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- Obligation, on 10/10/2007, -4/+45Pretty cool. I'll be installing at least one of those FPSs tonight. But Tux Racer? Seriously?
- atdigg, on 10/10/2007, -3/+33Where is Unreal Tournament? That's one of the best games I played on Linux.
- crackedplastic, on 10/10/2007, -7/+36Inaccurate - the current version of America's Army is 2.8.2 and is for WINDOWS ONLY. It hasn't been updated for either Linux or Mac for a few years now, which is too bad. It was fun when it was entirely cross-platform.
- DjOverEZ, on 10/10/2007, -15/+42Subsequently they're THE 21 Linux games of 2007.
- AaronMT, on 10/10/2007, -7/+34Why must Tux Racer always be listed?
- T8erT0T, on 10/10/2007, -2/+23Say what you want about Tux Racer. My gripe goes to Second Life for being on the list.
- kent1146, on 10/10/2007, -8/+27"Linux is good for everything but games" is pure FUD. You just need to choose the _Linux_ games and not just pick an arbitrary Windows game off the shelf.
Perhaps it's just me, but when the "Top 21 Games" list includes Second Life and Tux Racer, it tells me that the Linux fanboys are just holding on a little too tightly to their beloved OS. - oneoverzero, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20Lynx is a web browser.
- madm0nk, on 10/10/2007, -3/+21One day when you reach the ripe old age of 12 you might realize how stupid that comment was.
- pHr34kY, on 10/10/2007, -2/+19OMG Leopard must have about 24 games! (25 if you include photoshop)
- Fritzed, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18Unreal Tournament runs natively in Linux, why would you use wine?
- x788, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17It's Warsow, not Warsaw.
- mbthompson, on 10/10/2007, -6/+21Tux Racer? Are you kidding me? That game is fun for about 15 seconds.
- HonoredMule, on 10/10/2007, -4/+18If you arbitrarily pick a game off the shelf, the chance of it supporting Linux is slim. I love linux, but I'm going to buy the games I want to play, and while I wish they'd run on Linux, the choice of game vastly trumps the choice of OS to run it. If it didn't, why would I care to buy ANY game in the first place?
"Linux is good for everything but games" is ONLY pure FUD if the shortcoming being referenced is technical merit. But Linux is largely unsupported by the gaming industry, and that's the bottom line. When I want to play Rise of Nations, 9 million "alternative" RTS games still won't be Rise of Nations, and if I don't like those alternatives, there's no point in playing them at all.
This isn't a gimp vs photoshop kind of situation (where if necessary, I can get by with any product as long as I accomplish whatever it is I must), it's a "entertainment I want" vs "not the entertainment I want" situation, and humoring the alternative is pointless unless you happen to like it just as much, which is exactly never true. - daftman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15Do you have some sort of macro that automatically replace Windows with Linux and add Linsux at the end? All your ***** sound exactly the same.
- aidanr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13***** list
a) There's maybe 2 or 3 games there that were released in 2007
b) Quakewars has not been released yet, and no beta/demo for Linux yet (wine doesn't count here)
c) No Penumbra Overture? - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -9/+22Leave linux alone! How ***** dare anyone out there make fun of linux after all it has been through! Anyone that has a problem with teh linux you deal with me!
- madm0nk, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14How about the Top 21 Idiots of 2007 ..... I'll start.
#1. momsshizzle
.. - slythfox, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Uh... Tux Racer? Seriously. There's been 3 forks since, then. The latest, Extreme Tux Racer, had it's initial release just a few days ago!
- birrioso, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14they forgot Unreal tournament III
- schestowitz, on 10/10/2007, -16/+28That's an excellent list, which is probably worth dividing into "Free" and "Commercial". Recently, many more games (FPSs included) were ported to Linux or their makers expressed the intent to do so. It must have something to do with wide OEM support, which marks a trend. Not to mention entire nations that go in this direction... "Linux is good for everything but games" is pure FUD. You just need to choose the _Linux_ games and not just pick an arbitrary Windows game off the shelf.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11where is sauerbraten??
- konspence, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12That comment really opened my eyes as to what a bad operating system Linux is. What a compelling argument.
- canthraxp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Did you got raped by a guy dressed as a penguin? Or you are an *****?
Either way, keep it to yourself. - daftman, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12Might not be for you but 6-12 years old kids love it. The latest version is "Extreme Tux Racer" which have better graphics I think.
- coredump0x01, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Don't forget Legends http://legendsthegame.net which is a free (as in beer) Tribes 1 and 2 clone that runs on Linux.
Also covered here:
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Legends_the_game_--_Am ...
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Legends_The_Game - gcauthon, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Inaccurate, these games are not from 2007. Tux Racer was released in 2000. All of the games I checked were released before 2007.
- CatalystGhost, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9We can't help it if people aren't willing to go with the free stuff yet. But there are a lot of advantages to using Linux as a development base that people don't consider, not least of which is that it costs nothing to get developer's rights to it or anything like that, since it's free and open. Additionally, the latest OpenGL is looking to be much more capable than DirectX10, but no one really notices that...
- Tryleph, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Also Lynx is a console from Atari.
BTW, futureisours, the "Check Spelling" button... use it! - obxjdt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8I can run 90% of windoze games on Linux. If it's not ported to Linux, than chances are you can run it with wine.
- Greywhind, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8WoW works on Linux with Wine, for one.
- obxjdt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8It might be for kids, but have you ever tried it? It can be quite addicting.
- Giulio, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Your 2007 list has Quake Wars... But Unreal Tournament 3 will appear in retail store this year too!
- HonoredMule, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Of course, widespread Linux support by the gaming industry WOULD be awesome, and hopefully the trends toward that end continue. But while I favor Linux support in my game purchasing decisions, the current playing field equates "I buy Linux games only" to "I don't get to game any more."
I strongly avoid any applications that are not OS-agnostic (note this sword cuts both ways...the software I use had better damn well go where I go, wherever that may be). But I can only do so because productivity and multimedia based apps actually have some degree of interchangeability and there are (usually) enough options to allow that criterion while satisfying most others, both points being a stark contrast against the gaming scene. I also do so because I expect to be able to use my computer the same way between various environments...that's simply a non issue with games, which completely invent their own interface anyway. When you're playing a game, you usually can't even TELL what OS you're on, so it really only matters if you can't use the OS you need.
I want games to support Linux, but it's STRICTLY a matter of principle. Necessity, proprietary fears, and even convenience aren't really factors at all. Who cares if Windows is a proprietary mess when all you need it for is gaming? If it ever goes asplode, the industry will move on, and I'll go with it. I reserve my righteous political rage for...well...important stuff. - troye, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Ever hear of SCO, don't mess with the penguin!
- Flamekebab, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6To be perfectly honest, that list was bollocks.
Why make a list of 21 "games" (Second Life? FFS..) when you've not enough content for it?
Why make it "of 2007" when so so many of them are older than that?
(For the record, I use linux for everything. Love it. But sort the gaming aspect out, people!) - 21chrisp, on 10/10/2007, -5/+11You could also call it the best linux games of 2006... and 2005.. and 2004.. and 2003... ...
- jambarama, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Yeah this is a good roundup, but there is nothing "2007" about most of these games. Tuxracer has been around forever, as have most of these others. Some may have made notable upgrades, but that wasn't mentioned.
If you wanted a "best so far" roundup, I'd say you missed some biggies: doom 3, quake 4, and ut2k7. If you wanted "best free ones so far," I'd still say some stuff like legends and even neverputt/ball probably should have made it above tux racer. - slythfox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5It's an old game. But this IS a 2007 list. The new fork recently started, Extreme Tux Racer, may actually earn to be on such a list, in time.
Edit: Where's OpenLieroX - marx2k, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Yes, all innovation that goes into Linux comes directly from MS code
- neonpulse, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Tremulous is great, but old. These aren't '07 games!
OpenArena should have made the list since it's frequently updated and loads of fun.
Lugaru is another great game, but commerical.
@aidanr- There have been way more than 2 or 3 games released this year. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Haha, that made my day, thanks. Does Tux Racer have an evil Snow man that nails you at the end?
- slythfox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Especially a 2001 game in a 2007 list.
Tux Racer is pretty awesome. There's a new team working on a fork right now to improve it. In a years time the game might actually be classified as a more serious game, despite it's family/child audience approach. - MrPig, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6UT; Ahh epic games always supporting the Linux community. WE LOVE YOU - NOW WHERE IS UT 3
- slythfox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5The Extreme Tux Racer fork was released a few days ago. Planet Penguin Racer was released 2006 (last release).
- tehWyman, on 08/19/2009, -0/+4Although the graphics are not great, try AssaultCube or Sauerbraten.
- Greywhind, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Notice the word "Top," not "Only."
Oh, and I, along with an extremely large number of other people, use Linux. And Mac. Never Windows. Oh, and I'm a gamer. - madm0nk, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7Second Life is a game? I always thought is was some sort of escape from reality.
- andycr512, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Uh, you don't need Wine to play UT'99.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4it's THAN
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