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Interaction with many different animal species is part of normal gameplay.

" At its core, the gameplay is similar to classic shooter games ( such as Space Invaders ), presenting the player with the challenge of surviving while shooting every enemy in sight, but with its pseudo-3D first-person perspective giving environments a spatial representation that has a major effect on the level design and gameplay experience.

If the Dance Gauge is fully depleted during gameplay, the player fails the song, usually resulting in a game over.

The Pirate Island, introduced in newer editions, is the first scenario which changes the mechanics of new gameplay elements introduced in Seafarers.

There is a list of suggested Motives for why the hero is adventuring, such as " Adversity " or " Wanderlust ", but this feature has no gameplay effect.

In some cases informative documents not in the traditional FAQ style have also been described as FAQs, particularly the videogame FAQ, which is often a detailed descriptions of gameplay, including tips, secrets, and beginning-to-end guidance.

A game of the same name developed by G-Artists and published by Bandai was released in 2005 for PlayStation Portable, but this is a sequel to the PlayStation 2 game, with a completely different storyline, setting, and gameplay.

The gameplay of Heretic is heavily derived from Doom, with a level-based structure and an emphasis on finding the proper keys to progress.

The gameplay of Hexen II is very similar to that of the original Hexen.

It is possible to complete some of the levels ' goals by wandering around the landscape of Nightopia as Claris or Elliot ( pursued by an egg-shaped alarm clock which will wake up the child and end the level if it catches the player ), but the majority of the gameplay centers on Nights ' flying sequences, triggered by walking into the Ideya palace near the start of each level and merging with the imprisoned acrobat.

The gameplay as Nights is not completely 3D: players can only fly in the 2D plane of the screen, with their actual motion through the level determined by the automatic camera angle at that point in the Mare.

Fighting games often have no unique levels to travel through only combat, so having many different characters to play with and against, that possess different moves and abilities is necessary to create a larger gameplay variety that other games may get with different levels.

Q3A comes with several gameplay modes ; Free for All ( FFA ), a classic deathmatch, where each player competes against the rest for the highest score, Team Deathmatch ( TDM ), where usually two teams of four compete for the highest team frag total, Tournament ( 1v1 ), a deathmatch between two players, usually ending after a set time and Capture the Flag, which is played on symmetrical maps where teams have to recover the enemy flag from the opponents ' base while retaining their own.

Q3A's focus on multiplayer gameplay spawned a lively community, similar to Quakeworld, that is active to this day.

An unofficial version for iOS was released through Cydia for jailbroken iOS devices in April 2008 ; it is a demo version similar to the original except that it integrates the iPhone and iPod Touch's accelerometer and touch controls to make gameplay possible.

The gameplay is very similar to that featured in Quake, in terms of movement and controls, although the player has been slowed down, and now has the ability to crouch.

GameSpot agreed with positive reviews and praised every aspect of the game, stating " Quake is a masterpiece on every level, with its ominous atmosphere, silky-smooth animation, incredibly well-balanced gameplay and level design, and unparalleled soundtrack.

Although all characters have access to magic, for practical gameplay purposes a character's magical strength is proportional to her connection to the divine.

The gameplay of R-Type is noticeably distinct among shoot ' em ups.

Overall, the gameplay is straightforward and often linear.

A major element of gameplay found in Rise of the Triad is the many hazards that the player can encounter in the environment.

" Game Revolution called the game " A fine FPS with plenty of action and intense gameplay, even if it is derivative, too short and a tad uninspired.

The Intellivoice was original in two respects: not only was this capability unique to the Intellivision system at the time ( although a similar device was available for the Odyssey2 ), but the speech-supporting games written for Intellivoice actually made the speech an integral part of the gameplay.

This left MIST, a derivative of MUD1 with similar gameplay, as the only remaining MUD running on the Essex University network, becoming one of the first of its kind to attain broad popularity.

The first game released was Quest for the Rings !, with gameplay somewhat similar to Dungeons & Dragons, and a storyline reminiscent of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Thus, the final game was very stripped down from its original intentions, and instead featured gameplay similar to Doom and its sequel, although levels and enemies were closer to medieval RPG style rather than science-fiction.

The gameplay centres on controlling wind with a baton called the " Wind Waker " and sailing a small boat around an island-filled ocean, retaining similar gameplay mechanics as the previous 3D games in the series.

Four Swords Adventures includes two gameplay modes: " Hyrulean Adventure ", with a plot and gameplay similar to other Zelda games, and " Shadow Battle ", in which multiple Links, played by multiple players, battle each other.

It revealed traditional top-down Zelda gameplay optimised for the DS ' features, with a cel-shaded 3d graphical style similar to The Wind Waker.

The Tunnels & Trolls core ruleset does not detail a specific setting, saying only that gameplay occurs in " a world somewhat but not exactly similar to Tolkien's Middle Earth.

Skyler Miller of GameSpot argues that Atari Video Cube, also from the same year, " gets my vote as the first true puzzle video game ," involving gameplay similar to a Rubik's Cube in a 2-dimensional space.

Cat form is the opposite, but also builds on physical damage abilities, with gameplay mechanics similar to that of rogues, including stealth and alternatives for most of their offensive moves ; Cats excel in damage dealing so in cat form the druid assumes the melee damage dealer role.

Its gameplay is roughly similar to that of the original The Legend of Zelda game, but with the addition of role-playing video game statistical elements.

While the two associations are distinct, they share similar elements of gameplay and culture.

Fate of Atlantis is based on the SCUMM story system by Ron Gilbert, Aric Wilmunder, Brad P. Taylor, and Vince Lee, thus employing similar gameplay to other point-and-click adventures developed by LucasArts in the 1980s and 1990s.

A remake was made called Mario Bros. Classic — known as in Japan — featuring similar gameplay with added features and new revisions to the gameplay.

Miyamoto observed that the word ruiji means " similar " in the Japanese language, and that Luigi was designed to have the same size, shape and gameplay of Mario.

Although the majority of WADs contain one or several custom levels mostly in the style of the original game, others implement new monsters and other resources, and heavily alter the gameplay ; several popular movies, television series, other video games and other brands from popular culture have been turned into Doom WADs by fans ( without authorization ), including Aliens, Star Wars, The X-Files, The Simpsons, South Park, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Red Faction, The Thing, Pokémon and Batman.

Alan Cox had played the original University of Essex MUD, and the gameplay was heavily influenced by it.

It can be played either with the original 2D graphics or with new 3D graphics, and has added co-op gameplay functionality.

** Illuminati Crime Lords, a mafia-based variation on Illuminati which combines gameplay elements of the original Illuminati and INWO.

This version has some gameplay differences — three, instead of five, colors — and is probably the most widely distributed of the original series.

This game was an actual digital watch with primitive gameplay based on the original Legend of Zelda.

It was powered by an original gameplay and physics engine that now bears the game's name, one that had been in development for over three years in founder Tim Sweeney's garage before the game was released.

This game was released as shareware and contained gameplay improvements over the original.

The gameplay of the port is more like the original game, but it does feature updated graphics and sound, an improved world map, and other minor changes.

Many of Gilbert's original gameplay ideas were abandoned during the production process, although he stated that " most of that stuff was left out for a reason ".

The first was Mario Bros. Special, which was a re-imagining of the original Mario Bros. with new phases, mechanics and gameplay.

The game was named one of the NES best games ever by IGN, saying that the game offers greater diversity in graphics and gameplay than the original, making it a great bridge game between the other NES Mario titles.

In comparison with the original Donkey Kong Country gameplay, the game includes many hidden bonus stages with collectible tokens ( Kremcoins ) which are rewarded for completing each stage.

The ability to " piggyback " or use various animal companions, called " Animal Buddies ", returns from its predecessor, such as Squitter the Spider, Glimmer the Anglerfish, Rambi the Rhino, Rattly the Rattlesnake, Clapper the Seal, Enguarde the Swordfish, and Squawks the Parrot ( Rambi, Enguarde, and Squawks returned from the original Donkey Kong Country game ), which can boost the gameplay experience, proving advantageous at certain points in a level or the whole level overall.

Early in conceptual development, they decided to recreate the classic gameplay of the 1985 original in new worlds that took Mario far from the Mushroom Kingdom.

The gameplay resembles the 1962 game Spacewar !, a spiritual ancestor of Toys for Bob's original Star Control.

Marble Man expanded on the gameplay of the original game by featuring new abilities for the marble such as invisibility and flight, included pinball minigames between sets of levels, and allowed up to three players to traverse isometric courses.

Ueda also cited Lemmings, Flashback and the original Prince of Persia games as influences, specifically regarding animation and gameplay style.

It has similar gameplay to that of the original game but also a few differences.