wide·screen gam·ing fo·rum (wsgf):
[-noun] Web community dedicated to ensuring PC games run properly on your tablet, netbook, personal computer, HDTV and multi-monitor gaming rig.
Submitted by Kingston on 22 December, 2007 - 02:48
The story centers around Agent 47, a bald test subject branded with a barcode tattooed on the back of his head, who is rigorously trained in methods of murder. Upon escaping from a test facility, 47 is hired by the Agency, a European contract killing organization. His mission takes him to several locations in Asia and Europe to assassinate wealthy and decadent criminals.
Civilization II is the second game in the legendary strategy game series by the legendary game designer Sid Meier. You must guide a small tribe to grow and become a great empire in competition with as many as seven other tribes. You must make decisions that affect exploration, war, diplomacy, city growth, and the discovery of new technologies, the results of which will ultimately define your empire and what it is capable of achieving. Civ2 was designed for Windows from the ground up, and the "original" version is designed for Windows, not DOS.
This is a fast-paced FPS similar to the original Doom series. Players progress through expansive environments seeking keys to unlock additional levels. The game uses a hub/teleportation system to help the player navigate the different levels. The array of weaponry available is one of the finest ever to grace a FPS. Fusion Cannon = Photon Torpedo Launcher.
Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill.
Also found here is Neverputt, a hot-seat multiplayer miniature golf game using the physics and graphics of Neverball.
Neverball and Neverputt are known to run under Linux, Win2K/XP, FreeBSD, and OSX. Hardware accelerated OpenGL is required. A 500MHz processor is recommended.
Download Free here: http://icculus.org/neverball/
You are the Turok Joshua Fireseed, who has been summoned to the Lost Land to defeat the alien race known as the Primogen. The collection of weapons available to Turok are arguably the best selection of weapons to ever appear in a first-person shooter. This game boasts an aiming system that allows for specific body parts to be targeted and "removed". Razor Wind = Carnage.
Sam & Max - Season Two is the continuation of the critically-acclaimed episodical point-and-click adventure series by Telltale Games based on the comics created by Steve Purcell. Season 2 contains a total of 5 episodes, which will be released over the next few months.Among the most notable changes from the previous season are an adjustable, in-game hint system as well as native support for non-4:3 resolutions, including 5:4, 16:10 and 16:9.
Developed by Valve, Team Fortress 2 is a class-based, multiplayer FPS. Players choose teams and then compete against one another with various winning objectives such as "capture the flag". There are nine specialized classes that the player can select. Players are encouraged to work together as teams to compensate for the weaknesses of different classes. The game has a unique, cartoon style which allows you to enjoy your repeated deaths at the hands of your turncoat friends.
Developed by Black Hole Entertainment, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is an RTS set in the "Old World" of the Warhammer universe.The focus is on the battles with minimal resource management. The battles are large with multiple units comprised of up to sixty characters that have many tactical formations. As units battle they will gain experience and grow more deadly.
Developed by Maxis, The Sims is a simulator of everyday life. The brainchild of Will Wright, this game allows you to create families of virtual persons and let them run wild. The virtual persons, or Sims, can be controlled directly by the player or allowed to make decisions on their own. Different personality traits determine how each Sim behaves and interacts with their environment. Players can create and furnish environments for their Sims or download user-created content online. Create your little-thug Sim, and let him breed with and bully all the Sims he wants.
Warsow is a fast paced, free, first person shooter aimed solely at competitive play. It's currently still considered "in beta" as it's being updated based on community input, play-testers. While not having quite the popularity of other FPS deathmatch games like Quake3 or UT2k4, it has quite a following in the United States and most of Europe, and just had it's first cash-prize LAN event, CDC3.