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O97Bassist · Mar 22, 2004, 07:50 PM

Hey Everyone,
Almost 6months into my mac switch i coulden't be happier, I've been playing StarCraft and Warcraft III but am really looking to get back into the online first or third person shooter world and was looking for a good shooter that i could run decent to good on my mac, (iBook G4 800, 640). Thanks in advance

OwlBoy · Mar 22, 2004, 08:27 PM

Well,

Quake 3 is old enough that it should run really well on that iBook.

-Owl

1|v|4935 · Mar 23, 2004, 06:26 PM

Ghost Recon or UT2000

Vash · Mar 23, 2004, 07:07 PM

UT2k3/4 will not run on an iBook.... it barely runs on a Ti/Al Book

1|v|4935 · Mar 23, 2004, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by Vash:
UT2k3/4 will not run on an iBook.... it barely runs on a Ti/Al Book

UT2k?

Umm. I think you have them mixed up

Angus_D · Mar 23, 2004, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by 1|v|4935:
UT2k?

Umm. I think you have them mixed up

Or do you mean UT99?

Vash · Mar 23, 2004, 09:23 PM

Ah, he must mean UT99, the original.

O97Bassist · Mar 25, 2004, 04:32 PM

Now i'm getting lost in the UT's So which version would run good on my 'book the original UT or the UT2000?

Vash · Mar 25, 2004, 04:46 PM

There is no UT2000, the original Unreal Tournament was made in 1999. It will run fine on your iBook.

O97Bassist · Mar 26, 2004, 02:03 PM

Today i'm planning on buying either Unreal Tourtament GOTY or UT 2003, It seems like everyone says 03 won't run on my ibook but i downloaded the demo and turned the settings down and played online with a bunch of people and it ran great, far better than expected. Can i expect a big difference with the retail version??

O97Bassist · Mar 30, 2004, 04:41 PM

Hey I still hadven't bought a game just because i can't find the right one, i've been hearing a lot about Medal Of Honor games and Battfield but am really looking for an online experience along side a solo mission. Are any of the Medal Of Honor games good? or should i say, able to run on my ibook?

Cipher13 · Mar 31, 2004, 07:56 AM

Originally posted by Vash:
UT2k3/4 will not run on an iBook.... it barely runs on a Ti/Al Book

Heh... UT2k3 runs fine on my iBook. 900MHz G3/32MB Radeon/640MB RAM.

James L · Mar 31, 2004, 08:44 AM

UT2k3/4 means 2003 or 2004, if I had to guess.

Cipher, seriously? That's great if it runs well on your book... my cousin (student) has the same model and has been jonesing for that game.

Cheers!

Caesar2099 · Mar 31, 2004, 02:47 PM

Originally posted by O97Bassist:
Hey I still hadven't bought a game just because i can't find the right one, i've been hearing a lot about Medal Of Honor games and Battfield but am really looking for an online experience along side a solo mission. Are any of the Medal Of Honor games good? or should i say, able to run on my ibook?

Here's my summary

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault should run fine on your iBook. However, it's expansion pack, Spearhead, won't run well. IMHO Medal of Honor is pretty good game, with a great single player and mulitplayer experience. Multiplayer is surprisingly fun, and doesn't lag too much (the omaha level with up to 50 people is an amazing experience).

Spearhead has a terrible single player but has a lot more features in the multiplayer (including gas 'nades, russian and british weapons, portable machine guns, new maps, new weapons, and a new game type). If you're willing to spend the extra buck and play with all the settings turned off, it could be good.

Battlefield isn't out yet so no word on whether it will play on your iBook.

Call of Duty is by far my favorite, and should run well on your iBook when it comes out. CoD is like Medal of Honor but with better graphics, better game play, and a single player campaign that is easily the best EVER for a first person shooter. When you play the single player it will be like you're online. It is amazing! Compared to CoD, Medal of Honor single player has as much depth as a sleep deprived monkey.

James L · Apr 1, 2004, 01:27 PM

I can't wait for Call of Duty. I think if you look you will see that it is the same design team that made the first Medal of Honor. They apparently left and either formed their own company, or went to another one.

That would also explain why MoH: Rishing Sun was so very disappointing (if it was indeed a new design team).

Caesar2099 · Apr 1, 2004, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by James L:
I can't wait for Call of Duty. I think if you look you will see that it is the same design team that made the first Medal of Honor. They apparently left and either formed their own company, or went to another one.

That would also explain why MoH: Rishing Sun was so very disappointing (if it was indeed a new design team).

To be fair, after playing Call of Duty all WW2 first person shooters seem disappointing.

Leonard · Apr 1, 2004, 03:46 PM

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (RTCW) should run fine on an iBook G4/800. It runs fine on my PowerMac G4 DP800.

As others mentioned Quake 3 or the original UT should run fine. If the UT2003 demo runs fine on your iBook, the retail version should run a little bit better than the demo... I believe there were some updates that improved performance a bit.

I'd stay away from Halo... too demanding, even on my PowerMac G4 DP800 it had problems when there were lots of enemies.

Red Faction would run on your iBook, but I don't think it has that big a following.