Hi, I see a lot of Shockwave games which are feature-rich run very smoothly. I
am considering using Flash MX 2004 to make a game. My question is this - What's
the difference between Flash games made with Flash MX 2004 and Shockwave apps?
Do shockwave apps have better performance than Flash MX-authored apps? Can one
make shockwave apps with Flash MX 2004? Just why is a Shockwave app a Shockwave
app and not a flash app?

Thanks for reading!

Ah, Wikipedia is unexpectedly helpful!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia_Shockwave
http://www.macromedia.com/support/general/ts/documents/sw_flash_differences.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/web-animation6.htm