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Games for LAN Play - XP and Vista machines

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channabasanna
channabasanna Original post #1
Jul 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Hi All,

Can i know which all games run fine in LAN with my PC and Laptop.

Rightnow i am able to play UT2004 and Command & Conquer 3.

I tried to play NFSMW, it did not run in Vista.

Do give me a list of games which has LAN play and supoorted in both XP and Vista OS.

Thanks in Advance
channabasanna
Jul 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Guys do help, Let me know which all games can be run in both Vista and XP, i mean Games with LAN support.
C
Jul 22, 2008 at 7:13 AM
look mate, xp and vista ka natak hai
i have tried aoe 2(which dont work on lan between xp and vista)
cs 1.6 and up works fine

these are all that i have tried as my xp is a dubba and wont run newer games

i ould expect all vista compatible games to work though
dreams
dreams #4
Jul 23, 2008 at 7:50 PM
I used to play Hidden and dangerous in XP when I was in college.. we all in hostel will bunk the afternoon classes to play this game and surprisingly we finished it too. Try it.
channabasanna
Jul 24, 2008 at 10:37 AM
I used to play Hidden and dangerous in XP when I was in college.. we all in hostel will bunk the afternoon classes to play this game and surprisingly we finished it too. Try it.

have u tried playing H&D in Vista
desiibond
Jul 24, 2008 at 10:38 AM
have you tried Dirt and Grid?
channabasanna
Jul 24, 2008 at 10:47 AM
I did try GRID, DIRT only my XP PC, not in Laptop. I donno whether it will run fine in Laptop (Vista) as it has only 1GB of RAM.

I liked GRID a lot, but car control is just very difficult for me. The Graphics is awesome, Damage is like real, I enjoyed replay's, it is just as in NFS5, only thing is replay's cannot be saved.

Right now i am able to find only UT 04 and C&C3 for LAN play. Will try COD and check out.
desiibond
Jul 24, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Age of Empires is another awesome game for multiplay
channabasanna
Jul 24, 2008 at 11:10 AM
I do will check that once, but i have been bored of playing the Startergy games, i will try once with my AOE3 game.

I need some action games, racing games, sports would be good to. Tried FIFA 08 but it was also in vain.
desiibond
desiibond #10
Jul 24, 2008 at 11:44 AM
try Global Operations. Old game but awesome gameplay.
channabasanna
Jul 24, 2008 at 1:22 PM
try Global Operations. Old game but awesome gameplay.

Does this work in Vista also, i want to know games in which i can play through LAN. i mean LAN the game between xp and vista.
desiibond
desiibond #12
Jul 24, 2008 at 1:38 PM
it may work on Vista. Never tried it.

anyways, few links for you.
*internetgames.about.com/od/actiongames/tp/tpfps.htm
*internetgames.about.com/b/2007/12/12/top-multiplayer-pc-games-of-2007.htm
dheeraj_kumar
Jul 24, 2008 at 4:19 PM
If any game should work in LAN, but doesnt in your lan, then try it with Hamachi.
C
Jul 25, 2008 at 7:43 AM
If any game should work in LAN, but doesnt in your lan, then try it with Hamachi.

i never am able to run hamachi correctly with vista.takes tooooo long to load and then more problems
dheeraj_kumar
Jul 25, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Hmm, I dont know about the loading times, but my friend had vista, and he mentioned hamachi was very buggy, but even then he could join our CS games. Try running it in a SP2 compatibility mode.
C
Jul 26, 2008 at 7:23 AM
has any1 played splinter cell multiplayer? i hear its awesome