We bought this game for our son, who has an affinity for these types of hack-and-slash games, only to discover that the game won't run.  This is a brand new computer, with more than plenty of hard drive space & RAM to spare, with a 64mb graphics card.  Unfortunately, there are only TWO graphics cards that this game will recognize.  You can have the most powerful card in the world, and if it isn't NVIDIA or ATI Radeon, you are out of luck.
Do we want to blow $100-$150 installing a new graphics card, all for the sake of one lousy game, especially one that has gotten the mixed reviews that this game has?  I really don't think so.  We have never had any problems with any other programs we have installed on this system.  The idea that I need to drag a brand new computer back in for an upgrade just strikes me as ridiculous.  This game's designers need to be more flexible when configuring the system requirements.
Our son never got to play this game, but I know that he would have been driven crazy by the lack of a quick-save feature.  Once again, the game's designers display a profound lack of flexibility.  They must live in some fantasy world where people have all day to kill, slogging through an entire level before being able to save the game.  Get real folks.
We have a couple of other EA games, and I have generally been lukewarm about what are obviously console games that have been reconfigured for a PC in a sometimes slap-dash manner.  This most recent, very disappointing experience leaves me extremely reluctant to purchase any EA products in the future.
We bought this game for our son, who has an affinity for these types of hack-and-slash games, only to discover that the game won't run. This is a brand new computer, with more than plenty of hard drive space & RAM to spare, with a 64mb graphics card. Unfortunately, there are only TWO graphics cards that this game will recognize. You can have the most powerful card in the world, and if it isn't NVIDIA or ATI Radeon, you are out of luck. Do we want to blow $100-$150 installing a new graphics card, all for the sake of one lousy game, especially one that has gotten the mixed reviews that this game has? I really don't think so. We have never had any problems with any other programs we have installed on this system. The idea that I need to drag a brand new computer back in for an upgrade just strikes me as ridiculous. This game's designers need to be more flexible when configuring the system requirements. Our son never got to play this game, but I know that he would have been driven crazy by the lack of a quick-save feature. Once again, the game's designers display a profound lack of flexibility. They must live in some fantasy world where people have all day to kill, slogging through an entire level before being able to save the game. Get real folks. We have a couple of other EA games, and I have generally been lukewarm about what are obviously console games that have been reconfigured for a PC in a sometimes slap-dash manner. This most recent, very disappointing experience leaves me extremely reluctant to purchase any EA products in the future.