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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Feb 10, 2003
German Version that repalces all humans with androids.
Players can design a base or dungeon for their characters to inhabit.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Using the Red Cross in an entertainment product is expressly forbidden by the Geneva Convention and international law, however some games don't realise that.
A Build Queue allows a production unit or structure to immediately build a new unit once the current unit is finished building.
Commandos are elite special forces units, often tasked with stealth operations or eliminating high-priority enemy targets
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
CTRL 1-9 = CTRL Group. Crucial to battlefield success, using Control Groups in most RTS games allows one to better manage ones forces.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
In most shooters missiles are indestructible, but there is games where they can be destroyed by projectiles
The 2002 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 22-24.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
An engineer is a class or character specializing in construction and repairs, often in dangerous war environments.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
FMVs are pre-rendered videos used in place of real-time graphics. Using FMV was an attempt to make videogames look "more like movies", sometimes with CGI animation and others with live-action actors speaking directly to players. The downside is that FMV requires a lot of disk space, and live-action FMV in particular can look terrible by comparison.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
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
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
While locking pirating users out entirely is the most common way for developers to curb digital piracy, some create in-game consequences designed to amuse, mock, impede, or oust players using suspected pirated copies.
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.
An infinite resource spot is an area that allows the player to obtain an unlimited amount of a particular resource such as health, ammunition, money, or energy.
The 2004 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2003.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
An invisible enemy is an antagonist that cannot be seen under normal circumstances. Sometimes these enemies are only temporarily invisible or can be made visible somehow.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
In real time strategy games, Macromanagement or "macro" is a loose term used to describe the ability to produce units.
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.
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