Article ID: 300970 - Last Review: November 14, 2007 - Revision: 12.6

Games: Game controller does not work or does not work as expected in some Microsoft games

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SYMPTOMS

If you try to use a game controller with one of the games that is listed in the "Applies to" section, the game controller does not work or does not work as expected.
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CAUSE

The games listed in the "Applies To" section were not designed to work with game controllers.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use an input device that the game was designed to work with. For example, use a keyboard or a pointing device.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Links 2003 Championship Edition
  • Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
  • Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
  • Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition
  • Microsoft Age of Empires III
  • Microsoft Age of Empires III : The WarChiefs
  • Microsoft Age of Mythology
  • Microsoft Age of Mythology Gold
  • Microsoft Age of Mythology: The Titans
  • Microsoft Dungeon Siege
  • Microsoft Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
  • Microsoft Dungeon Siege II
  • Fable: The Lost Chapters PC
  • Microsoft Freelancer
  • Microsoft Links 2003
  • Microsoft Rise of Nations
  • Microsoft Rise of Nations: Gold Edition
  • Microsoft Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
  • Microsoft Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots
  • Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 1.0
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs 1.0
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
  • Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania
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