Ubuntu Games (Μέρος 1ο)

Ένα από τα βασικότερα επιχειρήματα που εμποδίζει πολλούς χρήστες να έρθουν στο Linux είναι ότι δεν έχουμε υποστήριξη στο θέμα των παιχνιδιών. Η αλήθεια είναι οτι πολλές εταιρίες δεν βγάζουν παιχνίδια για Linux. Έτσι η επιλογή πάντα ανάγεται στο πόσες ώρες χρησιμοποιουμε το pc για gaming και πόσες όχι.

Αυτό βεβαία δεν σημαίνει οτι και εμείς οι Linuxαδες δεν έχουμε ευχάριστα παιχνιδάκια να παίξουμε στο αγαπημένο μας λειτουργικό.

Θα αφήσω εξω τις εμπορικές λύσεις του στυλ cedega και τα διάφορα ports απο windows games που σιγά σιγά γίνονται όλο και πιο συχνά για Linux και θα δούμε μερικά πολύ όμορφα παιχνιδάκια ανοιχτού κωδικά (κυρίως) για τα οποία μάλιστα υπάρχουν και πακέτα για ubuntu, και έχω βάλει στο μάτι να δοκιμάσω τον μηνά που έρχεται.

Ξεκινάμε λοιπόν!

	Alien Arena 2007 6.10 - Tuesday, 22 Jan 2008 23:40:46 CET - Watch demo video
	This game combines some of the very best aspects of such games as Quake III and Unreal Tournament and wraps them up with a retro alien theme, while adding tons of original ideas to make the game quite unique.

Download: alien-arena (515.7 Kb) , alien-arena-data (241.9 Mb) , alien-arena-server (129.5 Kb)

Note:This game requires a driver supporting 3D hardware acceleration.

	AssaultCube 0.93 - Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 14:40:58 CEST
	AssaultCube is a total conversion of Wouter van Oortmerssen's FPS called Cube. Set in a realistic looking environment, as far as that's possible with this engine, while gameplay stays fast and arcade. This game is all about team oriented multiplayer fun.

Download: assaultcube (313.9 Kb) , assaultcube-data (17.7 Mb)

	DreamChess 0.2.0 - Friday, 04 Jan 2008 19:46:48 CET
	DreamChess features 3D OpenGL graphics and provides various chess board sets, ranging from classic wooden to flat figurines.

Download: dreamchess (126.1 Kb) , dreamchess-data (5.0 Mb)

	FreeCiv 2.1.2 - Sunday, 06 Jan 2008 10:33:40 CET
	Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...

Download: freeciv-client-gtk (421.1 Kb) , freeciv-client-xaw3d (394.9 Kb) , freeciv-data (11.2 Mb) , freeciv-server (519.8 Kb) , freeciv-client-sdl (488.6 Kb) , freeciv-sound-standard (138.9 Kb)

	OpenArena 0.7.1 - Tuesday, 06 Nov 2007 22:01:58 CET Watch demo video
	OpenArena is a free/open source 3D computer game that belongs to the "first-person shooter" genre

Download: openarena (711.9 Kb) , openarena-data (270.5 Mb) , openarena-server (345.8 Kb)

Note:This game requires a driver supporting 3D hardware acceleration.

	Pingus 0.7.2 - Wednesday, 31 Oct 2007 23:54:15 CET
	Pingus is a free Lemmings-like game covered under the GNU GPL. It features currently 22 playable levels and runs under a wide variety of operating systems (Linux, Windows, etc.)

Download: pingus (896.2 Kb) , pingus-data (11.3 Mb)

	Scorched3D 41.2 - Sunday, 20 Jan 2008 12:28:49 CET - Watch demo video
	Scorched3D is a cross-platform 3D remake of the popular 2D artillery game Scorched Earth. Scorched3D can be played against the computer, other players, and remotely across the Internet or LAN.

Download: scorched3d (2.1 Mb) , scorched3d-data (58.3 Mb)

	Second Life 1.18.5.3 - Friday, 11 Jan 2008 16:22:01 CET - Watch demo video
	Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 5,903,108 people from around the globe.

Download: secondlife-install (152.6 Kb)

Note:This package does not contain the game, it will download from SecondLife's site and install.

UFO Alien Invasion 2.2 - Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 21:41:18 CET

UFO: Alien Invasion is a strategy game featuring turn-based tactical combat against hostile alien forces (human or computer controlled) which are infiltrating earth at this very moment. You are in command of a small special unit which has been founded to face the alien strike force. To be successful in the long run, you must research the alien technology in order to build bigger and better weapons against your foes.

Download: ufoai (1.6 Mb) , ufoai-data (266.4 Mb) , ufoai-data-music (125.0 Mb) , ufoai-server (325.9 Kb) , ufoai-tools (199.8 Kb)

Note:This game requires a driver supporting 3D hardware acceleration.

	Wormux 0.8.0~beta4 - Saturday, 19 Jan 2008 15:47:11 CET
	Wormux is a free game where funny animals fight on a 2D map with funny weapons.

Download: wormux (624.5 Kb) , wormux-data (52.3 Mb)

Eπισης πολλά ωραία παιχνιδάκια θα βρείτε και στο Add/Remove programs όπως πχ το Frozen Bubble κτλ
Καθώς και στο http://www.getdeb.net/category.php?id=3 από οπού και προέρχονται τα παραπάνω Links :D

Γενικά ψάχνοντας θα δείτε οτι υπάρχουν αρκετά ενδιαφέροντα παιχνίδια για Linux ώστε να περάσει ευχάριστα η ώρα.

Καλή διασκεδαση!

Keywords: Ubuntu,Linux,Open Source,Free,Games,Wormux,Ufo Alien Invasion,Second Life,Scorched 3d, Pingus,Open Arena,Freeciv,DreamChess,Assault Cube

Edit 23/1: Added Alien Arena