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Old 06-26-2007   #1 (permalink)
Ian Powell


 
 

Vista Compatible Games List So Far

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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Old 06-26-2007   #2 (permalink)
Mike Sisto


 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Add Tomb Raider anniversary. Runs great
"Ian Powell" <funmonkey100@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:28FF1669-34BF-4D94-87E2-0C2AA62DBE5F@microsoft.com...
> 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)
>
>


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-26-2007   #3 (permalink)


Vista Business 64bit
 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars BETA runs without any problems (if you want to list it because its a beta)
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-26-2007   #4 (permalink)
dgoodrie


 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Quake 2 is missing the gun crosshairs on my PC.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-26-2007   #5 (permalink)
Athena Engel


 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Also, Dungeon Seige, Dungeon Seige II and Titan Quest, both of them. And
Eudemons (a free online game).
Athena
"Ian Powell" <funmonkey100@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:28FF1669-34BF-4D94-87E2-0C2AA62DBE5F@microsoft.com...
> 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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Old 06-26-2007   #6 (permalink)
BigJim


 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

area 51 will not load, like anyone cares...........
"Ian Powell" <funmonkey100@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:28FF1669-34BF-4D94-87E2-0C2AA62DBE5F@microsoft.com...
> 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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Old 06-26-2007   #7 (permalink)
Cari \(MS-MVP\)


 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Add:
Secret Files of Tunguska (32 bit)
Dark Fall: Lights Out (ditto)

Am just about to install Aura 2: The Sacred Rings - will let you know. I'm
about 1/2 way through it on my MCE 2005 PC.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

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Old 06-27-2007   #8 (permalink)


Vista Business 64bit
 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Command and Conquer 3 runs with latest Patch 1.05 without any errors or crashes.
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Old 06-27-2007   #9 (permalink)
NetBiznessMan


 
 

Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

I can run America's Army v2.81 just fine and with no errors.


"Ian Powell" <funmonkey100@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:28FF1669-34BF-4D94-87E2-0C2AA62DBE5F@microsoft.com...
> 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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Re: Vista Compatible Games List So Far

Maybe it would be a good idea to reply without quoting here because that makes the thread very very long and hardly readable.

Thanks, Benjamin
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