Time magic offers one means to speed up a character to get multiple actions in a combat round, a much coveted power in turn-based role-playing.

Combat is turn-based, though the later games allowed the player to choose to conduct combat in real time.

Though the games contain many role-playing elements ( Zelda II was also the only one to include an experience system ), they emphasise straightforward hack and slash-style combat over the strategic, turn-based or active time combat of games like Final Fantasy.

Some titles attempt to merge the two systems: for example, the role-playing game Fallout uses turn-based combat and real-time gameplay, while the real-time strategy games Homeworld, Rise of Nations, and the games of the Total War series allow the player to pause the game and issue orders.

Common elements persist throughout the series and its spinoff titles: turn-based combat ; recurring monsters, including the Slime, which became the series ' mascot until the English version of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King ; a text-based menu system ; and random encounters ( in the main series ), until Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.

* Incubation: Time Is Running Out is a turn-based combat PC game that was considered to be " what X-Com Apocalypse should have been ".

* Laser Squad Nemesis is a 2002 turn-based low-budget PC turn-based tactics game developed by Gollop's new company, Codo Technologies, very similar to the Battlescape ground combat system of the first X-COM game.

* Space Rangers ( video game ), a turn-based space trading and combat simulator

That same year saw the release of Laplace no Ma, another hybrid of survival horror and RPG, though with more traditional RPG elements such as turn-based combat.

The PSO games differ from earlier Phantasy Star titles by offering a real-time – rather than turn-based – approach to combat, seamlessly integrating this with exploration and plot developments.

Master of Orion is turn-based game in which players alternate actions and decisions with computer-controlled opponents using a point-and-click interface as well as keyboard shortcuts to control the management of colonies, technology, ship construction, diplomacy, and combat.

It also features a similar turn-based battle system, where a character's prowess is driven by numerical values called " statistics " which, in turn, increase with combat experience.

As in previous games, the player controls the player character from an overhead perspective, and participates in turn-based combat encounters.

Although most games in the series are turn-based, the Majin Tensei games and Devil Survivor feature tactical role-playing game game mechanics, while the Devil Summoner games feature real-time action role-playing game combat.

The combat is turn-based in a representative field of vision that resembles Wizardry in that it is first-person.

Ultimately, players will encounter hostile opponents ( if such encounters are not avoided using stealth or diplomacy ), in which case they and the player will engage in combat, which can be real-time or turn-based.

" Real-time " adventure mode switches to a turn-based combat, reminiscent of classic RPGs such as Ultima VI.

Geneforge is played in 45 ° axonometric perspective, movement through the game's environs is real-time but switches to turn-based combat in the game's playing field.

In addition, Apocalypse was the first game in the X-COM series to include a real-time combat option as well as the traditional turn-based mode.

The second part, the BattleScape, is used for combat between squads of aliens and humans, and takes the form of a turn-based battle from an isometric view.

This category is essentially a dumping ground for any Shining game which does not use turn-based combat ; the games it incorporates do not necessarily have any noticeable similarity in gameplay.

Sea and sea-to-land combat were played in real-time while land battles were done in turn-based strategy.

" They also called the strategic turn-based combat " very satisfying " though " it takes a little getting used to.

At this time, turn-based strategy computer games still had a decent amount of popularity, and many started explicitly supporting the sending of saved-game files through email ( instead of needing to find the file to send to the opponent by hand ).

In the past, a common criticism was to regard real-time strategy games as " cheap imitations " of turn-based strategy games, arguing that real-time strategy games had a tendency to devolve into " click-fests " in which the player who was faster with the mouse generally won, because they could give orders to their units at a faster rate.

Tech trees started showing up in turn-based strategy games around 1990, where Mega Lo Mania had a system of research levels / epochs that allowed the deployment of better units and defenses.

Each character class had unique fighting styles and options and all characters could choose their strategy for a particular round in the turn-based combat segments.

The game has been described as a real-time version of Worms ( a turn-based Artillery game ).

On the Little Golem turn-based server, thousands of games have been played, all using the PP ruleset.

Concepts taken from turn-based strategy games have been added into the game — including territories and attrition warfare.

There are some similarities between the games within the same genre or subgenre, for example there can be a risk of critical failure when casting a spell in a pen-and-paper RPG or a turn-based computer RPG, but in most action RPGs that risk has been eliminated, due to gameplay considerations.

According to some developers, it is becoming increasingly difficult in recent years to develop games of this type for the PC ( though several have been developed in Eastern Europe with mixed results ); and even Japanese RPG developers are beginning to complain about a supposed bias against turn-based systems.

C-evo is a free turn-based strategy computer game whose source code – written in Delphi – has been put in the public domain by Steffen Gerlach, its programmer and designer.

The Laser Squad franchise has been revived by Gollop's Codo Technologies with the play-by-email game Laser Squad Nemesis, although this departs from the turn-based action point system and does not have customizable weaponry.

Jagged Alliance is a series of turn-based tactics video games.

The MMO offers the usual Jagged Alliance game mechanics, a mix of turn-based combat and real-time action.

Still, it is seen as a spiritual successor ; the game is structurally similar to Jagged Alliance series and features a mercenary-themed plot, turn-based gameplay, and a familiar game interface.

* Sir-tech Software, Inc. releases turn-based tactics game Jagged Alliance, the first installment of Jagged Alliance series.

The following year, Konami's Metal Gear Acid combined the stealth gameplay of the Metal Gear series with turn-based strategy and tactical role-playing game elements as well as card battle elements from Konami's own Yu-Gi-Oh games.

Europa Universalis II differs from many similar turn-based strategy games in that time flows continuously during gameplay, rather than taking place in discrete turns.

A gradual move from turn-based toward real-time style of play have not diminished Panzer General IIs status within the genre.

In a departure from the series ' style, Metal Gear Acid and its sequel used turn-based strategy mechanics based on collectible cards.

In terms of gameplay, not much has changed from previous installments ; battles are still fought in a turn-based mode from a first person perspective.

This game, inspired by Lord of the Rings and Wizardry, was the first major turn-based RPG to hit stores in Japan ( where it was a departure from real-time RPGs such as Bokosuka Wars, Dragon Slayer and Hydlide ), predating the seminal Dragon Quest ( 1986 ).

* Incubation: Time Is Running Out, 1997 turn-based tactics computer game from Blue Byte Software

Super Robot Wars are turn-based strategy games featuring a variety of Japanese mecha series from many generations, such as Mazinger Z, Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and GaoGaiGar.

The popular turn-based strategy Battle Isle series from the early 1990s achieved cult status similar to Settlers but when revised in 1997 as a 3-D tactical game Incubation similar to UFO: Enemy Unknown and later in 2001 Battle Isle: The Andosia War, which tried to breach the gap between turn-based strategies and real-time strategies, it alienated many players who came to expect that the Battle Isle brand would represent traditional turn-based strategies.

Echelon is a turn-based, customizable World War II strategy card game from Echelon Games.

* One of the units available in the 1999 turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic III from Fortress towns is the Jaculus-like Serpent Fly and its upgraded Dragon Fly form.

The turn-based system, in which players select an attack, defense, or item from a menu, is augmented by timed button presses that can result in substantial attack or defence bonuses when performed correctly.

Combining the basic concepts from games like Dragon Quest and simple turn-based strategy elements, Nintendo created a hit, which spawned many sequels and imitators.

Combat also changed significantly from previous Ultima games, controlling more like an action game than the turn-based strategic combat of the earlier games.

Gameplay is turn-based, but turn timers are used to prevent individual players from halting the progression of the game.

Civilization IV is a turn-based game in which the player builds an empire from very limited initial resources.

Command Mission differs from previous entries in the series in that it is a turn-based role-playing game ( RPG ) rather than an action-platform game.