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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Sep 15, 1998
Games where the characters are 2D bitmap images (sprites), but the environment and scenarios are made in a 3-Dimensional space. This technique was commonly used on consoles like the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo DS. Many 90's First-Person Shooters also used this technique.
Abandonware refers to computer software that is no longer sold nor supported, sometimes because of unclear copyright ownership reasons.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
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.
Either a force of over arching evil or a parody of the real world. The corporation is a common concept found in Video Games.
Some games, despite being on platforms whose default controller is a gamepad, allow the player to move a mouse-style cursor around freely in order to select menu options or perform gameplay actions.
A theme used very often in fantasy and sci-fi settings is that of a brutal, totalitarian empire or kingdom whose armies oppress the common people. Evil Empires appear under many names in various game worlds, including simply "The Empire".
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.
In the Dune universe, the Fremen are a group of people that inhabit the planet Arrakis. They are superb warriors and are the only people able to survive the harsh environment of Arrakis.
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.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
House Atreides, of the water planet Caladan, is a powerful noble family. They are constantly at odds with house Harkonnen.
House Corrino is the ruling house in Frank Herbert's Dune books. Its elite warriors, the Sardaukar, are well-known for their efficiency and loyalty to the emperor.
House Harkonnen is a powerful noble family in Frank Herbert's Dune books.
House Ordos is a powerful organization created specifically for Westwood Studios' Dune games.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Islam is a monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur'an. A text considered by its adherents to be the word of God given to Muhammad, considered by the Muslims to be the last prophet of God.
Games that may no longer be sold because the rights to them are split in such a way that no one has the rights to sell them.
Cutscenes involving real actors on a set or in front of a chroma key screen.
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.
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.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
Games that could be controlled via the PS1 mouse.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
The act of repairing damaged items or weapons.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
The use of sound as a weapon.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
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