Posts tagged fps
Site runs down netbook playability for 100 popular games
Jan 8th
Want to know if a certain FPS will run on your netbook before you spend the time to download multiple gigs of data? The crew at GamingBolt have tried out a massive list of 100 games on various systems – including an MSI Wind netbook.
Its specs are pretty standard netbook fare – Atom N270 CPU, 1GB DDR2 memory, and GMA950 graphics (128MB shared) – and it should provide a good reference point for the rest of us.
The list is broken down by categories (shooter, RPG, strategy, vehicle, etc.) and each system received a n FPS rating on every game. Here’s how the scale works:
- Smooth = Average 35+ FPS
- Playable = Average 24-34 FPS
- Unplayable = Average 0-23 FPS
GamingBolt also specifies what settings they ran each game at on the netbook, which gives you a good starting point if you plan on trying out a particular title.
Somewhat surprisingly, less than a dozen titles were rated unplayable on the Wind – and there are some quality games listed!
Atom Arcade: Gun Fu Deadlands is like an Atari-era 2D FPS
Dec 19th
Enjoyable gaming on a netbook (especially older, slower ones) is all about reasonable expectations. That’s not to say you have to limit yourself to drab, boring games.
Take Gun Fu Deadlands. It’s packed with Atom-friendly gaming goodness and its low-color, pixelated graphics are perfectly suited to a diminutive netbook display.
The controls are the same as most FPS games: WASD to move, mouse to aim and shoot. Here’s an unexpected twist: click the right button while running to exectue a bullet-time tuck-and-roll manouver. Yes, that is awesome.
It’s smooth sailing through the first few levels, but just you wait, pilgrim! Once the bad guys start toting shotguns things get a little more perilous.
Gun Fu Deadlands is about 10MB and it’s totally portable – always welcome when you’re dealing with a small SSD or HDD.