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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Russobit-M|Russia}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Ubisoft OpenSpace}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Ubisoft OpenSpace}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 6, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 6, 2002}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|batman-vengeance|57}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure, Platform }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Batman }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|igdb        = batman-vengeance
 +
|hltb        = 890
 +
|mobygames    = batman-vengeance
 
|wikipedia    = Batman: Vengeance
 
|wikipedia    = Batman: Vengeance
 
|winehq      = 5238
 
|winehq      = 5238
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Batman}}
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 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''Batman: Vengeance''''' is an {{Glossary:Action}} {{Glossary:Adventure}} game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
 +
 
 +
|release history  = It was released on September 6, 2002 for Microsoft Windows.
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Demo/free trial===
 
{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1247-batman-vengeance-demo/ demo] is available.
 
{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1247-batman-vengeance-demo/ demo] is available.
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\config.ini|{{p|game}}\osr.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Configuration tool.jpg|Configuration tool.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Configuration tool.jpg|Configuration tool.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Resolution.jpg|Resolution screen.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Resolution.jpg|Resolution screen.}}
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{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Anti-aliasing.jpg|Graphics settings - Anti-aliasing.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Anti-aliasing.jpg|Graphics settings - Anti-aliasing.}}
 
{{ii}} Shadows and anti-aliasing settings can only be changed from the pause menu.
 
{{ii}} Shadows and anti-aliasing settings can only be changed from the pause menu.
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = false
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Only supported resolutions are: 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768. Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2] for custom resolutions.
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2922-batman-vengeance-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
|multimonitor              = false
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = See [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2922-batman-vengeance-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2922-batman-vengeance-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
|4k ultra hd                = false
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2922-batman-vengeance-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix].
|fov                        = false
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|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = See the '''Instructions for other resolutions''' section of the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2922-batman-vengeance-widescreen-fov-fix/ Widescreen & FOV Fix] to manually change the horizontal FOV.
 
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = hackable
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|anisotropic                = false
|anisotropic notes          = Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2].
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = On/Off toggle. Low quality post processing anti-aliasing.<br />
 
|antialiasing notes        = On/Off toggle. Low quality post processing anti-aliasing.<br />
 
[[MSAA]] can be forced through the graphics card control panel.
 
[[MSAA]] can be forced through the graphics card control panel.
|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync                      = always on
|vsync notes                = On by default. Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Keyboard.jpg|Keyboard remapping menu.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Keyboard.jpg|Keyboard remapping menu.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Controller.jpg|Controller remapping menu.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Controller.jpg|Controller remapping menu.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Limited to certain actions.
 
|key remap notes          = Limited to certain actions.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Audio.jpg|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Audio.jpg|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Language.jpg|Language selection screen.}}
 
{{Image|Batman Vengeance - Language.jpg|Language selection screen.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, Music, Voice.
 
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, Music, Voice.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Missing Dolby Digital support from the console versions.
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|subtitles = true
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Local retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = BraSoft & Eletronic Arts Brasil.<ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/batman-vengeance/cover-art/gameCoverId,174887/ MobyGames]</ref>
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Offical localization by "Russ-o-bit M". Local retail only.
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows 10===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[DgVoodoo_2|dgVoodoo2]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-11-23}}</ref>}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-11-23}}</ref>}}
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 +
===Bad performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11====
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[DgVoodoo_2|dgVoodoo2]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-11-23}}</ref>}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-11-23}}</ref>}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        =
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          =
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 95
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|minOS    = 98, 2000, XP
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 450 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
|minRAM  = 128 MB
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|minCPU2  = AMD K6-III 500 MHz
|minHD    = 256 MB
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|minRAM  = 128 MB<br>256 MB (XP)
 +
|minHD    = 549 MB
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 256
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 256
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 +
|minother = 4X CD-ROM
  
|recOS    = 98, 2000, XP
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|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 650 MHz
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 650 MHz
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
|recHD    = 549 MB
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|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  

Latest revision as of 01:46, 8 March 2024

Batman: Vengeance
Batman: Vengeance cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Russia Russobit-M
Engines
Ubisoft OpenSpace
Release dates
Windows September 6, 2002
Reception
Metacritic 57
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, Platform
Art styles Stylized
Series Batman
Batman: Vengeance on HowLongToBeat
Batman: Vengeance on IGDB
Batman: Vengeance on MobyGames
Batman: Vengeance on Wikipedia
Subseries of DC
Batman 1989
Batman: The Caped Crusader 1988
Batman Returns 1992
Batman Forever 1996
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game 1996
Batman: Partners in Peril 1996
The Adventures of Batman & Robin: Activity Center 1996
Batman: Vengeance 2002
Batman: Justice Unbalanced 2003
Batman: Toxic Chill 2003
Lego Batman (series)
Batman: Arkham (series)
Gotham City Impostors 2012
Batman: The Telltale Series (series)
Gotham Knights 2022

Batman: Vengeance is an action adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.

It was released on September 6, 2002 for Microsoft Windows.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Demo/free trial

A demo is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\osr.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SaveGame\[Note 1]

Video

Configuration tool.
Configuration tool.
Resolution screen.
Resolution screen.
Graphics settings - Brightness.
Graphics settings - Brightness.
Graphics settings - Shadows.
Graphics settings - Shadows.
Graphics settings - Anti-aliasing.
Graphics settings - Anti-aliasing.
Shadows and anti-aliasing settings can only be changed from the pause menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen & FOV Fix.
4K Ultra HD
See Widescreen & FOV Fix.
Field of view (FOV)
See the Instructions for other resolutions section of the Widescreen & FOV Fix to manually change the horizontal FOV.
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/Off toggle. Low quality post processing anti-aliasing.
MSAA can be forced through the graphics card control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard remapping menu.
Keyboard remapping menu.
Controller remapping menu.
Controller remapping menu.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Limited to certain actions.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse is only used during first person sequences (e.g. aiming Batarangs).
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
DirectInput only.
Triggers from XInput controllers aren't recognized and the left stick sensitivity is all over the place while navigating in menus.
Full controller support
Running the configuration tool is optional since resolution can also be changed from the in-game menu.
Controller remapping
Limited to certain actions.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Language selection screen.
Language selection screen.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, Music, Voice.
Surround sound
Missing Dolby Digital support from the console versions.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail only.
Brazilian Portuguese
BraSoft & Eletronic Arts Brasil.[1]
Russian
Offical localization by "Russ-o-bit M". Local retail only.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows 10

Use dgVoodoo2[2]
Use d3d8to9[3]

Bad performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11=

Use dgVoodoo2[4]
Use d3d8to9[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
AMD K6-III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
256 MB (XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 549 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 256
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible
Other 4X CD-ROM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. MobyGames
  2. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-11-23
  3. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-11-23
  4. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-11-23
  5. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-11-23