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Game To Play During Lunch?

Posted by Zonk on from the not-to-eat dept.

Menace writes "Every work day myself and a few other co-workers get 1 hour for lunch. We typically end up with about 20-30 minutes for some form of entertainment during our lunch hour. We are looking for some more multiplayer PC games that can give us a fun and thorough gaming experience in a 20-30 minute sitting. We currently play a few games such as Tetrinet and Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. Please keep in mind the systems we are able to play these on aren't geared for gaming and can hardly run WC3. What games do you play during your lunch hour, or can suggest that meet the specified criteria?"

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  1. Soldat by mpr · · Score: 5, Informative
    http://www.soldat.prv.pl/

    Good fun, low system reqs and highly networkable 2D shooter!

    From the site:
    Soldat is a unique side-view multiplayer action game. It takes the best from games like Liero, Worms, Quake and Counter-Strike and gives you fast action gameplay with tons of blood and flesh. Soldiers fight against each other on 2D battle arenas using a deadly military arsenal. This is what multiplayer was invented for.

    Most important features:

    * Game environment based on real physics rules
    * Over 18 weapons available:
    - guns like MP5, Ak-74, M79, M249 Minimi, Barret M82A1, XM214 Minigun
    * Multiplayer network game over the Internet or LAN
    * Intelligent bots
    * 6 game modes:
    - Deathmatch
    - Pointmatch
    - Teammatch
    - Rambomatch
    - Capture the Flag
    - Infiltration
    * 35 different maps
    * Editors: Soldat Map Maker and Interface Maker
    * Lobby server and dedicated server for Windows and Linux
  2. Arcade Classics by Eil · · Score: 4, Informative


    I used to be a gaming fiend during my teenage years, but now I can't sit down an play more than about a 2 hours a week without feeling like I'm wasting an enormous amount of time. To make matters worse, RPGs used to be my favorite genre and 2 hours/week isn't enough to keep me interested in the plot or characters, so I end up never finishing games anymore.

    Then I got into arcade (MAME) emulation. Arcade games are pefect for me now, because I can sit down, load up a game, and start having fun immediately rather than having to first take the time to get into the story or learn how the game works, etc. Most are geared specifically toward multiplayer fun. They're also easier to quit playing once your alloted time is up.

    Two that I highly recommend are Puzzle Bobble (Usually called Bust a Move over here) and Super Puzzle Fighter.