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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Aug 24, 2000
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
Those creatures that go 'baa' and grow wool on their backs.
The assault on a city, or classically a castle, by an opposing force with intentions of conquest or pillaging. This is commonly accompanied by siege weaponry.
A set of skills and abilities displayed in a branching path. Skills in the tree open up after completing required prerequisites.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Supply and Demand are the two fundamental forces that guide an economy. Many games feature these two forces in either a self-contained or player-driven fashion.
Suppressing fire is firing your weapon at the enemy to force them to stay in cover, to reduce their mobility and their ability to return fire and reconnoitre your position. Impossible to do right in games, due to the fearlessness caused by players not feeling pain when they are shot.
A person more than adept in the art of sword fighting.
A "Tech Tree" is a concept used mainly in strategy and role playing games. Unlocking a node in the tree generally unlocks some effect (example: a new ability in a role playing game or new unit in a strategy game). Unlocking a parent node allows access to its child nodes.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Turkeys are large North American birds known for their wattle and tail feathers. They aren't thought of as intelligent and are often become the guest of honor at Thanksgiving : see Turkey (object)
Turtling is the act of being extremely defensive in a video game.
Unit Formations are pre-set ways of laying out a group(s) of units in strategy games.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Found in many Real Time Strategies, walls are meant to keep your people safe and the enemy out.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
a wonder is a unique building of great cultural or strategic advantage.
World Building games focus on the ability of the player to created his own little world just as he wants it. Good examples, are The Sims, Black and White, and Spore.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
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