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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Aspyr Media|Windows}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Aspyr Media|Windows}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 6, 2006}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|NA: February 6, 2006 <br>EU: April 7, 2006}}
|steam appid  =  
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|reception    =
|gogcom id    =  
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|tony-hawks-american-wasteland|69}}
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|taxonomy    =  
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tony Hawk's }}
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = tony-hawks-american-wasteland
 
|wikipedia    = Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
 
|wikipedia    = Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
 
|winehq      = 8862
 
|winehq      = 8862
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Port of the PlayStation 2 version. PC version does not include the graphical improvements from the Xbox 360 release.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions:|fix=
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Game\Data\movies\bik\</code>
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# Delete, rename, or move: <code>ATVI.bik</code>, <code>intro.bik</code>, <code>New_Aspyr_firelogo.bik</code>
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}}
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===Patches===
 
===Patches===
 
[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/342-tony-hawks-american-wasteland-patch/ Patch 1.01] is the latest version.
 
[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/342-tony-hawks-american-wasteland-patch/ Patch 1.01] is the latest version.
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Game\Save\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Launcher-thaw.png|Launcher - Video Settings}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thaw ThirteenAG's fix].
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|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/thaw ThirteenAG's fix].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thaw ThirteenAG's fix].
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|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/thaw ThirteenAG's fix].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/thaw ThirteenAG's fix].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = Camera angle can be possibly adjusted with [[#The Mod 1.01 pak/pab|The Mod]]
 
|fov notes                  = Camera angle can be possibly adjusted with [[#The Mod 1.01 pak/pab|The Mod]]
|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Use [[#THAW Game Launcher|game launcher]]
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|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|Launcher-thaw-keyboard.png|Launcher - Keyboard Settings}}
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{{Image|Launcher-thaw-gamepad.png|Launcher - Controller Settings}}
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
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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
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = Wired and bluetooth.
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = false
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|other controllers        = unknown
 
|other controllers        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Thaw-audio.jpg|Audio Settings}}
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music and sound can be adjusted separately. Special sounds and music zones can either be enabled or disabled.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Cutscenes only.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
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|local play notes    = "Classic Mode" can be played in co-op mode. "2-Player" is versus.
 
|local play notes    = "Classic Mode" can be played in co-op mode. "2-Player" is versus.
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
|lan play players    =  
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|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 8
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    = Based on GameSpy. See [[#THAW Game Launcher|THAW Game Launcher]].
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|online play notes    =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
|cutscenes        =  
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
 
|multiplayer      = GameSpy
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = Windows XP
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = AMD or Intel 1.2 GHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 256 MB or higher
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 3.5 GB free disc space
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minDX    =  
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NVIDIA
|minVRAM  =  
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*GeForce 3 Ti series
 +
*Geforce 4 Ti series
 +
*Geforce FX series
 +
*Geforce 6 series
 +
*Geforce 7 series
 +
----
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AMD
 +
*X800 series
 +
*X1300 series
 +
*Radeon 8500 series
 +
*Radeon 9000 series
 +
*Radeon 9600 series
 +
*Radeon 9800 series
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
  
|recOS    =
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|recCPU  = 2 GHz or faster
|recCPU  =  
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|recRAM  = 512 MB
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =
 
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
{{ii}} Intel Extreme Graphics and SiS chipsets not supported.
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[https://gamesystemrequirements.com/game/tony-hawks-american-wasteland System Requirements]

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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland cover
Developers
Neversoft
Windows Aspyr Media
Publishers
Activision
Release dates
Windows NA: February 6, 2006
EU: April 7, 2006
Reception
Metacritic 69
Taxonomy
Series Tony Hawk's
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland on MobyGames
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland on Wikipedia
Tony Hawk's
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 2003
Tony Hawk's Underground 2004
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 2004
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland 2006
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD 2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 2020

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Port of the PlayStation 2 version. PC version does not include the graphical improvements from the Xbox 360 release.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM.
Russian copies use StarForce DRM.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions:
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Game\Data\movies\bik\
  2. Delete, rename, or move: ATVI.bik, intro.bik, New_Aspyr_firelogo.bik

Patches

Patch 1.01 is the latest version.

The Mod 1.01 pak/pab

Makes it possible to skip the intro, change camera angle and more

THAW Game Launcher

Switch online servers from discontinued GameSpy to OpenSpy and features custom resolution (require Reloaded exe only!)

Require the exe to be set as Administrator and Windows 7 compatibility for later system!

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

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

Video

Launcher - Video Settings
Launcher - Video Settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Multi-monitor
Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Ultra-widescreen
Use ThirteenAG's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Camera angle can be possibly adjusted with The Mod
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)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Launcher - Keyboard Settings
Launcher - Keyboard Settings
Launcher - Controller Settings
Launcher - Controller Settings

Audio

Audio Settings
Audio Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound can be adjusted separately. Special sounds and music zones can either be enabled or disabled.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Cutscenes only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op, Versus
"Classic Mode" can be played in co-op mode. "2-Player" is versus.
LAN play
8
Online play
8 GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows XP
Processor (CPU) AMD or Intel 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB or higher
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.5 GB free disc space
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA
  • GeForce 3 Ti series
  • Geforce 4 Ti series
  • Geforce FX series
  • Geforce 6 series
  • Geforce 7 series

AMD

  • X800 series
  • X1300 series
  • Radeon 8500 series
  • Radeon 9000 series
  • Radeon 9600 series
  • Radeon 9800 series
    64 MB of VRAM
    DirectX 9.0c compatible
Intel Extreme Graphics and SiS chipsets not supported.

Notes

  1. 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

System Requirements