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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Oct 30, 2001
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
A Game of the Year Edition is any video game that has been repackaged and advertised as having earned either one or many Game of the Year awards from any number of recognized publications or websites, often times with a discounted price and additional content.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
A government is a group of people who are responsible for the running of a country
Grid-based movement limits players, and other entities in a game, to moving through the game world in increments of whole squares on a grid. It has been a common staple of turn-based strategy games since the earliest board games of antiquity. It was also used by early RPGs.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Hotseat multiplayer mode allows multiple people to play the same game on one system. This generally only applies to turn based games such as Civilization IV or Advanced Wars.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
Impulse was Stardock's digital distribution platform. Impulse allowed gamers to quickly find their favorite software and download it automatically to their computer.
Map Makers or Editors are built-in tools that allow the average gamer to tweak or fully customize a map of their own, with no mod or programming skills required.
The 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2001.
When civilizations mainly used steel and iron to fashion their tools and weapons. The iron age follows the bronze age and is the last of the three prehistoric periods.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
In real time strategy games, Macromanagement or "macro" is a loose term used to describe the ability to produce units.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
All militaries have some kind of uniform.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Combat between ships dates back to antiquity, and in the 20th century expanded to include the use of aircraft.
Nomads are people with no permanent settlement.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
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