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Is JavaScript Ready For Creating Quality Games?

Posted by Soulskill on from the pac-man-thinks-so dept.

kumpetan writes "After seeing so many games built with JavaScript, and considering the applications it powers and the use of Ajax, it seems like web developers are now in the game development pot. It is getting easier and more popular with libraries like jQuery, MooTools, Prototype, etc. There are even libraries like Game JS, GameQuery or JavaScript GameLib, specifically for this purpose. So, will we start to see more ambitious game projects arise using these tools?"

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  1. Meh by Selanit · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's definitely ready for card games, and probably some 2D tile-based type games. You know, like, say, [url=http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/exile3/winexile3.html]Exile III[/url]. That was an excellent game, due mostly to its interesting writing and vast scope, because the graphics sure weren't carrying the day. You could probably put together a web-based version of that without too much trouble.

    But nobody's going to be rewriting World of Warcraft for JS in the foreseeable future.