One handed games??

[TwoRails]

Are there any games out there that are fun that can be played one-handed?

A very good friend of mine has lost the use of his left hand -- hopefully temporarily -- and we're trying to figure out some games for him to play. Up until now the only games he has liked are first-person shooters and I don't know of any you can play with just a mouse.

Any and all suggestions and ideas are welcome :)

TR

[Force Flow]

Some FPS games can utilize a joystick, so that could be an option.

[tomster2300]

If he gets a gamer mouse perhaps he could map everything to the mouse if he wanted to. I'm sure strategy games would be able to do this as well as a number of fps's.

[TwoRails]

Thanks for the ideas. Any specific titles come to mind?

[Smidget]

Turn based games are still fun (and 1 hand friendly). one that comes to mind is Panzer General 2 (or 1 and 3 as well) but mainly PG2 because the mod community literally made several hundred custom campaigns to keep a game going.

I can't think of any FPS games or RTS games as keyboard shortcuts are premium.


Or perhaps he should get voice recognition software and assign popular keys to bold vocals?

[rmnrdi]

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[TwoRails]

Never thought of voice recognition for game play!! I'll pass that good tip along, Smidget :)

[Jaggannath]

The Heroes of Might and Magic games only require mouse input... has he got access to the internet?? There's plenty of Flash games etc.

[TwoRails]

Yes he has Internet access, but is fairly limited on time, if that matters, for online games. When he gets to play it is usually 15 - 20 minutes to a half hour half hour if he is lucky.

Any good flash game recommendations?

[Xyphus]

Games like Titan's Quest can be played strictly with the mouse. All of the items and features are available by clicking menus or buttons... I would assume that many action RPGs are similar in function. (Such as the Dungeon Siege series.)

[Cricket]

I don't know anything about one-handed games, but I recently saw this article about a gamer who can only use one thumb. (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/one-thumb-to-rule-them-all/)

:) Cricket

[TwoRails]

that's pretty interesting, Cricket -- thanks for the link :)

[Adam2562]

haha im in the same boat. ive ben playing racing games and flight simulator w/ joystick for now lol.. (ampuatated tip of left middle finger) :(

[whubbard]

Yes, I would recomend flight simulator, with a good joystick (programable buttons), should work well.

[TwoRails]

I must have been picking up your brainwaves! :) -- I was thinking of a sim, too, but a train sim called Trainz. I'll also mention plane sims. What's a good racing sim? I have an older one called Power Slide which is a ball, but I don't think it's available...

[wolfie]

I must have been picking up your brainwaves! :) -- I was thinking of a sim, too, but a train sim called Trainz. I'll also mention plane sims. What's a good racing sim? I have an older one called Power Slide which is a ball, but I don't think it's available...


http://www.rfactor.net/

best racing game in my book, lots of tracks and cars to pick from, plus u can play on net too.

http://www.rfactorcentral.com/index.cfm

wolfie

[TwoRails]

Hey wolfie, where's your avatar? and thanks for the link: looks pretty good :)

[RazorDX]

Sid Meier's Pirates can be played from start to finish using just one hand on the numpad.

[Jaggannath]

Realistically, any strategy game that can be paused can be played one-handed... so aside from the Heroes of Might and Magic games I mentioned, I've just finished playing Tropico. In that game, just by clicking one button or by pressing the - key, you can pause the game to allow you to carry out different tasks.

[tomster2300]

Realistically, any strategy game that can be paused can be played one-handed... so aside from the Heroes of Might and Magic games I mentioned, I've just finished playing Tropico. In that game, just by clicking one button or by pressing the - key, you can pause the game to allow you to carry out different tasks.

Tropico 2 was a good time. I recommend it, though I don't remember the controls. I'm sure one handed play can be easily accomplished.

[Gen.Ben]

You could tell him just to be a camper in FPS games :D

[TwoRails]

Thanks, some more good ideas, Folks :) -- keep 'em coming if you have 'em ;)