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Child of Eden

Game » consists of 9 releases. First released on Jun 14, 2011

Q Entertainment's music shooter for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It features support for the Kinect and Move controllers, and is considered a spiritual successor to the cult classic, Rez.

Concepts

Abstract Art Style

Games that are very graphically abstract, and don't strive to be realistic.
Achievements

Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Boss Fight

A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Bosses

Video game bosses are usually the main antagonist, and arch nemesis of the main protagonist. In most cases the end of a game is when the main character defeats the final boss.
Box Art Features Character Facing Away

On some box art, the main character is facing away. This can create mystery and drama for that game and its character.
Collecting Items Using Weapons

This sword is really sticky... best not to ask why.
Completion Percentage

Games that numerically track the player's progress towards completion of a specific goal, single level, or the entire game.
Concept Art

A page devoted to cataloguing and explaining appearances and the use of concept art in games.
Confirm Menu Choices

Saving you from yourself, one choice at a time.
Contextual Controller Rumble

Although force feedback is often used in games to indicate such commonalities as when a player character is taking damage or feeling weapon recoil, it is sometimes used in more creative ways, such as providing hints to finding an item or providing emphasis during an otherwise non-interactive cinematic sequence. These games feature more creative uses of rumble than the norm.
Credits Menu Option

Why wait until you've beaten the game to find out who made it? These games let you see the credits without ever having to play the game.
Crosshair

A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
Cutscene

A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Difficulty Level

Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Dynamic Soundtrack

When the player's actions trigger a change in the game's soundtrack. This adds a cinematic quality to the gameplay.
Dystopian World

Any game that represents a society noticeably worse or less desirable compared to those in the present. This can relate to kinds of political and economic organisation, excessive human suffering, social problems caused by technology, or as a result of an apocalyptic event.
E3 2010

The 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 15-17.
Electronic Music

A genre of music defined by its preference for using electronic equipment as instruments in place of traditional ones. Includes Electronica, Electropop, House, Dubstep and Techno styles of music.
Enemy Health Indicator

Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps you calculate the current health of your opponent.
Explosion

A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
First-Person Perspective

First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in First-Person Shooters and Racing Games, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs and 3D Platformers.
Flying Enemies

Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Full Motion Video

FMVs are live-action videos used in place of real-time or pre-rendered animations. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and looks absolutely terrible by comparison.
Games on Demand

An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
Heads Up Display

A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health

Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Human

Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Kinect Support

Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.
Leaderboard

A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.

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Giant Bomb Review

3/5 Stars

Child of Eden is Tetsuya Mizuguchi's most fully realized lightspeed bioluminescent cyberspace techno-synthetic neon air sculpture. That it's also a video game seems beside the point.

By Ryan Davis

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Game details

Name	Child of Eden
First release date	June 14, 2011
Platform	Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
Developer	Q Entertainment
Publisher	Ubisoft Entertainment
Genre	Shooter Music/Rhythm
Theme	Fantasy Sci-Fi Cyberpunk Abstract
Franchises	Rez
Aliases

Specific release details

Release Date	June 14, 2011
Rating	ESRB: E10+
Supported Resolutions	N/A
Surround Sound	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Features Camera support Voice control Motion control Driving wheel (native) Flightstick (native) PC gamepad (native) Head tracking (native)
Multiplayer Local co-op LAN co-op Online co-op Local competitive LAN competitive Online competitive Local splitscreen Online splitscreen Pass and play Voice chat Asynchronous multiplayer