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| ARTICLES RELATED TO adventure | | | | |  adventure: Encyclopedia II - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Synopsis
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume one.
Volume one opens with Mina Murray recruited by Campion Bond to assemble the League. Bond dispatches Miss Murray to Egypt along with an un-named "sea captain" (who later we discover to be Captain Nemo). Whilst in Cairo, Murray finds Allan Quatermain, who has become an opium addict. The duo are forced to flee to a port after Quatermain defends Miss Murray from a group of Arabs who attempt to rape her, killing two of their number. Down at the docks, Nemo emerges from the Nautilus and blasts the pursuing "mohammedan ...
See also:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Overview, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Inspiration, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Synopsis, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume one, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Volume two, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - The New Traveller's Almanac, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Collections, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Source works, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Principal characters, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Secondary characters, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Similar pastiches, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Adaptations, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Awards & Recognition Read more here: » The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Encyclopedia II - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Synopsis |
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| | | | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Grim Fandango - General information Grim Fandango was released on CD-ROM only and featured a full voiceover soundtrack. The game was designed by Tim Schafer, creator of Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and, more recently, Psychonauts. The game's title derives from a line of a mournful poem read by one of the characters. Grim Fandango was hailed after its release as the final nail in the coffin of adventure games. The pessimism was attributed to the fact that, despite its high quality, it failed to sell well, thus tarnishing the image of the demand for a ...
See also:Grim Fandango, Grim Fandango - General information, Grim Fandango - Setting Read more here: » Grim Fandango: Encyclopedia II - Grim Fandango - General information |
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| | | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Space elevator - Physics and structure There are a variety of tether designs. Almost every design includes a base station, a cable, climbers, and a counterweight.
Space elevator - Base station.
The base station designs typically fall into two categories—mobile and stationary. Mobile stations are typically large oceangoing vessels, though airborne stations have been proposed as well. Stationary platforms are generally located in ...
See also:Space elevator, Space elevator - Orbital tethers, Space elevator - Physics and structure, Space elevator - Base station, Space elevator - Cable, Space elevator - Climbers, Space elevator - Counterweight, Space elevator - Launching into outer space, Space elevator - Extraterrestrial elevators, Space elevator - Construction, Space elevator - Traditional way, Space elevator - Brad Edwards' proposal, Space elevator - Other designs, Space elevator - Failure modes and safety issues, Space elevator - Satellites, Space elevator - Meteoroids and micrometeorites, Space elevator - Corrosion, Space elevator - Weather, Space elevator - Sabotage, Space elevator - Vibrational harmonics, Space elevator - In the event of failure, Space elevator - Van Allen Belts, Space elevator - Economics, Space elevator - Political issues, Space elevator - History, Space elevator - Fiction, Space elevator - Novels and Fairy tales, Space elevator - Anime Comics and Manga, Space elevator - Videogames, Space elevator - Movies and TV series, Space elevator - Others Read more here: » Space elevator: Encyclopedia II - Space elevator - Physics and structure |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Fahrenheit video game - Characters Lucas Kane: The primary male protagonist of the game, and the one who the player will be controlling for most of the game. Lucas, try as he might to fit in, is hardly an everyday Joe milling through life in Manhattan. He grew up with his parents and brother on a military base where scientific experiments were conducted, and now works as a technical expert for a bank before going home to his apartment. He's currently single, having recently broken up with his previous girlfriend Tiffany Harper, for whom he still has feelings. His hobbi ...
See also:Fahrenheit video game, Fahrenheit video game - About the game, Fahrenheit video game - Gameplay, Fahrenheit video game - Characters, Fahrenheit video game - Story, Fahrenheit video game - Control, Fahrenheit video game - US version changes, Fahrenheit video game - Criticism Read more here: » Fahrenheit video game: Encyclopedia II - Fahrenheit video game - Characters |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Sakura Wars - The Games
Over the years there have been more than ten separate game releases bearing the Sakura Taisen title, among them four core titles (a fifth game is due to be released in mid-2005—its prequel is currently available), some of which have been ported and rereleased on Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2, and/or Microsoft Windows, as well as two games for the Nintendo Game Boy Color. In addition, a Sony Playstation Portable version has been announced for the Spring of 2006. Each of the main games are titled as follows:
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See also:Sakura Wars, Sakura Wars - The Games, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi Shinitamou koto Nakare~, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka?~, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen 4 ~Koise yo Otome~, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen ~Atsuki Chishio Ni~, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen 5 Episode 0 ~Kouya no Samurai Musume~, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen 5 ~Saraba Itoshiki Hito yo~, Sakura Wars - The Animated Works, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: Ouka Kenran, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: Gouka Kenran, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: the Television Series, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: Katsudou Shashin Sakura Taisen: The Movie, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: Kanzaki Sumire Intai Kinen ~Su~Mi~Re~ Sakura Taisen: ~Su~Mi~Re~, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris, Sakura Wars - Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris, Sakura Wars - The Main Characters, Sakura Wars - The Teito Hanagumi, Sakura Wars - The Paris Hanagumi Groupe Fleur de Paris, Sakura Wars - The New York Fighting Troupe New York Kagekidan, Sakura Wars - Supporting Characters, Sakura Wars - The Enemy Characters, Sakura Wars - Sakura Wars 1, Sakura Wars - Sakura Wars 2, Sakura Wars - Sakura Wars 3, Sakura Wars - Sakura Wars 4, Sakura Wars - Sakura Wars V Read more here: » Sakura Wars: Encyclopedia II - Sakura Wars - The Games |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Crystalis - Full plot outline On October 1, 1997, a war breaks out across the world. During the fighting, the Earth's axis shifts, and mutant creatures begin to appear. The survivors realized that the war caused the shift, and vowed never to cause war on such a scale again. They erected a monument in the sky to "oppress evil forever."
Over the course of 100 years, the mutant creatures began to take over large portions of the world. The survivors, meanwhile, have fallen back to more primitive times. Small villages dot the landscape, hidden away in valleys and mount ...
See also:Crystalis, Crystalis - Story, Crystalis - Full plot outline, Crystalis - External link Read more here: » Crystalis: Encyclopedia II - Crystalis - Full plot outline |
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| | | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Femme fatale - History She has existed, in one form or another, in folklore and myth in nearly all cultures. Some of the earliest examples include the Sumerian goddess Ishtar and the Biblical Delilah. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the femme fatale became ubiquitous in Western culture and can be found in the works of Oscar Wilde, Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, among others. This is likely to have been a reaction to women's movements and the changing role of women at the time. With the introduction of film noir in the 1940's, the femme ...
See also:Femme fatale, Femme fatale - History, Femme fatale - Famous femmes fatale, Femme fatale - Fictional characters, Femme fatale - Mythology, Femme fatale - Historical figures, Femme fatale - Films, Femme fatale - Games Read more here: » Femme fatale: Encyclopedia II - Femme fatale - History |
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| | | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - The Princess Bride - Context The book affects to be an abridgement of an older version by "S. Morgenstern", which was originally a satire of the excesses of European royalty. Goldman "remembered" the book as it was narrated to him by his father as an exciting adventure tale, without the complex political overtones. His work is a recreation of the abridgement of his father. The book, in fact, is entirely Goldman's work, and Morgenstern and hiscribed in the book. He has two daughters, not a son, and his wife is not a psychologist. The countries Florin and Guilder do not e ...
See also:The Princess Bride, The Princess Bride - Context, The Princess Bride - Reunion Scene, The Princess Bride - Buttercup's Baby Read more here: » The Princess Bride: Encyclopedia II - The Princess Bride - Context |
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| | | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - MacGyver - Characters
MacGyver - MacGyver.
MacGyver is a highly intelligent action hero who prefers non-violent conflict resolution wherever possible, and refuses to carry or use a gun due to a childhood accident with a revolver that resulted in the death of a friend.
He was born and raised in Minnesota, which explains why he speaks with a Minnesota accent. (Richard Dean Anderson himself was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.) He graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville, Minnesota. His character is a graduate of a fictitious technical school called Western Te ...
See also:MacGyver, MacGyver - Characters, MacGyver - MacGyver, MacGyver - Supporting characters, MacGyver - MacGyver's vehicles, MacGyver - MacGyver's influence on culture, MacGyver - MacGyverisms, MacGyver - In the media, MacGyver - Trivia, MacGyver - DVD releases Read more here: » MacGyver: Encyclopedia II - MacGyver - Characters |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Banjo-Kazooie - Game play Banjo-Kazooie adopted many of its central game play mechanics from Nintendo's groundbreaking title Super Mario 64. For instance, the player must similarly explore non-linear 3D worlds and gather tokens in the form of "Jigsaws" (like Super Mario 64's "Stars") to unlock new worlds. While some considered Banjo-Kazooie an evolution of Super Mario 64, others have criticised Rare for lacking innovation in this respect. However, certain features were perceived as novel at the time, such as the ability for Banjo an ...
See also:Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Kazooie - Story, Banjo-Kazooie - Game play, Banjo-Kazooie - Linkage controversy, Banjo-Kazooie - Characters, Banjo-Kazooie - Worlds, Banjo-Kazooie - Cameos, Banjo-Kazooie - Sequels Read more here: » Banjo-Kazooie: Encyclopedia II - Banjo-Kazooie - Game play |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Tower of Hanoi - Solution Most toy versions of the puzzle have 8 discs. The game seems impossible to many novices, yet is solvable with a simple algorithm:
Tower of Hanoi - Recursive algorithm.
label the pegs A, B, C -- these labels may move at different steps
let n be the total number of discs
number the discs from 1 (smallest, topmost) to n (largest, bottommost)
To move n discs from peg A to peg B:
move n−1 discs from A to C. This leaves disc #n alone on peg A
move disc #n from A to B
move n−1 disc ...
See also:Tower of Hanoi, Tower of Hanoi - Origins, Tower of Hanoi - Solution, Tower of Hanoi - Recursive algorithm, Tower of Hanoi - Practical algorithm, Tower of Hanoi - Binary solutions, Tower of Hanoi - Applications, Tower of Hanoi - Four pegs and beyond, Tower of Hanoi - Description of the presumed-optimal solution, Tower of Hanoi - In popular fiction, Tower of Hanoi - In video games Read more here: » Tower of Hanoi: Encyclopedia II - Tower of Hanoi - Solution |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Diablo II - Character Classes
Diablo II - Amazon.
The Amazon is an "active skill"-oriented fighter. While the Barbarian relies on brute strength and weapon skills, and the Paladin on auras and other special abilities, many of the Amazon's abilities require far more attention. Her skills are oriented around personal (generally passive) protective abilities, the use of a bow and arrow (whose abilities are linked with the elements of fire and ice), as well as the spear and javelin (whose abilities are lin ...
See also:Diablo II, Diablo II - Overview, Diablo II - Story, Diablo II - Character Classes, Diablo II - Amazon, Diablo II - Barbarian, Diablo II - Paladin, Diablo II - Sorceress, Diablo II - Necromancer, Diablo II - Priests of Rathma, Diablo II - New Game Concepts, Diablo II - Socketed Items, Diablo II - Rare Items, Diablo II - Set Items, Diablo II - The Horadric Cube, Diablo II - Gems Jewels Runes, Diablo II - Hirelings Mercenaries, Diablo II - The Pandemonium Quest, Diablo II - Diablo II on Battle.net, Diablo II - Game Styles, Diablo II - Changes from Diablo I, Diablo II - Easter Eggs, Diablo II - The Secret Cow Level, Diablo II - Game Credits Read more here: » Diablo II: Encyclopedia II - Diablo II - Character Classes |
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| | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Star Fox - Gameplay Star Fox is at its core a scrolling shooter, in a third-person 3D perspective. The player must navigate his spacecraft, an Arwing, through environments while various enemies (spaceships, robots, creatures, etc.) attack him. Along the way various power-ups are placed in the stage to help the player. The player receives a score on each level based on how many enemies destroyed. At the end of each level there is a boss that the player must defeat ...
See also:Star Fox, Star Fox - Gameplay, Star Fox - Objective, Star Fox - Competition version, Star Fox - Sequels Read more here: » Star Fox: Encyclopedia II - Star Fox - Gameplay |
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| | | | | | adventure: Encyclopedia II - Trace Memory - Story Ashley Mizuki Robbins is a young girl nearing her 14th birthday, who had grown up with her Aunt Jessica since she was 3. She had thought her parents were dead, but on the eve of her 14th birthday she received a letter from her father, asking her to go to Blood Edward Island, where he would be waiting for her on the dock. The next day on her birthday, Jessica and Ashley ride over to Blood Edward Island on a boat, but do not find Ashley's father at the dock. Jessica goes to look for him, but does not return and adventure ensues. Ashley also be ...
See also:Trace Memory, Trace Memory - Story, Trace Memory - DTS, Trace Memory - Sequel, Trace Memory - Trivia, Trace Memory - Differences Between Japanese and English versions? Read more here: » Trace Memory: Encyclopedia II - Trace Memory - Story |
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