Essential Games List

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Welcome to the Essential Games List. This page is a subset of 50 (or so) games out of more than 500 listed in the full Master Game List (MGL). The MGL is the complete listing of every game that has been tested for widescreen compatibility, by members of the WSGF.

The games on this particular page represent a cross-section of games that are either currently popular or standing favorites. If the game you are interested in is not listed here, click here (or on one of the letters or categories below) to browse the full Master Games List.

This is our list of games that we have researched and detailed. New and/or notable games are listed in the top table, while older games that never really garnered public attention are in the table below it.

Clicking on the Game Title will take you to it's Wiki page (a Condensed Detailed Report), while clicking on the Widescreen Method link will take you to the solution thread in the forum. Clicking on the Screen Change link will take you to the game's entry in the Screenshot Gallery. You can browse the MGL by utilizing the following categories, or by game title:

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Game   Widescreen Method Screen Change Surround Support Max Tested XHD Res. Notes
Age of Empires III Native Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Assassin's Creed (version 1.02) Native Anamorphic Racer_S 1920x1200 Detailed report
Battlefield 2   CMD line Vert - Hack 1920x1200  
BioShock (version 1.1) Other Hor + Hack 2560x1600 Detailed report
Black & White   Registry Vert -   1920x1200 Detailed report
Call of Duty   .ini Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Call of Duty 2 Native Hor + Racer_S 2560x1600 Detailed report
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Native Hor + Dopefish 1920x1200 Detailed report, Fix for WS & TH2Go
Civilization III .ini Pixel based Matrox SGU 1920x1200 Detailed report
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars .ini Hor +   2560x1600 Detailed report
Company of Heroes Native Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Counter-Strike: Source Native Hor + Native 2560x1600 Detailed report
Crysis Native Hor + Matrox SGU 1920x1200 Detailed report
Doom 3 .ini Hor + Racer_S 2560x1600 Detailed report
Dungeon Siege   Cmd line Vert -   2560x1600 Detailed report
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind   Hack Hor + Matrox SGU 1920x1200 Detailed report
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Native Hor + Native 2560x1600 Detailed report
Far Cry   Special Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed Report
F.E.A.R., version 1.08 Native Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Freelancer   Hack Vert -      
Gothic   .ini Vert-   1920x1200 Detailed report
Grand Theft Auto III & Vice City   Hack Hor + (III) (VC)   2560x1600 Detailed reports (III) (VC)
Half-Life 2 Native Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Halo   Combo Hor +     Detailed report
Halo 2   Native Hor +   1680x1050 Detailed report
Max Payne 1 & 2   Native Stretch      
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault   Combo Hor + Matrox SGU   FOV adjustment is a cheat
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance   .ini Stretch   1920x1200 Detailed report
Need for Speed: Carbon   Hack Vert -   1920x1200 Detailed report
Need for Speed: Most Wanted   Hack Vert - Hack 2560x1600  
Neverwinter Nights Native Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Portal Native Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time   Hack Vert -      
Rainbow Six: Vegas (version 1.05+)   Native Hor +   1920x1200 Detailed report
Resident Evil 4 .ini Anam. 16:9   1920x1200 Detailed report
Return to Castle Wolfenstein   Combo Hor + Matrox SGU    
Sam & Max Season One   Hack Hor +      
Sam & Max Season Two   Native Hor +   1680x1050 Detailed report
SimCity 4   Cmd line Pixel based Cmd line 1920x1200 Detailed report
The Sims 2 .ini Vert - Matrox SGU 1920x1200 Detailed report
Splinter Cell: Double Agent   .ini Hor +   1920x1200 Detailed report
Star Wars: Empire at War (version 1.03)   Native Hor +   2560x1600  
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic   Hack Hor +   2560x1600 Detailed report
Supreme Commander   Native Vert - Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Team Fortress 2 Native Hor + Native 2560x1600 Detailed report
Unreal Tournament 2004 .ini Hor + Matrox SGU 2560x1600 Detailed report
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines   Hack Hor +   1920x1200 Detailed report
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos   Registry Stretch   1920x1200 Detailed report
The Witcher Native Hor + Matrox SGU 1920x1200 Detailed report
World of Warcraft (version 3.0.1+) Native Hor + Native 2560x1600 Detailed report
Game   Widescreen Method Screen Change Surround Support Max Tested XHD Res. Notes
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