Meaning of adventure game | Babel Free

Definitions

A computer or video game of the genre characterized by investigation, exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges.

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Examples

“Phipps have⟳ put⟳ together a well planned and sometimes amusing adventure game here, with text and location graphics, which are simple but attractive.”

“The critics of adventure games are quick to point⟳ out that, really, adventure games are not games at all, but merely a series of puzzles strung together with bits of story between them. The puzzles, regardless of their form⟳, serve⟳ as locked doors […]”

“Undoubtedly a force⟳ in the early days of the graphical adventure game genre was LucasArts. With an army of professional film personnel from which to draw⟳, LucasArts titles gained a huge reputation for outstanding storytelling[…]”

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