Gaming

Sorry for the delay between the last part and this part - I was ill, and GTA IV was released

So anyway, I have no screenshots, as the laptop has been formatted in order for it’s return later today. However I can say that apart from the very latest games, such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (CoD4) etc. This laptop managed to run everything on full settings.

The games I tried out on the laptop (albeit briefly tried) were:

• The Sims 2 (incl. Nightlife)
• Command & Conquer 3 Kane Edition
• CoD4
• Black & White 2
• Half Life 2/Counterstrike Source
• Unreal Tournament 2004

For a little run down of the games and how they looked and performed, click below

More Detail!

I saw Black and White 2 sitting in my room earlier, and check the back, because I’ve not played it in ages. I noticed the system requirements, and the fact the, except for not having a dedicated graphics card, my laptop was far above them.

So I decided to install it, thinking that if it doesn’t work I can always just uninstall it, no big deal.

It worked! It runs really smoothly as well, quicker than it ever did on my desktop PC. Although the graphics options are turned down to low. Other than that, all is good, so I’m just installing The Sims 2 (I installed Theme Park World as well, which is a great game, I love it). Also installed C&C Generals + Zero Hour, which ran on full graphics lol, but I removed them, because I won’t play it.

Ok so I downloaded and installed Steam earlier. I figured I’d have some old school Counter-Strike & Half Life on here to play when I get a bit bored etc.

All was well, I downloaded the updates, changed the settings etc. and searched for some servers, but every time I tried to connect, I kept getting disconnected from the Net, and I don’t mean just my Wireless being turned off, the router itself just gave up and died on me, I had to reset it 3 times before I figured it was Steam & I gave up.

So it looks like no classic online action for me until Steam has sorted some serious issue it has with either a BT Home Hub, or just routers in general, I’m curious to know if any other people have this problem.