OS: Windows XP / Vista (only)
Processor: 2 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (3.0 GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon 64 3400+ recommended)
Memory: 512 MB (1 GB required for Vista)
Video Card: 128 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant, Shader 1.3-enabled video card (256 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9 or higher (included)
Hard Drive: 5 GB free
Sound Card: DirectX 9-compliant sound card
Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse
Multiplayer: Broadband Internet connection with 128 kbps Kbps upstream or faster.

*Supported Video Cards:
NVIDIA GeForce 4Ti / FX / 6 / 7 / 8 families (Geforece 4MX NOT supported)
ATI Radeon 9500-9800 / X / HD families
Laptop versions of these cards are not fully supported.

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