What genre of games are Torres and Balderdash?
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Torres (board game) Torres is a German-style board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling and published in 1999 by FX Schmid in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. The game strongly influenced Kramer and Kiesling's Mask Trilogy of games, but is not considered to be a part of the trilogy. The game has since been reprinted (in 2005).
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Balderdash Balderdash is a board game of bluffing and trivia created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game was first released in 1984 under Canada Games. It was later picked up by a U.S company, The Games Gang, and eventually became the property of Hasbro and finally Mattel. The game is based on a classic parlor game called Fictionary. The game has sold over 15 million copies worldwide to date. It is aimed at fans of word games, such as "Scrabble".
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Jesús Torres (footballer) Jesús Torres Junquera (born 13 March 1980 in Caldas de Reis, Pontevedra, Galicia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Órdenes as a defender.
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Savage: The Battle for Newerth Savage: The Battle for Newerth is a 2003 video game combining aspects of the real-time strategy and first-person shooter genres, developed by S2 Games. It takes place in the science fantasy distant future when mankind has rebuilt society post-apocalyptic, but is threatened by intelligent beasts led by a sorceress.
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Aberrant Aberrant is a role-playing game created by White Wolf Game Studio in 1999, set in 2008 in a world where super-powered humans started appearing one day in 1998. It is the middle setting in the greater Trinity Universe timeline, chronologically situated about 90 years after "Adventure!", White Wolf's Pulp era game, and over a century before the psionic escapades of "Trinity/Aeon". The game deals with how the players' meta-human characters (called "novas") fit into a mundane world when they most definitely are "not" mundane, as well as how the mundane populace react to the sudden emergence of novas. The original "Aberrant" product line was discontinued in 2002, though a d20 System version was released in 2004. Onyx Path Publishing has recently acquired the rights to the Trinity Universe and has announced its intention to release a new edition of "Aberrant".
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SingStar Guitar SingStar Guitar is a 2010 competitive karaoke and music video game, a spin-off of the karaoke-only "SingStar" series. 'The title was developed by SCE London Studio exclusively for the PlayStation 3, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was the first SingStar game involving a gameplay element other than karaoke, allowing the use of a third party guitar controller such as those used in the "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" series.
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Onimusha Onimusha (鬼武者 , literally "Oni Warrior") is a series of video games by developer Capcom. The series makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements. Most of the games are of the action-adventure game genre, a combination of third person combat and puzzle solving, where the protagonist wields the power of the Oni, enabling them to fight the Genma, the main enemy of the series. As of 2017, the series has sold over 8 million copies, making it Capcom's seventh best-selling franchise, behind the "Resident Evil", "Monster Hunter", "Street Fighter", "Mega Man", "Devil May Cry" and "Dead Rising" series.
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Blandia Blandia (ブランディア , Burandia ) is a 1992 one-on-one, weapon-based fighting arcade game developed and published by Allumer. It is the sequel to the 1986 arcade game, "Gladiator". Along with Strata's "Time Killers", "Blandia" is one of the earliest weapon-based fighting games modeled after its competitor Capcom's 1991 arcade hit "Street Fighter II", but later became overshadowed by the success of SNK's 1993 weapon-based fighting game, "Samurai Shodown".
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Beholder (video game) Beholder is a video game about a life in a totalitarian State. The game was developed by Warm Lamp Games and published by Alawar Entertainment.
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Scrolls (video game) Scrolls is a strategy collectible card game developed by Mojang, which aims to combine elements from trading card games and traditional board games. "Scrolls" was originally conceived and developed by Jakob Porsér, who along with Mojang founder Markus Persson, intended to create a type of game that was currently missing from the market. The game is developed using the Unity game engine, allowing it to run on multiple gaming platforms. "Scrolls" was announced on 2 March 2011, as Mojang's third game.
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Plaid Hat Games Plaid Hat Games is a United States-based board game studio. Plaid Hat Games was founded in 2009. Board game designer Colby Dauch formed a board game publishing company in order to release the companies first game, Summoner Wars.
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The Shivah The Shivah is a point-and-click adventure game from 2006, designed and developed by Dave Gilbert with the assistance of others, including voice actors and artists. It is notable in that it features a rabbi as its protagonist and explores themes related to the Jewish faith.
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List of Hugo video games The media franchise "Hugo" includes numerous video games based on or inspired by an interactive television game show of the same title. The series of more than 30 games, including spin-offs, sold over 10 million copies for the Amiga, Commodore 64, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy, and mobile game systems. Most of the titles are platform games or minigame sets, but there are also some educational games.
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Diary of a Camper Diary of a Camper is a short American film made using id Software's 1996 first-person shooter video game "Quake", released in 1996. It was created by United Ranger Films, then a subdivision of a popular group of video game players, or clan, known as the Rangers. The film was first released over the Internet as a non-interactive game demo file. The video is generally considered the first known example of machinima—the art of using real-time, virtual 3D environments, often game engines, to create animated films. The story centers on a lone camper, a player waiting in a strategic location instead of seeking active battle, who faces five members of the Rangers clan in a deathmatch, a type of multiplayer game in which the goal is to kill as many opponents as possible.
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Aztaka Aztaka is a PC 2D side-scrolling action role-playing video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X developed by independent game developer Citérémis. The game is set in the Aztec period, with characters and story being re-interpretations of Aztec mythology and pre-Hispanic Mexican culture. It puts the player in the role of an Aztec warrior named "Huitzilo" who must gather seven phonographs to save his civilization from its angry gods.
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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (series) Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is a series of Star Wars arcade-style action video games jointly developed by LucasArts and Factor 5 and published by LucasArts for Nintendo consoles. This is in contrast to the "" series, also by LucasArts, which were space combat simulation video games.
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Heroes of Newerth Heroes of Newerth (HoN) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game originally developed by S2 Games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. The game idea was derived from the "" custom map "Defense of the Ancients" and was S2 Games' first MOBA title. The game was released on May 12, 2010, and re-released as a free-to-play game on July 29, 2011. On May 5, 2015, "Heroes of Newerth" development duties passed to Frostburn Studios, with the development team moving over to the new company.
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Summoner Wars Summoner Wars is a game developed by Plaid Hat Games and Playdek Inc., and based on the 2009 board game of the same name. The Android version was released on May 15 2014. The iOS version was released on July 4, 2014.
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BioShock (series) BioShock is a first-person shooter video game series developed by Irrational Games—the first under the name 2K Boston/2K Australia—and designed by Ken Levine. The first game in the series was released for the Windows operating system and Xbox 360 video game console on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later (August 24) in Europe and Australia. A PlayStation 3 version of the game, which was developed by 2K Marin, was released internationally on October 17, 2008 and in North America on October 21, 2008 with some additional features. The game was also released for the Mac OS X operating system on October 7, 2009. A version of the game for mobile platforms has also been developed by IG Fun. A sequel, "BioShock 2", was released on February 9, 2010. On August 12, 2010, Irrational Games unveiled a trailer for a new game titled "BioShock Infinite", released on March 26, 2013. With the release of "BioShock Infinite" selling over 11 million copies as of May 2015, the three games combined have more than 25 million copies sold.
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Flinthook Flinthook is an action platformer and roguelike indie video game by Tribute Games in which the player's character uses a grappling hook to traverse procedurally generated spaceships for treasure. The developers were inspired by "rogue-lites" including "Spelunky" and "Rogue Legacy". They said that the grappling hook game mechanic was their hardest design challenge. The game was released in April 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac and Linux. Early previews of "Flinthook" noted the accessibility and tightness of the controls. "Digital Trends" and Kotaku listed the game among the best in show at the June 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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Puzzle video game Puzzle video games are a genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test many problem-solving skills including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving, and word completion. The player may have unlimited time or attempts to solve a puzzle, or there may be simple puzzles made difficult by having to complete them in real-time, as in "Tetris".
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Trespasser (video game) Trespasser is a video game released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows. The game was billed as a "digital sequel" to the 1997 film "", on which it is based. The player assumes the role of Anne who is the sole survivor of a plane crash on InGen's "Site B" one year after the events of "The Lost World: Jurassic Park". With a fractured arm and only her wits about her, Anne must escape the remote island by solving puzzles and evading dangerous dinosaurs.