomach the monthly cost to play].

If you are considering an Unreal Tournament game, I would strongly suggest UT2004 over UT3. I know it's older than UT3, but it is far superior in regard to game-play and game balance, and imo overall fun and replayability.

Also, if you enjoy COD4 you may take a look at Crysis, another heralded FPS game.

I was looking at Crysis and it seemed awesome, the system requirments looked pretty intense! I also have noticed that my laptop gets pretty hot pretty fast and if you could up the fan speed or add an additional intercooler like with the PS3?

Fan speeds on a laptop should be automatic... Unless the heat is cuasing actual problems [lock-ups, artifacts, etc.] I would not worry about it.

Of course your laptop is going to get hot, think about how much processing power has been crammed into a case the size of a book!

the upcoming battlefield sounds promising.. i heard its been compared as cod on crack..

and crysis is good.. didnt really have a good oportunity to try it out, played briefly at mates place, but it was running too laggy due to his specs it wasnt much enjoyable when things start to move around you, fps drops to about 5-10

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Nadeo Have also introduced a new feature for the New and unsure gamer
Before you go wasting all you pocket change on a game you may never play
they have released 2 versions of the game and several ways of introducing you into the game

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in this version

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The controls depend on what type of game you'll be playing on your PC. For MMO(RPG), and FPS games, keyboard and mouse no doubt. But i prefer to use my 360 controller on flight sims and racing games. If you are into racing, I've played the demo for Grid and it has been a lot of fun. The graphics are really nice and although its not a full on sim like Gran Turismo, it's a very fun arcade type of racing. I love the Half Life series, the story is excellent and the graphics look really nice too even for being an old game. Take a look over at Gamespot for user reviews on the latest PC games, that's pretty much how I've chosen my games all the time.

Happy gaming :P

Good game to get is tomb raider legend, & anniversary as well. They look loads better on the pc. Ive had legend for a year now i think & im still unlocking bits & pieces & with tr8 on its way. These do play better with a controller. Gears of war is hilarious fun, Ive only seen it but for pc its miles better. Company of heroes is a decent rts as well.

Crysis is a great game. I'm playing it again on a new build, and now I can enjoy it in a higher resolution. Good story, great gameplay, amazing graphics.

As far as your laptop goes, I believe there are after-market fans that you can mount near the CPU fan underneath the laptop. I used to have a desktop P4 (when they first came out) in a laptop and it would get really hot, so either way, I wouldn't rest it on your lap.

You want an excellent game to check out, if you haven't already played it for the XBOX 360, grab a copy of the PC version of Mass Effect. I'm playing it right now on my system.