SmbcPreloader.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Blue Mars (video game) Blue Mars is a 3D massively multiplayer virtual world platform currently in open beta.
The platform, being developed by Hawaii-based Avatar Reality, allows 3rd parties to create virtual worlds, MMOG games, simulations, shops, businesses, entertainment venues, clothing, custom avatars, furniture, virtual homes, and other items. It consists of four main parts: the client software, the Sandbox Editor SDK suite, the website, and the host servers. It is often compared to Second Life, since both are virtual social worlds allowing user-created content.[1] According to Jim Sink, CEO of Avatar Reality, "Blue Mars was inspired by a vision of the future when the power to terraform whole worlds is within our grasp. The name Blue Mars represents possibility and hope. Government simulation game. A government simulation or political simulation is a game that attempts to simulate the government and politics of all or part of a nation.
These games may include geopolitical situations (involving the formation and execution of foreign policy), the creation of domestic political policies, or the simulation of political campaigns.[1] They differ from the genre of classical wargames due to their discouragement or abstraction of military or action elements. Background[edit] Military simulation. Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities.
Many professional analysts object to the term wargames as this is generally taken to be referring to the civilian hobby, thus the preference for the term simulation. Simulations exist in many different forms, with varying degrees of realism. In recent times, the scope of simulations has widened to include not only military but also political and social factors, which are seen as inextricably entwined in a realistic warfare model. Whilst many governments make use of simulation, both individually and collaboratively, little is known about it outside professional circles. Yet modelling is often the means by which governments test and refine their military and political policies. Simulation game. A simulation game attempts to copy various activities from "real life" in the form of a game for various purposes such as training, analysis, or prediction.
Usually there are no strictly defined goals in the game, with players instead allowed to freely control a character.[1] Well-known examples are war games, business games, and role play simulation. Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss. Ultima Underworld received widespread critical acclaim and sold nearly 500,000 units.
The game was later placed on numerous hall of fame lists. It influenced game developers such as Bethesda Softworks and Valve Corporation, and it was an inspiration behind the games Deus Ex and BioShock. The game has one sequel: Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993). Gameplay[edit] A goblin walks up an inclined surface. Combat occurs in real-time, and the player character may use both melee and ranged weapons. The developers intended Ultima Underworld to be a realistic and interactive "dungeon simulation", rather than a straightforward role-playing game.
Plot[edit] Seiken Densetsu 3. Gameplay[edit]
Luftrauser. Sega Ages. Panzer Dragoon news, community, information, and more. Panzer Dragoon (series) Panzer Dragoon is a series of video games by Sega, created first by its internal Team Andromeda and later, the Smilebit development team.
Aside from the role-playing video game Panzer Dragoon Saga, the games are of the rail shooter genre. All games follow the story of a lone hero or heroine fighting an evil empire in a post apocalyptic world, while riding a Dragon. The series' name originates from its original concept designers referring to it as "armoured dragon", then feeling that this was too bland and deciding to transliterate it to German.[1] Also, the series is notable for cutscenes that feature its own novel language "Panzerese", which is based on Ancient Greek, Latin and Russian.
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Altered Beast. Plot[edit] A Roman centurion who had died in battle is resurrected from the dead by Zeus.
The centurion is ordered by Zeus to save his daughter Athena from a Demon God called Neff in the Underworld. Alex Kidd. Alex Kidd (アレックスキッド, Arekkusu Kiddo?)
Jet Set Radio. Gameplay Jet Set Radio sees the player character as a member of a rebellious gang called The GGs as they fight to gain control of Tokyo-to (an approximation of modern-day central Tokyo) whilst dealing with rival gangs and the police. Panzer Dragoon Saga. Synopsis[edit] Aliens: Colonial Marines. Gameplay[edit] Aliens: Colonial Marines is a first-person shooter which puts the player in the role of a United States Colonial Marine named Cpl. Christopher Winter. The player has access to iconic weapons from the movie such as the flamethrower, pulse rifle, smartgun, shotgun, pistol, and robotic sentry turrets. Players are also able to use welding torches to seal doors and motion trackers to detect unseen enemies.[8][verification needed] Gameplay types have been described as "Gauntlet Runs", where players must fight enemies as they travel from point A to point B, and "Last Stand" moments, where players must defend a specific area by welding doors and/or setting up automated sentry turrets.[12] The players gain experience points when dominating enemies and completing certain objectives.
Online multiplayer[edit] Interactive urinal. Global Warming at the Kinetica Art Fair 2010 Captive Media[edit] Sega Saturn. History[edit] Background[edit] Development[edit] According to Kalinske, Sega of America "fought against the architecture of Saturn for quite some time".[14] Seeking an alternative graphics chip for the Saturn, Kalinske attempted to broker a deal with Silicon Graphics, whose 3D graphics system was ultimately used in the Nintendo 64.[15] Although Kalinske has stated that Sega of Japan refused the plan,[15] Nintendo's Howard Lincoln claimed, "Mr. Nakayama wanted that technology as badly as [Nintendo President Hiroshi] Yamauchi, but Yamauchi got it. Launch[edit] A first model Japanese Sega Saturn unit. Sega. PC-FX. The PC-FX (ピーシー エフエックス, Pī Shī Efu Ekkusu?) Is a video game console released in Japan on December 23, 1994 by NEC Corporation. It is the 32-bit successor to NEC's PC Engine. History[edit] NEC launched the PC-FX's predecessor, the PC Engine in 1987, which although had been warmly accepted in Japan, was unable to match the technical specifications put forward by Nintendo and their console, the Super Famicom.
Plans were therefore drawn up by NEC for a successor in order to reclaim lost ground. The PC-FX was based on a 32-bit system architecture named "Iron Man", developed in-house by NEC. TurboGrafx-16. The TurboGrafx-16 has a 8-bit CPU and a dual 16-bit GPU; and is capable of displaying 482 colors simultaneously, out of 512. With dimensions of 14 cm×14 cm×3.8 cm (5.5 in×5.5 in×1.5 in), the NEC PC Engine holds the record for the world's smallest game console ever made.[2] Babylon 5 creator to write Shattered Union movie.