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In contrast to earlier games that let players knock out enemies with a single blow, the opponents in Renegade and Double Dragon could take much more punishment, requiring a succession of punches, with the first hit temporarily immobilizing the enemy, making him unable to defend himself against successive punches.
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Perhaps one way to sharpen our sense of the modernity of Utopian communism is to contrast it with the principal earlier types of communistic theory.
In marked contrast to earlier constructions and villages on top of the mesas, the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde reflected a region-wide trend towards the aggregation of growing regional populations into close, highly defensible quarters during the 13th century.
In contrast to the elaborate stowage procedures for earlier anchors, stockless anchors are simply hauled up until they rest with the shank inside the hawsepipes, and the flukes against the hull ( or inside a recess in the hull ).
Armored Cataphracts began to be deployed in eastern Europe and the near East, following the precedents established by Persian forces, as the main striking force of the armies in contrast to the earlier roles of cavalry as scouts, raiders, and outflankers.
By contrast, a dictionary definition has additional details, typically including an etymology showing snapshots of the earlier meanings and the parent language.
In stark contrast to earlier opulence, William Poel's 1881 production of the Q1 text was an early attempt at reconstructing the Elizabethan theatre's austerity ; his only backdrop was a set of red curtains.
It took his career some time to recover from this blow and in contrast to his earlier major roles, he for some years had only occasional small parts.
That was quite a contrast with the earlier recordings, as he had written and co-written the music for much of the band's early material.
After the entry of Bill Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of Milestones ( 1958 ) and 1958 Miles ( 1958 ) by basing the album entirely on modality, in contrast to his earlier work with the hard bop style of jazz.
" Dawkins therefore commits himself here to an empirical claim about the geological record, in contrast to his earlier claim that, " The paleontological evidence can be argued about, and I am not qualified to judge it.
The team determined a half-life of 2. 1 seconds, in contrast to earlier reports of 47 ms and suggested that the two half-lives might be due to different isomeric states of < sup > 262 </ sup > Rf.
In contrast to Amundsen's earlier expeditions, this expedition had a clear academic profile, with geophysicist Harald Sverdrup on board.
After the relational model was defined, there were many attempts to compare and contrast the different models, and this led to the emergence of more rigorous descriptions of the earlier models ; though the procedural nature of the data manipulation interfaces for hierarchical and network databases limited the scope for formalization.
During the time of the Almoravids and especially the Almohads some were treated badly, in contrast to the policies of the earlier Umayyad Caliphs and later Emirs.
This stands in contrast to the earlier belief that they were the most advanced of all protozoa.
Bacon's philosophy of using an inductive approach to nature — to abandon assumption and to attempt to simply observe with an open mind — was in strict contrast with the earlier, Aristotelian approach of deduction, by which analysis of known facts produced further understanding.
The earlier term " graphical terminal " was chosen to contrast such terminals with text-based terminals, and thus puts the emphasis on graphics.
" Bowdler's commitment not to augment Shakespeare's text was in contrast with the practice of some earlier editors and performers.
In contrast to the earlier decision, the Court acknowledged that an employee has a right to privacy in his workplace computer.
This marked a stark contrast to a few years earlier, when the US appeared to be Uzbekistan's favoured foreign friend, and relations with Russia were cooler.
Dole further enhanced this contrast on September 18 when he made a reference to a no-hitter thrown the day before by Hideo Nomo of the “ Brooklyn Dodgers ”, a team that had left Brooklyn for Los Angeles four decades earlier.
In contrast, The WB debuted one week earlier, on January 11, with four series, only one of which, Muscle, would not survive its first season.
Muslims believe that the final chapters ( surahs ) of the Qur ' an chronologically were revealed to the Prophet in Medina and are called Medinan surahs in contrast to earlier Meccan surahs.
In contrast to the finding of the plesiosaur skeletons a few years earlier, for which she was not credited, when Buckland presented his findings on coprolites to the Geological Society, he mentioned Anning by name and praised her skill and industry in helping to solve the mystery.
Dark energy now dominates the energy of the universe, in contrast to earlier epochs when it was insignificant.
contrast and games
In contrast to later games in the Civilization series, this is largely a cosmetic choice, affecting titles, city names, musical heralds, and color.
In contrast to games such as Risk or Monopoly, in which a close game can extend indefinitely, German-style games usually have a mechanism to stop the game within its stated playing time.
In contrast, the Deutscher Spiele Preis (" German game prize ") is often awarded to games that are more complex and strategic, such as Puerto Rico.
Most forms of stud poker, in contrast, are open games, because some players ' cards are dealt face up or are exposed during play ( blind stud games are an exception ).
In contrast to improv theater, storytelling gamers describe the actions of their characters rather than acting them out, except during dialogue or, in some games, monologue.
The previous ABC affiliate, KTVI, in contrast, was one of the strongest affiliates-it had become a Fox station in 1995, and thus, has televised the majority of the Rams ' games in this period.
In contrast to the " meat grinder " style of some games, it is possible for a skilled player to defeat a much larger force with few or no casualties.
In contrast, they lost all but one of the seven games in which he was absent during the same period.
This is in contrast with some other casino card games, such as blackjack, where a higher number of decks used will increase the house edge.
By contrast, generalized games that can last for a number of moves that is polynomial in the size of the board are often PSPACE-complete.
For example, a major character from the game is killed off in the first few moments of the film and it takes place in the 2070s, in stark contrast to the games, which take place in the late 2030s-early 2040s and it acts like a OVA.
In contrast, the WFL's 1974 schedule called for 20 regular-season games and no pre-season games ; in 1975, it was 18 regular-season games and two pre-season games.
The Mavericks have won 50 or more regular season games in 11 consecutive seasons, dating back to 2001 — a stark contrast ( and almost diametrically opposed ) to the 10-season streak of losing seasons from the 1990 – 91 to the 1999 – 2000 season.
In contrast to the Olympic flame proper, the torch relay of modern times, which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games, had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
By contrast, other games such as Werewolf and How to Host a Murder are role-based, with each player being given a character or other role to play in the course of the game.
The game, somewhat in contrast to other SCUMM engine games, may present situations where the player can die.
In contrast to games that emphasize running and shooting, tactical shooters require more caution and patience, and games are sometimes designed so that shooting becomes inaccurate while running.
An important innovation in Phantasy Star that would later become common in console role-playing games was the use of pre-defined player characters with their own backstories, in contrast to computer role-playing games such as the Wizardry and Gold Box games where the player's avatars ( such as knights, clerics, or thieves ) were simply blank slates.
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