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Topic: Boss (video games)


  
  Boss (video game)
In video games, a boss is a particularly large computer-controlled character that has to be defeated at the end of a level, episode or game.
Bosses appear in many video games, including story-based or level-based First- and Third- person shooters, Platform games, many Role-playing games, and most Shoot 'em ups.
Bosses are a consequence of this structure, appearing at the end of a level or episode, and being the hardest enemies to defeat.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bo/Boss_(video_game).html   (157 words)

  
 Boss (video games) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In video games, a boss is a particularly large or challenging computer-controlled character that must be defeated at the end of a segment of a game, whether it be for a level, an episode, or the very end of the game itself (final boss).
Bosses are a consequence of this structure, appearing at or near the end of a level and being the hardest enemies to defeat, often requiring a complex sequence of actions that the player must deduce during the battle (and, usually, multiple defeats), in order to beat them.
Bosses are traditionally used as choke-points in RPGs, used to ensure a player has taken the time to level-up (raise their abilities through fighting anonymous easier foes) before progressing to a new section of the game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boss_(video_games)   (9396 words)

  
 GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Wii PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3
Bosses come in all shapes and sizes, but they're always a lot harder to kill than the typical enemy (well, almost always).
Boss battles are often the most interesting--and most frustrating--part of any game that involves some kind of combat.
But a boss is a boss, regardless of how you vanquish it, and we think these 10 are as memorable as any in gaming.
www.gamespot.com /gamespot/features/all/tenspot/0918boss/index.html   (327 words)

  
 iBloggedThis - Your technology news headquaters » video games
Without this portable system, the video game industry growth overall would be nearly flat when compared with 2005, according to independent sales figures from the NPD Group of Port Washington, N.Y. Through September’s end, the U.S. industry overall shows revenue growth of 11 percent when compared with the same period in 2005.
The entire game is played and controlled by the touch screen, which also doubles as the map and radar as it displays the location of the enemy.
In video games, news, nintendo wii, wii, joystiq, destructoid
ibloggedthis.com /category/video-games   (3693 words)

  
 Arcade--Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Executive PayWatch Board Game takes you through a story of what life is like for a millionaire CEO and a worker struggling to make ends meet.
The boss has the ball, the table, the paddle and the net.
Union membership means the boss has to play fair, and working people truly are part of the game.
www.aflcio.org /familyfunresources/games   (387 words)

  
 rec.games.video.* Frequently Asked Questions (part 2 of 3)
The game is 2 1/2 megabytes (2 1/2 times as large as any other PC Engine cartridge of the time).
The Game Genie blood codes for the SNES version (use all five) are: ddbfd7a7, ddb4dd07, ddb4dda7, ddb4df07, ddb4dfa7.
Finish the game, wait for the credits to finish, and at "The End" hold up+left+select+A. Enter your initials and press A. The Japanese (Super Famicom) version of MK doesn't have the blood or violence.
www.faqs.org /faqs/games/video-games/faq/part2   (2592 words)

  
 Star Wars: Gaming | A Whole Fleet of New Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Scheduled as a PlayStation 2 release for the fall of 2000, Starfighter is a story-driven action game that follows three Naboo pilots -- Rhys Dallows, Vana Sage, and Nym - as they pilot their distinct vessels into battle.
Rounding out game players' Jedi training this fall is the Sega Dreamcast release of the action-packed Jedi Power Battles.
The madcap racing game features such contestants as Darth Maul, Yoda and Boss Nass spinning out through the sands of Tatooine, the plains of Naboo and the rooftops of Coruscant.
www.starwars.com /gaming/videogames/news/news20000511.html   (358 words)

  
 KidSites.com - Great Sites for Kids - Video Game Sites
Game programmers sometimes put secrets (that they call "easter eggs") in their games that may display something as simple as a message on the screen, or change how a game plays.
Game Rankings gathers reviews from many of the best video game sites on the Internet, and averages their scores, making it easier for you to see just how good (or bad) a game is at a single glance.
A very comprehensive listing and history of arcade video games, that range from Computer Space, the first arcade game ever created, to games from the present.
www.kidsites.com /sites-fun/vgames.htm   (539 words)

  
 The Video Games channel » Netscape.com
A game has to be more than boring or poorly executed.
(via Netscape Video) – What was originally meant to be a video review is now just a skit, thanks to Andrew getting sick and now having the voice of a dying zombie.
Video Games in development; ICO & Shadow of the Colossus
videogames.netscape.com   (1117 words)

  
 Arcade Boss :: Classic Free Arcade Games
Arcade Boss is just a few months old, but we have a great following of players who enjoy playing the very best games and winning prizes at one of the most unique arcades around.
Members with 100 game plays can play games in a popup window, which allows for optimal sizing and positioning of the arcade games.
Besides playing games here at Arcade Boss, member Quink plays a MMORPG game called A Tale in the Desert.
www.arcadeboss.com   (342 words)

  
 Racist Groups Using Computer Gaming to Promote Violence Against Blacks, Latinos and Jews.
Patterned after popular mainstream video games such as Quake and Doom, the game turns racially motivated violence in "entertainment." Racists and anti-Semites are clearly trying to spread their hate-filled vision to a wider, computer-savvy, younger audience through the violent body-strewn world of shoot-em-up computer games while hoping to make some money along the way.
The game has a high level of background detail and various National Alliance signs and posters appear throughout while racist rock blares on the soundtrack.
Most of these games are much simpler than Ethnic Cleansing but they serve a similar purpose in that they allow players to interact in a racist environment in which they can indulge their fantasies.
www.adl.org /videogames/default.asp   (656 words)

  
 TVG: LucasArts Boss Knocks Delayed Games // News
Speaking to UK trade publication MCV, LucasArts boss Jim Ward has today commented on how game publishers need to change their strategies and improve their project management skills.
Nintendo confirms that online gaming for Wii will be free, and not just for the first six months as per a recent Sony document...
Blitz Games creates a new division to develop digitally downloadable titles for next-gen consoles...
www.totalvideogames.com /news/LucasArts_Boss_Knocks_Delayed_Games_10117_0_0.htm   (349 words)

  
 Boss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boss (rapper), a female rapper with the debut album Born Gangstaz
Big Boss (Leader), a crime boss from Hasbro's C.O.P.S. Nicolas Lucifer III, aka "The Boss", from the animated series The Baskervilles.
Slang Meaning cool or rad, as in "That is totally boss."
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boss   (236 words)

  
 Kikizo Games: News: PlayStation Boss Downplays Xbox 360
Kikizo Games: News: PlayStation Boss Downplays Xbox 360
The company has had a hard time satisfying demand, meaning it's not getting as much out of the difficult launch as would like.
And now Sony's boss has said that the so-called first-mover advantage doesn't matter anyway.
games.kikizo.com /news/200512/066.asp   (342 words)

  
 VIDEO GAMES '05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Tony and Anthony are two bickering brothers who, along with their friend Laura, are hurled into the world of a video game after Anthony buys an interesting device on the Internet.
The three make their way through level after unpredictable level coming across a number of interesting characters along the way.
Teaming up with a nearsighted ninja, the group makes their way to the layer of the final boss, Valactigon for a sidesplitting final showdown.
www.emich.edu /public/cta/ted/videogames.html   (94 words)

  
 Welcome - The Last Boss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Anyone who has purchased a Roller Coaster Tycoon game has made a demonically evil or outright broken roller coaster on purpose before, just to see dozens of carnival casualties, but this video has to be the one that defines them all.
Sony sounded very optimistic, saying that they fully intend on releasing every PS1 game on the PS3 store, and that the only thing stopping them from achieving their long term goal is the occasional legal issue, where music in a certain game may have only been licensed for a short period of time.
This doesn't mean that we'll never get a Halo movie, but Microsoft isn't making it easy for fan fulfillment when they are demanding an upfront fee of five million for the rights to the film, and 10% of the total profits.
www.thelastboss.com   (1838 words)

  
 Wild Arms Alter Code: F - AOL Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
These are boss fights that are unlocked after performing certain tasks.
Microsoft big wig talks about the new partnership with director Peter Jackson and what that means for the future of video games.
Take a look at the winners, losers and which games they competed on.
videogames.aol.com /videogame/wild-arms-alter-code-f/103/game-main   (194 words)

  
 Game Cheats - AOL Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Take a closer look at Anime and Sports Games then check out some Games for the Family.
Find the latest console and PC video gaming news from AOL Games.
Offering game reviews, release dates, walk throughs for Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PSP, DS, Game Boy Advance & PC games — only from AOL Games.
videogames.aol.com /videogame/pokemon-colosseum/1251/game-cheats   (250 words)

  
 Electric Playground
Electric Playground and the International Academy of Design & Technology in Toronto have teamed up to give you an inside look at the various careers within the gaming industry.
Playing games like The Darkness, Shadowrun, and having some pizza with Mark Rein.
At a recent PSP/PS2 event, we checked out some upcoming games, and broke out into song.
www.elecplay.com   (117 words)

  
 TVG: Video game news from the Gaming Industry
TVG: Video game news from the Gaming Industry
A second title is announced from the development studio that makes Rare look prolific...
Universal and 20th Century Fox pull out of the feature film adaptation; concerns over spiralling budgets and inexperienced director cited...
totalvideogames.com /news/LucasArts_Boss_Knocks_Delayed_Games_10117_...   (393 words)

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