I assume that you are trying to run the standalone version of the game (not through Steam). The first thing you should try to install is that: winetricks d3dx9_43 If that didn't solve the problem you could try installing vcrun2008 and or vcrun2005 with winetricks. There is also the AppDB (for test results of running programs on Wine) page for that game: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=13550