Recommend me a game for a low spec laptop!

lordrobs · 12 Jun 2006 at 23:40

Ok so new position at works means I've now got a (cheap) laptop. As fun as surfing the net is I think I need a game or 2 to keep me entertained when I should be working... er I mean on the train between meetings... or something

As I say its a cheapy Acer, bottom spec but I'm sure theres something out there to keep me entertained even if it is a year or 2 old.

Nothing that requires accurate mouse control (FPS etc) as I'm a bit rubbish on the old touch pad

I was thinking Champ Manager but I think it might go into meltdown.

What do you recommend?

lemonkettaz · 12 Jun 2006 at 23:42

worms

lordrobs · 12 Jun 2006 at 23:54

lemonkettaz said:
worms

Awesome, how could I not have thought of that!

Sweetloaf · 13 Jun 2006 at 00:13

Any Monkey Island games

basmic · 13 Jun 2006 at 00:17

Age of Empires 2.

King4aDay · 13 Jun 2006 at 00:34

Baldur's Gate series
Planescape: Torment

You'll never need another game

Kreeeee · 13 Jun 2006 at 02:19

StarCraft

now!

Curio · 13 Jun 2006 at 02:58

Diablo2. If you can find a mate to play co-op with you'll have countless hours of hacking, slashing and looting

Confused · 13 Jun 2006 at 08:44

Uplink.

Especially if you're in a public place :cool:

SinaiSound · 13 Jun 2006 at 08:52

Civ 2
Transport Tycoon (OpenTTD is good)

afraser2k · 13 Jun 2006 at 08:59

ConfusedTA said:
Uplink.

Especially if you're in a public place

Uplink is just genious.

Red Alert 2 or Warcraft 3 would be good too.

mc_bob · 13 Jun 2006 at 09:00

Pro Evolution 5 works on my dads laptop nicely. 'Tis a 2yr old Acer. I did put an extra 256MB of RAM in there though,

MC_Bob

Lagmeister · 13 Jun 2006 at 09:22

Dungeon Keeper (The original, slapping mistresses never gets old, well maybe but not quickly)

Hector · 13 Jun 2006 at 10:02

X-Com Terror From The Deep (full game, 35.9 MB)
http://www.fileplanet.com/162157/160000/fileinfo/X-Com-Terror-From-The-Deep---Full-Game
Steel Panthers: World at War (full game, 425.5 MB)
http://www.fileplanet.com/142677/140000/fileinfo/Steel-Panthers:-World-at-War---Full-Free-Game

DanTheMan · 13 Jun 2006 at 11:28

GTA 2 (Free download)

Morthoseth · 13 Jun 2006 at 12:47

Football manager 2006 for the win

Memphis · 13 Jun 2006 at 12:50

basmic said:
Age of Empires 2.

A pretty much entirely mouse driven game.

MeatLoaf · 13 Jun 2006 at 13:31

UFO : Enemy Unknown and Terror From the Deep

lordrobs · 13 Jun 2006 at 13:42

Some good suggestions guys, found my worms 2 CD when looking for my PDA software so thats going on tonight, also plenty of others to have a look at.

*goes to google uplink*

Hawk Tuah · 13 Jun 2006 at 14:03

Memphis said:
A pretty much entirely mouse driven game.

Can equally be played with a touch pad, and doesn't require precision like a FPS.