Games Like Civilization 4, Age Of Empires 3, Etc...

[0sX Le0p4rD]

Will they look good on the new base model MacBook Pro?

 

[incoherent1]

I just picked up a new 2.2 model today. I threw in Civ 4 to test it out at "High" for all graphics levels with top resolution, and it did beautifully; very playable.

I don't know how it would do at the larger and more progressed games (ie 10 civs all the way through to the year 2010), but I loaded some of the scenarios and it was great. I'd say it was noticably better than Civ 4 on my friend's C2D 1.83 Macbook when it's on "Low" for all settings at lowest resolution. Hope this helps.

 

[buywisdom]

do you have the standard ram config?

 

[dooyou]

Will they look good on the new base model MacBook Pro?

AGE III and Civ 4 works also well on the MBP with the x1600 and C2D.

 

[FleurDuMal]

I just picked up a new 2.2 model today. I threw in Civ 4 to test it out at "High" for all graphics levels with top resolution, and it did beautifully; very playable.

I don't know how it would do at the larger and more progressed games (ie 10 civs all the way through to the year 2010), but I loaded some of the scenarios and it was great. I'd say it was noticably better than Civ 4 on my friend's C2D 1.83 Macbook when it's on "Low" for all settings at lowest resolution. Hope this helps.

Is that the OSX version or through Bootcamp? I hear Civ 4 is a lot faster under Bootcamp than Aspyr's shoddy, expensive effort.