Power Ups – The Video Game’s Own Reward System
When you have a command and mastery of a video game, it is possible to play from the beginning to the end of the game without your character “dying”. Of course, there is a learning curve involved with playing video games and, while you are trying to get to grips with a game there is every chance that you will “die” with frustrating regularity. This is why many of the traditional video games give a character three lives to start with, and offer more as the game goes on (if you play particularly well, it may be a lot more). ...
Why Not Pick Up A Classic?
“Classic video games” is a term which in itself is probably enough to set alarm bells ringing in the heads of many people. However, video games have been around for over a generation now, and it is about time that people let it go. Classic films have certainly been made in the last thirty-plus years, and classic novels have been penned too, as have classic albums. Therefore it is fair to say that classic video games do exist, even if the concept upsets a few people. What those games are is another debate entirely. For many people, the ultimate classic ...
Take It To The Next Level
It is often said that video games are more similar to films than to the games of the past. While this is as much a reference to the increasingly realistic graphics and the more interactive relationship between your character and others than anything else, there is perhaps another reason behind it. In the past, video games “happened” a certain way. You would play in one setting, kill a certain kind of enemy and work through to the end of that setting where you would have to kill a really big enemy, who might need to be hit fifty times or ...
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Power Ups – The Video Game’s Own Reward System
When you have a command and mastery of a video game, it is possible to play from...
Gaming On Your Cell Phone – A New Generation
Early cell phones or mobile phones came with pre-loaded games, of which the most...
Take It To The Next Level
It is often said that video games are more similar to films than to the games of...
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Why Not Pick Up A Classic?
“Classic video games” is a term which in itself is probably enough to set alarm...
Cheats Never Prosper – Except When They Do
Completing a video game from start to finish used to really mean something. In fact,...
The Video Games That Become Movies
The technical term is “cross-platform”, and it applies both to games which have...
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Math games are an effortless way for getting students included in math.
Math games needs to be manufactured to work on math skills. It could improve addition, multiplication or fractions. Keeping the abilities within the game allows for making learning seem fun. The same as mothers often sneak vegetables in a very casserole or pasta dish, teachers can sneak learning into games. The games should incorporate some elements... [Read more of this article]
Easter Egg on Co-op Mode: The Call of the Dead Special – Lighthouse Dials Code, Fog Horns, and Tips Regarding the Golden Rod
We realize a great deal of you have been desperate on the way to resolve the co-op multiplayer easter egg secret within Call of the Dead on Black Ops, and we’re pleased to declare that the enigma has been finished. We now have methods to ensure you get past the lighthouse dials stage and complete the side mission 100%. Since most of you are presently... [Read more of this article]
The Days Of “Bleep, Bloop” Are No More
As children, many of us will have played video games that relied entirely on gameplay to make them popular. Some of the earlier video games had absolutely no incidental music, and any sound that they did include was (theoretically) made by the onscreen character, the weapon they were using, and the characters in hot pursuit. Where games did have music,... [Read more of this article]
Obligatory Merchandising – Where Would We Be Without It?
Not so long ago, when a movie was completed and released for the public to watch, there was a very simple pattern to things. The movie was scripted, then edited, then recorded and directed, then cut and shown to a test audience, then tidied up and released to a waiting public. Now, pretty much no blockbuster movie is complete without a tie-in video... [Read more of this article]
Testing Your Mind – The Video Games Where No-one Gets Shot
The popular view of video games seems to be that they entail someone sitting with a controller in their hands, shooting people on a screen. Of course, this is a simplistic view, and there are several other kinds of video games. However, the ones which fit in with a stereotypical idea of what the games entail tend to involve controlling someone’s physical... [Read more of this article]
The Controversy Angle – Selling Newspapers Through Video Games
It is hard to talk about video games for a long time without mentioning Grand Theft Auto. And it is hard to mention Grand Theft Auto without talking about the controversy about the game, a controversy which is whipped up every time people have a difficulty in trying to sell newspapers or attract viewers or listeners to topical talk shows. You know how... [Read more of this article]
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