I THINK they would run better downloaded. If you run it online through a website, you could have plenty of other stuff (flash ad's for example) that could bog your IT down.

Point the browser directly to the .swf and just run the flash app (without the other crap). Now whether is actually improves performance on the flash game, I don't know; however, I do know it's a lot easier to play (don't have to mess with scrolling or zooming as much).

BReady