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The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
Linear gameplay is in stark contrast with the recently popular style known as open-ended gameplay or sandbox gameplay. The plot is already pre-determined, and is communicated through regular cutscenes that usually occur before and after a level. It is still widely popular because of it facilitates the telling of a story through scripted events, and can create intense and fun scenarios for the player to experience. Games such as Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, and Half Life 2 are well known for employing this style. This style is mainly popular in FPS and RTS games, ocassionally making an appearance in the RPG genre, where open-ended gameplay is the only medium that allows a player to truly role play a character.Linear Gameplay games
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Sin & Punishment 2 |
WII | Treasure |
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Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day |
SNES | Viacom New Media |
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Space Ace |
PC, SCD, 3DO, CDI, C64 | Acclaim Studios London |
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Carrier Air Wing |
ARC | Capcom |
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Beneath A Steel Sky Remastered |
IPOD, IPHN | Revolution Software Ltd. |
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Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad |
PC | Tripwire Interactive, LLC |
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Army of Two: The 40th Day released on Jan. 12, 2010 |
PSP, PS3, X360 | EA Montreal |
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Modern Warfare 2 released on Nov. 10, 2009 |
X360, PC, PS3 | Shadows in Darkness, Inc., Infinity Ward |
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Jurassic: The Hunted released on Nov. 3, 2009 |
PS2, WII, PS3, X360 | Cauldron Ltd. |
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Painkiller: Resurrection released on Oct. 27, 2009 |
X360, PC | Homegrown Games |
| Concept Name: | Linear Gameplay |
| Appears in: | 167 games |
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