The 800-pound gorilla that is
Windows Vista landed this week, and the news isn't all good:
- Unless your PC is relatively new and fast and packed with lots of RAM, you should probably skip the upgrade and get a new machine
- Not all games run fine on this new operating system - some run faster and some like Half-Life 2, well, don't - so even if your PC is upgradeable, you might want to wait for the inevitable service pack and driver updates
- Some games (particularly casual games) are having problems with the new OS, for instance not running at all or only on a machine where the user is an admin
- If you're an online gamer, you'll need to install the Flash player via ActiveX since it's no longer bundled with Internet Explorer
- On the bright side, MSN Games has launched its Games Enhanced for Vista (mostly enhanced with higher res graphics, though some games have bonus content as well) - Darwinia, Jewel Quest 2, Luxor 2 and Spinword are available now with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, Crystal Quest, Bliss Island and 7 Wonders on the way
More good news: Even if you're not running Vista, you can
download the new multiplayer
Jigsaw Too for Windows Live Messenger and play cooperatively with a friend...
