On distribution, derivative works that elaborate on a game's fictional universe or story are automatically licensed to Microsoft and its business partners.

Named the Magic Weather System, it is one of the most important elements responsible for creating the game's universe.

Hal Jordan appears as a playable character and one of the game's major protagonists ; the Guardians appear in the game's Oa based stage, and the rest of the Corps members are mentioned to be trying to contain the universe wide crisis taking place during Story Mode.

The name Soulcalibur is a portmanteau of the word soul ( as in Soul Edge ) and King Arthur's sword Excalibur ( ultimately, the name would be used within the game's universe for the holy weapon which would counteract Soul Edge's evil ).

The story of Chrono Cross centers around travel between two alternate timelines, the original or " Home " universe and " Another World " which is a branch created by the actions of the heroes of the game's predecessor, Chrono Trigger.

Within the game's universe, the Necrons have become known and feared for their ability to absorb physical damage and repair themselves, as well as their enigmatic, yet powerful, Gauss weapons and arcane technology.

Kugutsumen was permanently banned from the Eve Online universe for violating the game's terms of service and end-user license agreement by revealing t20's real name.

A total overhaul mod changes or redefines the gameplay style of the original game, while keeping it in the original game's universe or plot.

The titles are often based in a sci-fi or fantasy universe and are distinguished from single or small-scale multiplayer RTSes by the number of players and common use of a persistent world, generally hosted by the game's publisher, which continues to evolve even when the player is offline.

In the game's 3rd Edition there are two main types of magic: arcane, which comes from the world and universe around the caster, and divine, which is inspired from above ( or below ): the realms of gods and demons.

In her lair, known as the realm of Witchaven and hidden in a massive subterranean maze under the forbidding Isle of Char, Illwhyrin seeks to lift a dimensional barrier, known as the Veil, that separates the game's universe from chaotic Nether Reaches.

According to the game's lead designer Tony Zurovec these references are solely easter eggs and Crusader is not sharing a universe with any other game series.

Largely absent, her role is one of a legendary figure of myth rather than an active player in the game's fictional universe ( though some published adventures, such as the fourth edition Scales of War adventures, feature her a in more active role ).

Pirates of the Spanish Main refers specifically to the first release in the series, and generically to the game as a whole ( or the game's " universe ") including all of the expansions.

Most of the game's universe is based on Norse mythology.

* Universe Book ( pending ), which provides background and details on the game's fictional universe.

The Dream Pod 9 creative staff had very little input in the series ' content, and the animated universe differs significantly from the game's.

Starlancers story is continued in Chris Roberts ' Freelancer project, though the two belong to different sub-genres ( the first is purely focused on action, the latter also features trading and the player can freely move through the game's universe when they are not on a mission.

Combatsim. com offered another angle ; Reynolds said the gameplay elements of FreeSpace 2 are " light years beyond the competition " and more than offsets the loss of being personally immersed in the game's universe.

Most of the game's universe is based on Norse mythology.

IGN praised the game's rendered cutscenes, storyline, setting and background along with its overall consistency and expansion on the Might and Magic universe, noting these as particularly strong points, but was disappointed with in-game graphics and the reused engine's low modern capabilities, citing these as pitiful compared to other, more modern RPGs.

The game's designers built their " game universe " when there was no official canon, and they borrowed heavily from ideas in the Star Trek original series, the Star Trek animated series, fan fiction, and the works of the late Star Trek novelist John M. Ford.

Cheap word play is particularly frequent, to the point that the second game's ending refers to itself as the hero's " latest set of adventures and miserable puns.

The Anti-Somoza revolution itself figures prominently into the plot of the game as well, being described within the game's narrative as being started by the fictional KGB agent Vladimir Zadornov in order to make Nicaragua a communist state so the Soviet Union could force the United States out of Central America entirely.

The band stated that they wrote the song not because the game's developers asked them but because they liked several aspects of the game itself.

While 1UP. com notes that the game's " color-matching action is more engrossing than Mario Bros .' turtle-punching platform hopping ", the reviewer strongly questions whether this re-release is worth its sale price by itself when a version of Dr. Mario was included in another Game Boy Advance game, WarioWare, Inc .: Mega Microgames !.

Although Adventure Gamers cited the graphic style's " refusal to take itself seriously " was adding " immensely to the game's charm ", they found the secondary characters " criminally underdeveloped " and the ending " an anticlimax, leaving the player thinking he could have done so much more, if only the game ’ s programmers had let him ".

The original Panel de Pon tracks that were replaced are still present in the ROM code, and are accessible within the game's music test mode in the options screen, but were unused in the game itself.

Because programming space was at a premium, it saved on resources to have most of the game's story printed out in a separate manual rather than store it within the game's code itself.

However, elements of the poem are also coded into the game's programming itself.

While the game's developers did represent the Apostolic Palace function with an image of St. Peter's Square ( adjacent to the Apostolic Palace ), the image, somewhat ironically, does not actually include a view of the Palace itself.

In the game's history, the Solars grew decadent and corrupt in their supernatural rule, eventually threatening the existence of the created world itself, and causing the Unconquered Sun to turn his face from Creation in shame and sorrow.

The game's story itself was pioneered by Steven Spielberg, who had concluded that a film version would be prohibitively expensive.

Upon hitting the switch, a time limit ( which varies depending on the game's difficulty setting and level itself ) is placed, and many blocks in the level appear or disappear.

As most of the units were sold mere weeks after the game's release, the game established itself for having the largest annual shipment of any independently sold game for the original PlayStation.

" Into the Zone " is a vocal version of the music heard in the games ' Options screen ( which is itself an extended version of the title screen music ); " Feed my Disease " is based on the music heard in Episode 1, Page 2-1 ; " 10, 000 Knives " is based on the music heard in Episode 2, Page 2-2 ; " Seen it for Days " is based on the music heard in Episode 1, Page 1-2 ; " Woe is the World " is based on the game's Boss theme ; and " Last to Follow " is based on the song heard in Episode 2, Page 1-3.

Exact reasons for the game's cancellation remain unknown, but are generally believed to be unrelated to the state of the product itself.

The game's main character itself is a mouse.

In the Warhammer 40, 000 game itself, Snotlings could be selected as units until the game's third edition, where their status as a troop type was removed.

According to Nite, the game's writing style owes itself to a humorous email exchange between himself and Johnson that began when the two separated after high school.

An early version of the game's story, which was featured in early promotional materials, involved a plot by a coven of three witches " older than time itself ".

The centre of the game's board, representing the mountainous island of Atlantis itself, is covered with several tiers of molded hexagon tiles ( 37 in total ) giving the game a partly three-dimensional appearance.