Ubuntu Gamers

[DirtDawg]

Cube looks a lot like Quake 3 arena. I'll download it and give it a shot on my laptop (looks like the screenshots are getting very nice FPS, e.g. upwards of 70FPS).

If you like Quake 3 arena, try Open Arena. If you're using Feisty, it's in the repositories.

[misconfiguration]

I play WoW VIA Cedega.

[Koji-Murasame]

Updated list of games I have up and running:

America's Army 2.5
Armagetron
Battle for Wesnoth
Chromium
Cube 2
Flightgear
Frets on Fire
Frozen Bubble
Grid Wars 2
Guild Wars (via Wine. Crashes randomly due to too many concurrently active lights.)
Halo (via Wine. Laggy and improperly displays in the top two-thirds of the screen.)
Jedi Knight II (via Wine.)
KAsteroids
KBattleship
KMines
KNetWalk
KSudoku
Open Arena
Planeshift
Planet Penguin Racer
Neverwinter Nights
Nexuiz
Savage
Second Life
Spring
Steam (original Half-life and several mods through Wine)
Super Tux
Super Tux Kart
Tremulous
Warsow (The mouse has stopped working since I updated to the newest version)
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Of the newest round of installs I like Chromium and KNetWalk the best. They are a step away from my standard FPS games though. These are more old school (Chromium) and puzzly (KNetWalk).

[mitchellthegreat]

I played and modded halo on my mac. I just want to know if I can get it running on ubuntu.

[Koji-Murasame]

I played and modded halo on my mac. I just want to know if I can get it running on ubuntu.

I have heard mixed reviews from wine hq on the ability to run it through wine. I have had partial success as it actually installed, but the in-game graphics only display on the top 2/3's of my screen and it is very laggy.

[olingern]

Hmm... I love me some starcraft, especially to get back in the groove for the release of Starcraft II . Does anybody know if Warcraft III & Starcraft play well through wine / cedega ?

- Nick

[bsalt]

Hmm... I love me some starcraft, especially to get back in the groove for the release of Starcraft II . Does anybody know if Warcraft III & Starcraft play well through wine / cedega ?

- Nick

Actually, Starcraft plays perfectly with Cedega. With Wine, I haven't tried it, but with Cedega it is so easy to use, and the monthly fee is worth it for the sake of Linux gaming. Starcraft works flawlessly.

Jon

[daschmidty]

I also got starcraft working with no trouble under wine for no fee. Warcraft II also (I am in still in the dark ages and never bought 3)

[roganlors]

Once wine is installed alot of windows games can be played. cedega has an engine that you can download once you join ($5/month) which list all games that have been tested and work faily well...here is a list of games rated for cedega:

* * Aces High II
* * Act of War: Direct Action
* * Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
* * Age of Empires III
* * Aliens vs Predator 2
* * America's Army
* * American McGee Presents Scrapland
* * Anarchy Online *
* * Anno 1602
* * Anno 1701
* * Anno1503
* * Aquanox
* * Archlord
* * Armed Assault
* * Arx Fatalis
* * Astonia
* * Auto Assault
* * Ballerburg
* * Battlefield 1942 *
* * Battlefield 1942: Desert Combat
* * Battlefield 2 *
* * Battlefield 2142 *
* * Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
* * Black and White 2
* * Cabal Online
* * Caesar IV
* * Call of Chtulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
* * Call of Duty
* * Call of Duty 2
* * Carom3D
* * Championship Manager 2001/2002
* * Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay -
Director's Cut
* * City of Heroes *
* * CivCity:Rome
* * Civilization III *
* * Civilization III: Conquests
* * Civilization IV *
* * Clive Barker's Undying
* * Codename: Panzers - Phase One
* * Colin McRae Rally 2004
* * Colin McRae Rally 2005
* * Combat Mission
* * Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
* * Command & Conquer: Generals *
* * Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
* * Command & Conquer: Renegade
* * Command & Conquer: The first Decade
* * Conflict Vietnam
* * Conqueronline
* * Counter-Strike: Source
* * Crashday
* * Crimson Skies
* * Dark Age of Camelot *
* * Dark Age of Camelot: Labyrinth of the Minotaur
* * Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
* * Darkstar One
* * Delta Force 2
* * Delta Force Extreme
* * Delta Force: Land Warrior
* * Demon Stone
* * Deus Ex
* * Devastation
* * Diablo
* * Die Siedler 2, die nächste Generation (Settler 2, Next
generation)
* * Doom 3
* * Driver Parallel Lines
* * Dungeon Keeper
* * Dungeon Siege
* * EVE: The Second Genesis
* * Earth 2150: Escape from the Blue Planet
* * Earth 2160
* * Elder Scrolls III, The: Morrowind *
* * Elder Scrolls III, The: Morrowind: Game of the Year
Edition
* * Elder Scrolls IV, The: Oblivion *
* * Emperor: Battle for Dune
* * Empire Earth
* * Empire Earth 2
* * Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
* * Escape From Monkey Island
* * Eve: Revelations
* * EverQuest *
* * EverQuest II
* * F.E.A.R
* * F.E.A.R.
* * FIFA 07
* * Fable: The Lost Chapters
* * Falcon 4 Allied Force
* * Fallout
* * Fallout
* * Fallout 2
* * Far Cry *
* * Final Fantasy XI
* * Flatout
* * Flatout 2
* * Freelancer
* * Fritz 7
* * Fritz 9
* * GT Legends
* * GTR - FIA GT Racing Game
* * GTR 2
* * Galactic Civilizations II
* * Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
* * Giants: Citizen Kabuto
* * Gothic 3
* * Grand Prix 4
* * Grand Theft Auto 2
* * Grand Theft Auto III *
* * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
* * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City *
* * Guild Wars *
* * Half-Life 2 *
* * Halo: Combat Evolved
* * Harbinger
* * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
* * Hearts of Iron 2
* * Hearts of Iron II : Doomsday
* * Hegemonia Legions of Iron
* * Heroes of Might and Magic V
* * Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
* * Hexen II
* * Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
* * Hitman: Blood Money
* * Homeworld 2 *
* * Hoyle Card Games 5
* * IL2 Sturmovik
* * Icewind Dale
* * Il2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles
* * Imperial Glory
* * Imperium Galactica 2
* * Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
* * Jade Empire
* * Lemmings Revolution
* * Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle
* * Longest Journey, The
* * Lord of The Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II
* * Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
* * Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King
* * Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
* * Lords of the Realm II
* * Madden NFL 2007 *
* * Mafia
* * Master of Orion II
* * Master of Orion III
* * Max Payne *
* * Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne *
* * Mechwarrior 4 Vengeance
* * Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries
* * Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
* * Medal of Honour: Allied Assault *
* * Medal of Honour: Breakthrough
* * Medal of Honour: Spearhead
* * Medieval 2: Total War
* * Messiah
* * Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
* * Monopoly Tycoon
* * Moon Tycoon
* * Motocross Madness 2
* * Myst IV: Revelation
* * Myst V : End of Ages
* * Need for Speed Carbon *
* * Need for Speed Most Wanted *
* * Need for Speed: Underground
* * Need for Speed: Underground 2
* * Neverwinter Nights
* * Neverwinter Nights 2
* * Operation Flashpoint GOTY Edition
* * Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
* * Overlord
* * Painkiller
* * Paraworld
* * Peggle
* * Petz 5
* * Pharaoh
* * Playboy: The Mansion
* * Pool of Radiance
* * Postal 2
* * Postal 2 Share the Pain
* * Praetorians
* * Prey
* * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
* * Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
* * Priston Tale
* * Project I.G.I.
* * Quake 4
* * Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire
* * Railroad Tycoon 3
* * Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
* * Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
* * Rally Championship Extreme
* * Rappelz - Siege for Glory
* * Rayman 2
* * Rayman M
* * Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
* * Resident Evil 3 - Nemesis
* * Restricted Area
* * Return to Krondor
* * Richard Burns Rally
* * Rise of Legends
* * Rise of Nations
* * RollerCoaster Tycoon
* * RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
* * Rome: Total War
* * Runaway2 - Dream of a turtle
* * S.W.I.N.E.
* * STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl
* * Sacred
* * Sacred Gold
* * Sam & Max: Culture Shock
* * Sam & Max: Hit The Road (Classic)
* * Scarface: The World is Yours
* * Septerra Core
* * Serious Sam 2
* * Settlers IV
* * Settlers, The: Heritage of Kings
* * Shadowbane
* * Sid Meier's Pirates! *
* * Sid Meier's Railroads
* * Silent Hunter III
* * Silver
* * SimCity 3000
* * SimCity 4 *
* * SimTower
* * Simcity 2000: Special Edition
* * Sims 2, The
* * Sims Deluxe Edition, The
* * Snood
* * Soldat
* * Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
* * Soul Reaver
* * Space Empires V
* * Star Trek - Away Team
* * Star Trek Legacy
* * Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force II
* * Star Trek: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War
* * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided *
* * Star Wars Galaxies: Jump To Lightspeed
* * Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookies
* * Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience
* * Star Wars: Battlefront II
* * Star Wars: Empire At War
* * Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast *
* * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy *
* * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic *
* * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords
* * Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
* * Star Wolves
* * StarCraft *
* * StarCraft: Brood War
* * Stronghold
* * Stronghold: Crusader
* * Supreme Commander
* * System Shock 2
* * TOCA 2 Touring Cars
* * Tactical Ops
* * Tales Of Pirates Online
* * Team Fortress 2
* * Temple of Elemental Evil, The
* * Test Drive Unlimited
* * The Da Vinci Code
* * The Moment of Silence
* * Theme Hospital
* * Thief 3
* * Titan Quest
* * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
* * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3: Chaos Theory
* * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
* * Tomb Raider
* * Tomb Raider II
* * Tomb Raider: Legend
* * Total Annihilation
* * Total Annihilation : Kingdoms
* * Trackmania Nations
* * Transport Tycoon Deluxe
* * Trickster
* * Tron 2.0
* * UFO: Afterlight
* * UFO: Aftermath
* * UFO: Aftershock
* * Uplink
* * Uru: Ages Beyond MYST
* * Valve Steam *
* * Vampire Bloodlines
* * Vampire The Masquerade
* * Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
* * Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos *
* * Warhammer 40.000 - Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
* * Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
* * Warlords Battlecry II
* * Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
* * Will Rock
* * World War II Online
* * World War II: Frontline Command
* * World of Warcraft *
* * World of Warcraft
* * Worms 4: Mayhem
* * Worms Armageddon
* * X2 - The Threat
* * XFire Instant Messenger
* * Xenimus
* * Z: Steel Soldiers
* * Zeus: Master Of Olympus
* * Zoo Tycoon 2
* * Zuma Deluxe
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* There are 44 screenshots taken for this version available.
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* * Elder Scrolls IV, The: Oblivion
* * Battlefield 2142
* * Half-Life 2
* * Half-Life 2
* * Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
* * Devastation
* * Devastation
* * Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
* * Need for Speed Carbon
* * Need for Speed Carbon
* * Battlefield 2
* * Battlefield 2
* * Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
* * Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
* * Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
* * Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
* * Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King
* * Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King
* * Eve: Revelations
* * Call of Duty 2
* * Call of Duty 2
* * Call of Duty 2
* * Call of Duty 2
* * Eve: Revelations
* * Eve: Revelations
* * Eve: Revelations
* * Eve: Revelations
* * Eve: Revelations
* * SimCity 4
* * SimCity 4
* * Crashday
* * Crashday
* * Crashday
* * Crashday
* * Project I.G.I.
* * Rome: Total War
* * Rome: Total War
* * Rome: Total War
* * UFO: Afterlight
* * UFO: Afterlight
* * UFO: Afterlight
* * Medieval 2: Total War
* * Medieval 2: Total War
* * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorr

[matthewcraig]

Why use and support Windows games (and their developers), when there are lots of games available for Ubuntu? If you are looking for commercial-quality, there's a list of commercial games here: http://www.linuxgamingworld.com/games-catalog/

Quake Wars: Enemy Territories just came out, which is awesome. Probably the best FPS out right now. DEFCON and Penumbra Overture are two I would recommend, too.