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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Sep 24, 2001
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
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.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
The race of androids in the Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Universe series.
These big'uns would love to smash you into a pulp by charging full-speed in a perfectly straight line, but if you take two steps to the right you'll be safe and sound ... for a few seconds at least.
The new badass way to look, as seen on 90% of hit video game covers.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Carefully exploring a large, labyrinthine area full of enemies (i.e., a dungeon) in the hopes of finding treasure, leveling up, or completing a specific task. Having their roots in tabletop games, video game dungeon crawls are found almost exclusively in RPGs.
The 2001 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 17-19.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
A style of play in multiplayer gaming with the purpose of annoying, irritating and angering other players.
Sending or receiving fake email inside a game.
Special areas, generally in an MMORPG, where your group or raid party is able to interact with a location privately; that is, without interference from other players or parties.
In Phantasy Star Online, a MAG is a pet creature that accompanies the player while providing stat and combat enhancements. It has qualities and care requirements similar to tamagotchi, which includes feeding.
Entering in-game menus like quest logs or inventories does not pause the gameplay.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
A persistent world is a game environment that is permanent and dynamic. This is seen in many MMO's.
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!
Rappies are birds who have been featured as enemies in Sega's Phantasy Star games. Because they appear in both the original turn-based games, as well as the newer online titles, they act as a mascot for the series as a whole.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
A Role-Playing Shooter (RPS) is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Due to a partnership between SEGA and Swatch in the early 2000s, Internet Time was shown on in-game menus.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
Weapons designed to be wielded with both hands, typically due to their size in relation to the one wielding them. Examples include longswords, claymores, lances, scythes, and giant hammers among others.
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