How to run a game in VirtualBox

Question

I use Ubuntu, and I want to play a Windows game, so I set up VirtualBox, and set up Windows XP SP3 in the VirtualBox.

But, when I try to run the game, it shows this:

This application cannot run under a Virtual Machine

So what can I do?

updated:

I found a link to deal with this question, but my english is not good, so is this link useful enough? http://vmetc.com/2009/07/18/video-of-working-windows-directx-games-in-virtualbox-302-on-ubuntu-904/

Solution

Probably nothing: if game checks for a virtual machine, you are lost.
Moreover: your vm doesn't have same GPU card of your pc nor (probably) full DirectX support, so you can't expect great performances...

Comments

[Eyal]

Wow, the game actually checks for a virtual machine? That's something I haven't seen before.

[sdepold]

Have you tried WINE?

[CarlF]

The traditional answer from FLOSS advocates is to contact the game company and ask them to release a Linux version.

[Mokubai]

Without knowing what the game is I'm not completely sure we can help...

[zjm1126]

this game is a chinese game named 'qifan sanguozhengba' 起凡 三国争霸

[Ramhound]

Please take a moment to properly format your answer.