• Games to Play on a Netbook - Part 1

    Games to Play on a Netbook - Part 1

    Roydon Cerejo, Mar 27, 2010 1000 hrs IST

    Here are some games that will run smoothly on your netbook

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If you're one of those who have a netbook then this is definitely something you should read. You probably bought the netbook for working on the move, an occasional movie and some music to keep you company. But you can't hide the fact that sometimes when you're really bored you wish you could enjoy a nice first person shooter on the netbook, which sadly isn't possible. However, this is only true if you're trying to run some of the recent games on it. But what about some of the older classics like Half-Life, Diablo II and Quake III: Arena? Believe it or not these games will actually run pretty well on the latest netbooks, and if you happen to own one with an ION, it's even better.

You'll need at least an Atom N270 with 1GB RAM for these games to work, which most netbooks do have. In case you have one of the earlier models with the lower resolution screen then you may have some trouble running these games.

World of Goo



One of the best indie games of last year, World of Goo runs easily on a netbook and is a lot of fun to play. The game is built around the idea of creating large structures using balls of goo. Each level has its own graphic and musical theme, giving it unique atmosphere. There is also a bonus meta-game called World of Goo Corporation, where the objective is to build the highest tower using goo balls that the player collects through the course of the game. With a strong emphasis on physics the game gets really challenging as you progress, so your brains get a good workout as well.

Diablo II



One of the most popular games of 2000, Diablo II is a fantasy themed role-playing game with elements taken from hack and slash genres. You assume the role of a hero from one of five different classes and fight monsters through dungeons and forests in order to level up your character. A good pastime if you're into strategy games.   

TrackMania Nations Forever



If you're not into puzzles or strategy games then TrackMania should satisfy your racing needs. This is an arcade style racing game that lets you make your own custom tracks and then race on them. There are many versions of TrackMania till date but this one released in 2007 has network compatibility added to it along with the older physics system.


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(15) Comments
RITHYCHEk
,pp, on Jun 29, 2011 05:43 PM
I want to play the game
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mona brar
,moga, on Sep 27, 2010 03:55 PM
g.t.a. vice city play game part1
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yash javeri
,mumbai, on May 31, 2010 09:48 PM
play online game now
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yash javeri
,mumbai, on May 31, 2010 09:48 PM
play online game now
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Harman Preet
,United States of Chandigarh, on Mar 29, 2010 08:53 PM
ah Vice City! my love!!
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kali
,chennai, on May 04, 2010 12:34 PM
hai friend how r u?
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kali
,chennai, on May 04, 2010 12:32 PM
super games
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Dreamy Rover
,Mumbai, on Apr 01, 2010 12:15 AM
As in desktop pcs, laptops come in all shapes and sizes and configurations. I have a Dell Studio XPS 16 with Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 GHz, 3.0 GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670 with 512 MB memory. So far I've been able to play the following games with ease: - Half Life 2 & its sequels Episode 1, Episode 2 - GTA: Vice City & GTA IV (with medium settings) - F.E.A.R Gold Pack (with its sequels/expansion packs) - NFS: Most Wanted, NFS Carbon, GRID - Bioshock (it ran beautifully!!). Plans to get Bioshock 2 soon. - Call Of Duty 2, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (with medium settings) - Mass Effect. Mass Effect 2 should run as well - Counter Strike: Source - FarCry, Prey, Dead Space @ medium settings - Hitman Trilogy - Burnout Paradise, Flatout: Ultimate Carnage I am sure games like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Prototype, NFS: Shift, Gears Of War should run on my laptop, keeping my gaming needs satisfied for some more time to come. Sadly, it might not run Crysis, a game that I really wanna play. But for the time being, it serves me as much as any average desktop machine. Next I am gonna try to run COD:Modern Warfare 2, FarCry 2 and Unreal Tournament III on it. What more can one ask of a laptop that's not an Alienware product?
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XsK. SimKill
,Mumbhai, on Apr 03, 2010 11:33 PM
So what's your point? Are you trying to brag about your config? Nobody cares dude. BTW I've got a Sager NP8662 which runs circles around your tiny 1640. AND I paid less that what you would have... Oh and by the way, Alienware is overpriced garbage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Anyway coming back to the topic. I've actually been considering a netbook for my dad. But all the ones I've seen so far are really sluggish. So, techtree guys, do you think it makes more sense to go for a C2D CULV or an SULV or even a Core i-mobile series processor (10-12inch screen) rather than this atom.
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Asphalt Burner
,Green Grating, on Apr 09, 2010 11:25 AM
its no use bragging and btw ur config is not that great.. and btw i finished crysis on my P4
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Dreamy Rover
,Mumbai, on Apr 11, 2010 06:13 AM
Guys, guys, calm down. Was I bragging? I wrote the configuration down purely as a reference. I am just happy that my laptop can run games that I wanna play - something I couldn't do earlier with my old laptops - and all I was doing was sharing it with you. I never said it's the best laptop out there, the config is nothing to hoot about & if you have a better laptop for which you paid less money, good for you. I am just glad that my laptop is letting me play new games & I was just expressing it. Why would I brag about my middle-range laptop on a website visited by thousands of people that I don't know, who might be having laptops so powerful that would put mine to shame? Cut me some slack.
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vikas
,delhi, on Mar 30, 2010 05:25 PM
when part two is coming of this article is coming
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Grand Master Yo
,Star Wars, on Mar 29, 2010 10:58 AM
Wow.. this is really good... I have an old Laptop on which i download stuff and listen to Music and Watch movies... Now i can play games too.. Thanks Tech Tree...
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Richard Mitnick
,Highland Park, NJ, on Mar 27, 2010 04:13 PM
I think that the idea that a netbbo could do anything smoothly is ridiculous. I have a netbook, and Acer 150-1635. It runs an Atom N270 1.6 gig processor, 1 gig of DRAM, and actually runs NOTHING smoothly. It is the slowest thing I have ever seen. But, I do love it. I did not buy it to be "on the move". All it doies well is help me manage a 1Tb HDD full of music and video. I also understand that the N450 processor is slower than the N270
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adam
,sydney, on Mar 27, 2010 09:22 PM
i am sure you have garbage installed on your netbook. mate, trust me, it can play all the games mentioned here
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