Those unwilling to spend some extra cash for a hardware upgrade should be able to play the game if they have at least all of the following:

– Boardband connection for Online-Multiplayer
– Direct X 9.0c
– Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1
– 1.8 GHz Processor
– 512 MB RAM
– 128 MB gfx card (GeForce 6800/Radeon 9800 or better)
However, there’s also a set of recommended hardware specs:
– Boardband connection for Online-Multiplayer
– Direct X 9.0c
– Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1
– 3 GHz Processor
– 1GB RAM
– 256 MB gfx card (GeForce 7600/Radeon x800 or better)