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Rotozoa
''Rotozoa'' is a single-player exclusive puzzle video game published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The game revolves around a colour-matching concept, with a mechanic similar to that of Snake, taking place within a diffuse world of microorganisms. Developed by skip Ltd., the game is the fifth WiiWare installment in the '' Art Style'' series. It was initially released in Europe on May 28, 2010, under the alternative title ''Penta Tentacles'', and followed in North America on June 21, 2010. It was eventually also released in Japan on October 18, 2011, both preserving the launch title of the PAL release and being the final WiiWare game to be released in the former. Gameplay Set within a primordial ooze, the player controls a microscopic tentacled organism, known as a rotozoan. The objective of the game is to extend the rotozoan's tentacles by using them to absorb other organisms in the primordial ooze, known as goobugs. To absorb a goobug, the player has to move throug ...
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2010 Video Games
Numerous video games were released in 2010. Many awards went to games such as '' Red Dead Redemption'', '' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', '' Mass Effect 2'', '' God of War III'' and '' Super Mario Galaxy 2''. Kinect from Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 was also released this year. Major awards Critically acclaimed titles Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews. Best-selling family video games The following titles were the top five best-selling family video games worldwide in 2010. Events Notable deaths * May 29 – Dennis Hopper, 74, actor ( King Koopa in '' Super Mario Bros.'', Mr. Beautiful in '' Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller'', Walter Pensky in ''Black Dahlia'', Steve Scott in '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', and George Struggs in '' Deadly Creatures'') * September 7 – Glenn Shadix, 58, actor ('' Demolition Man'', '' The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge'', '' Kingdom Hearts'') * October ...
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Art Style
''Art Style'' is a video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ... series created by skip Ltd. for WiiWare and DSiWare. The first game in the ''Art Style'' series, ''Orbient'', was released for WiiWare in September 2008. Another two ''Art Style'' games, ''Cubello'' and ''Rotohex'', were released during October 2008 while two more were added in 2010. Seven DSiWare ''Art Style'' games were released on that service after its launch in Japan in December 2008, with the first two being ''Aquario'' and ''Decode''. According to Nintendo, games in the ''Art Style'' series emphasize "elegant design, polished graphics, and pick-up-and-play controls" that create "an experience focused purely on fun and engaging game play." WiiWare titles released in the series cost 600 Ninte ...
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Skip Ltd
Skip or Skips may refer to: Acronyms * SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene * Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol * SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aiding families with sick or developmentally disabled children * System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns, an original system for indexing kanji by the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary Business * Skip (transportation company), scooter sharing service * Skip Ltd., a Japanese video game developer * SkipTheDishes, food delivery company Characters * Skip Ricter, a character in the movie ''Cars'' * the title character of the autobiography '' My Dog Skip'' by Willie Morris and the film adaptation of the same name * Skip, a minor character from the TV series ''Angel'' * Skip, a character from the British children's show ''Bob the Builder'' * Skips, a character on the American animated series ''Regular Show'' * Skips, on ''Camp Lazlo'', an Americ ...
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Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ...
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Wii Games
The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home video game console, released during the History of video game consoles (seventh generation), seventh generation of video games. It is the successor to the GameCube, and was first launched in North America on November 19, 2006, followed by a launch in Japan and PAL regions in December 2006. This list of Wii games documents all games released for the Wii video game console. The list of GameCube games lists the GameCube games compatible with the Wii’s backwards compatibility (although later Wii models removed the controller ports and memory card slots required to play GameCube games, they can be inserted back in through hardware modding) while the list of WiiWare games documents all of the smaller, digital only games released for the Wii. Any games originally released for other platforms that were re-released games under the Virtual Console banner are additionally documented at the List of Virtual Console games lists. Games that were announced or rep ...
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Video Games Developed In Japan
Video games are a major industry in Japan, and the country is considered one of the most influential in video gaming. Japanese game development is often identified with the Golden age of arcade video games, golden age of video games and the country is home to many notable video game companies such as Nintendo, Sega, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Taito, Konami, Square Enix, Capcom, NEC, SNK, Koei Tecmo, Sony and formerly its branch Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. In 2022, Japan was the List of video games markets by country, third largest video game market in the world after the Video games in the United States, United States and Video games in China, China. The space is known for the catalogs of several major publishers, all of whom have competed in the video game console and video arcade markets at various points. Released in 1965, ''Periscope (arcade game), Periscope'' was a major Video arcade, arcade hit in Japan, preceding several decades of succe ...
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Video Games About Microbes
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems, which, in turn, were replaced by flat-panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities, and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcasts, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. Etymology The word ''video'' comes from the Latin verb ''video,'' meaning to see or ''videre''. And as a noun, "that which is displayed on a (television) screen," History Analog video Video developed from facsimile systems developed in the mid-19th century. Early mechanical video scanners, such as the Nipkow disk, were patented as early as 1884, however, it took several decades b ...
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Single-player Video Games
A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the gameplay. Video games in general can feature several game modes, including single-player modes designed to be played by a single player in addition to multi-player modes. Most modern console games, PC games and arcade games are designed so that they can be played by a single player; although many of these games have modes that allow two or more players to play (not necessarily simultaneously), very few actually require more than one player for the game to be played. The '' Unreal Tournament'' series is one example of such. History The earliest video games, such as '' Tennis for Two'' (1958), '' Spacewar!'' (1962), and '' Pong'' (1972), were symmetrical games designed to be played by two players. Single-player games gained popularity only after this, with early titles such as '' Speed Race'' (1974) and '' Space Invaders'' (1978). The reason for this, according to Raph Ko ...
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Puzzle Video Games
Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including logic, pattern recognition, Sequence, sequence solving, Spatial ability, spatial recognition, and word completion. Many puzzle games involve a real-time element and require quick thinking, such as ''Tetris'' (1985) and ''Lemmings (video game), Lemmings'' (1991). History Puzzle video games owe their origins to brain teasers and puzzles throughout human history. The mathematical strategy game Nim, and other traditional thinking games such as Hangman (game), Hangman and Bulls and Cows (commercialized as ''Mastermind (board game), Mastermind''), were popular targets for computer implementation. In Universal Entertainment's ''Space Panic'', released in arcades in 1980, the player digs holes in platforms to trap creatures. It is a precursor to puzzle-platform games such as ''Lode Runner'' (1983), ''Door Door'' (1983), and ''Doki Dok ...
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Nintendo Games
Lists of games on Nintendo consoles covers video games provided by Nintendo. The lists include lists of games for home consoles, handheld consoles, hybrid and others. For games produced by Nintendo and other products by Nintendo, see List of Nintendo products. Home consoles *List of Famicom games **List of Famicom Disk System games * List of Nintendo Entertainment System games * List of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games * List of Nintendo 64 games *List of GameCube games * List of Wii games * List of Wii U games Handheld consoles *List of Game & Watch games * List of Game Boy games * List of Virtual Boy games * List of Game Boy Color games * List of Game Boy Advance games * List of Nintendo DS games *List of Nintendo 3DS games This is a list of all video games released for the Nintendo 3DS. For games that were announced or in-development, but never released, see the list of cancelled Nintendo 3DS games. Games The Nintendo 3DS portable system has a large library of ...
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Action Games
An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction time. The genre includes a large variety of sub-genres, such as fighting games, beat 'em ups, shooter games, rhythm games and platform games. Multiplayer online battle arena and some real-time strategy games are also considered action games. In an action game, the player typically controls a Character (arts), character often in the form of a protagonist or Avatar (computing), avatar. This player character must navigate a Level (video gaming), level, collecting objects, avoiding obstacles, and battling enemies with their natural skills as well as weapons and other tools at their disposal. At the end of a level or group of levels, the player must often defeat a boss enemy that is more challenging and often a major antagonist in the game's story. Enemy attacks and obstacles deplete the player character's Health (gaming), health and Life (video games)#Extra lives, li ...
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