The game's most distinguishing features are the jetpacks and " skis " offered on all variants of the power armor.

Alan Wright, the game's project leader, stressed both the departure Populous: The Beginning took from previous titles in the series, as well as distinguishing itself from similar games like Command and Conquer.

The Dreamcast version's distinguishing feature was that during the game's development, GunValkyrie utilized a unique control scheme using both a light gun and a controller.

Another important feature of the Doom engine is its modular data files, which allow most of the game's content to be replaced by loading custom WAD files.

Super Mario Kart was the first game to feature playable characters from the Mario series other than Mario in a non-platforming game and the selection and different attributes of the characters is regarded as one of the game's strengths, IGN describing a well-balanced " all-star cast ".

While the game's overall sound effects were designed by Hajime Wakai, the palette of vocal expressions for Yoshi were recorded by Kazumi Totaka, making Yoshi's Story the first game to feature a voice for the dinosaur.

The game's visuals feature two-dimensional character cut-out designs contained within 3D computer graphics | three-dimensional backgrounds.

However, this feature never made it beyond the game's beta stage.

Another new feature in Darius II is the appearance of minibosses named captains-large enemies that appear near the middle of a level, with similar abilities to the game's normal bosses ( such as extravagant weapons, or the inability to be damaged without first exposing a vulnerable area ).

The game's graphics feature soft light techniques that influenced the graphics of games for years since.

He described the availability of movement in comparison to Tekken 3 as a large contrast between the two series and more tactical, and emphasized how it interacted with the game's " ring out " feature.

Some later levels begin in lifts and feature transitions from elevator music to full soundtracks, which Gerstmann cited as examples of the music's ability to add ambience to the game, and as an illustration of the game's attention to detail.

He appears as a free agent in Madden NFL 09 and is also a part of the game's Hall of Fame feature.

The player must therefore get to the top of each level, by jumping on platforms and making use of the game's most distinctive feature: the ability to produce solid rainbows, which are used both as platforms to stand on, and as a weapon.

Although the number is not part of the game's official title, the cover does feature a subtle numeral " 7 " in the artwork ( notice where the shark's fin appears to meet the black area of the ship ).

The Chao raising feature was expanded in Sonic Adventure 2 ; Chao may become " Hero Chao " or " Dark Chao " depending on whether the game's " hero " characters ( Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles " Tails " Prower, and Knuckles the Echidna ) or " dark " characters ( Shadow the Hedgehog, Doctor Ivo Robotnik, and Rouge the Bat ) are nicer to them.

The radio stations and the game's storyline also feature a fictional heavy metal band called Love Fist.

The game's use of scrolling helped remove design limitations associated with the screen, and though the game's minimap feature had been introduced before, Defender integrated it into the gameplay in a more essential manner.

Doctor Octopus appears in many Spider-Man computer games and video games, some of which feature him as the game's primary antagonist:

This feature gave Eternal Champions an added element of strategy that made it unique among similar titles of its genre at the time, though it was not without its critics: while its intention was to keep the action fast-paced by preventing fighters from trading endless projectiles from opposite ends of the screen and barring players from cheap wins due to repeated hits on opponents trapped at the edge of the screen, players found they could exploit the game's controls to achieve wins by retreating into a defensive shell to constantly recharge their meter or by circumventing special moves altogether and blitzing their opponent with a flurry of simple button presses.

The home console releases also feature TATE mode-the ability to rotate the game's display by ninety degrees while the player's monitor rests on its left side, for full-screen arcade size.

The game's MIDI music soundtrack was the first to feature work by Michael Land.

The game's most innovative feature is its magic system.

Much of the game's popularity came from its two-player simultaneous gameplay, which was an uncommon feature in video games at the time of Contras release.

According to a commentary by the game's planner, Muneki Ebinuma, the game was planned to feature more elaborate stage designs than the ones in the finished version of the game.

Music video games are distinct from purely audio games ( e. g. the 1997 Sega Saturn release Real Sound: Kaze no Regret ) in that they feature a visual feedback, to lead the player through the game's soundtrack, although eidetic music games can fall under both categories.

Andre Kirk Agassi (; born April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada ) is a retired American professional tennis player and former World No. 1, who was one of the game's most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s.

In addition, if the situation of the game is such that the steal is of little use ( usually in the late innings when the runner would not change the game's outcome by scoring ), and the catcher does not attempt to throw out the runner, the runner is not credited with a steal, and the base is attributed to defensive indifference.

A remix of the original Bubble Bobble music is played in the game's end credits.

In game design, balance is the concept and the practice of tuning relationships between a game's component systems.

The player's disadvantage is a result of the casino not paying winning wagers according to the game's " true odds ", which are the payouts that would be expected considering the odds of a wager either winning or losing.

Capcom has been criticised by fans for having to pay for additional content which is already available within the game's files.

As the capoeiristas change their playing style significantly following the toque of the berimbau, which sets the game's speed, style and aggressiveness, it is truly the music that drives a Capoeira game.

The game's objective is to " Build an empire to stand the test of time ": it begins in 4000 BC and the players attempt to expand and develop their empires through the ages from the ancient era until modern and near-future times.

This play is part of the game's rugby heritage, and was largely made obsolete when the ball with pointed ends was adopted.

It is not known whether the game's printed screen shots were from an actual prototype or were merely pre-development illustrations.

Doom, a science fiction / horror themed video game, has a background which is given in the game's instruction manual ; the rest of the story is advanced with short messages displayed between each section of the game ( called episodes ), the action as the player character progresses through the levels, and some visual cues.

The game's designer, John Romero, has pointed out that this is so the player feels more involved in the game: " There was never a name for the DOOM marine because it's supposed to be YOU.

The player character faces them in large numbers, with the number generally increased when the higher of the game's five difficulty levels is chosen when starting a new game.

The game's development and impact on popular culture is also the subject of the book Masters of Doom by David Kushner.

The 2011 action-RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution includes among its cast a news media personality named " Eliza Cassan ", who is shown interviewing other prominent characters at various points in the game's plot.

It is this " fifth freedom " that the game's protagonist operates under.

Forseti appears in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game's pantheon, and is often chosen as a patron god by paladins.

Character generation is mostly random, and features one of the game's most distinctive mechanics, the mutation tables.

The role of a gamemaster in an online game is to enforce the game's rules and provide general customer service.