Looking to waste a bit of time on a game but don't wanna pay full price (or any money at all for that matter) ?
Have no fear, Between us i reckon we can get a list of games together that needn't cost you any money at all ( Apart from your broadband, damn those ISP providers
).
To start things off, this is what i play on a regular basis and they are all free to play............
Albatross18. (now Known as Pangya)
Online golf game with great graphics and sound and a friendly community. Addictive !
Pangya can be found
hereCheck out the main site for other games.
Rumble FighterOnline Fighting game with up to 8 players at once trying to beat each other up !
B.B.TanksOnline Worms.....with tanks ! No more need be said.
Both above games plus others can be found
here Darkness And Light SEAOnline, isometric, fantasy fighting. Currently in beta but worth keeping an eye on.
Get Amped SEABasically the same as rumble fighter ! (also in beta)
Audition SEAOnline dancing game requiring fast reflexes and good timing. Think of all those dance mat games you've seen, but played on a keyboard against other players from around the world.
Kong Kong OnlineA very silly, highly addictive online racing game. Instead of cars though, you bounce along as if you're on a space hopper ! (remember them ?)
Maple StoryCutesy online RPG with large community.
All five of the above games can or will be able to be accessed by signing up for an asiasoft passport which is
herePlease note, that on the passport sign-up form there is a box for your National I.D. number. If you're not interested in official competitions etc, just put in a random number.
Wolfenstein:Enemy TerritoryTruly Excellent online first person shooter. If you like your FPS then you need to play this.
Enemy Territory can be found
here Project TorgueJust found this and it's my new addiction ! Online car racing ! ONLINE CAR RACING !! It's just come out of beta, so it's early days, but it is incredibly playable already. One to watch.
Project Torque can be found
hereDungeon RunnersWorld Of Warcraft Lite !
Dungeon Runners can be found
hereDrift CityCrazy Taxi and multiplayer online car racing all in one !!
Drift City can be found
hereTrackmania nationsExcellent online (or Offline) Racing game. Focused mainly on a time trial basis, you will be playing simultaneously with and against many other drivers around some truly fiendish tracks. Also, you have the ability to create your own tracks and upload them, or hunt around and download new tracks to try. Truly the next big addiction !
Trackmania Nations Forever can be found
hereGunzOnline,third person shooter with very nice acrobatics and good character progression. Open beta avilable now.
Gunz Online can be found
hereInstant ActionA collection of excellent free online games, you will be addicted !
Instant Action can be found
hereFantasy TennisA highly entertaining tennis game with the handling of Virtua Tennis and the cartoon graphics you all know and love from online games ! Don't forget to have a look around the alaplaya site for a couple of other games.
Fantasy Tennis can be found
hereGames CampusGames Campus has a number of online games including Shot Online, a mmo golf game, which has an excellent physics engine and has regular tounaments. Also has the worlds only mmo fishing game
I am trying out Fishing Champ now, i'll report back here when i have an opinion.
Edit. Not sure about the fishing, i just didn't get on with it. Don't write it off on my account, try it for yourself.
Games Campus can be found
hereProject PowderRemember SSX Tricky ? Well, Outspark have re-imagined it in the form of massively multiplayer online goodness !
Perform tricks and build up your boost bar as you snowboard down the mountain on various courses against up to 8 other boarders.
It's in open beta at the moment, but is playing slickly and is showing great potential, with really nice graphics and effects. I've been playing this all weekend, and i think it's going to eat into my Trackmania time
Project Powder can be found
hereF.E.A.R. CombatFree, online first person shooter based on the fantastic game F.E.A.R from a few years ago.
The servers are reasonably busy, there is always a game to join.
F.E.A.R Combat can be found
hereQuake LiveIt's finally here !! This is now ready for the public to play and is running very sleekly indeed. Nice graphics, good gameplay and everything you'd expect from Quake, all for free
If you don't know Quake, google it, you're missing out.
Quake Live can be found
hereLet us know what you have found, and what you think of the above. I will be glad to add any good suggestions, and hopefully compile a list that covers all genres.