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	Gamasutra - Features - "Video in Games" [01.03.00]
		Game players like to play, and choosing which sophomoric one liner to use on the scantily clad, direct-to-video harlot in front of you ain’t playing.
		Game players today demand a much higher level of creative and technical competence, and developers need to recognize that the production values of their video need to match (and often exceed) the quality of the rest of the game.
		The FMV that bookends most missions achieves its goal: it makes the player feel as though he or she is the lead character in a sweeping B-movie space opera.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20000103/fmv_02.htm (1229 words)

	Full motion video - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		However, the FMV quality in these early games was low, and the game play did not live up to the hype, becoming well-known failures in video gaming.
		FMV differs from real-time cutscenes in that real-time cutscenes must render the game environment just as in the actual game, whereas FMV is simply a playback of something that was previously recorded, usually rendered by a much more powerful machine.
		With games running on more modern hardware, the use of FMV for cutscenes has reduced drastically as similar quality graphics can be produced in the game engine with much less disc space required for the source data.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/f/u/l/Full_motion_video.html (529 words)

	The Days of Old
		Game play and story was their driving force, not the newest in computer graphics.
		FMV fever is running rampant though the industry and it does not seem to be declining any time soon, either.
		I enjoy seeing cut scenes in games, it gives them a nice touch, but when companies go and substitute the FMV for the game play that is where I draw the line.
	www.rpgamer.com /editor/editorials/daysofold.html (460 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Perhaps you remember one of the first games that came out for the PSOne was a gem of a game called "Legend of Legaia", featuring a new battle system using D pad commands that could result in combos.
		As you progress through the game you will also find "Hyper Arts" (high damaging single character attacks), "Variable Arts" (require two characters to complete for massive damage, high AP cost), and the glorious "Mystic Arts" which you and your origin (magical soul found in mystics) combine for the most massive attacks in the game.
		I could not find anything really wrong with the game play, and I was never too aggravated to try to complete a puzzle, and as some are hard, none are overly difficult where you want to throw a controller.
	www.vgameforce.com /riffmanl2ds.asp (765 words)

	Sega CD Mini Game Reviews
		Retarded game where the premise is that two cartoonish basketballs are facing off one-on-one, bouncing all over the place and trying to sink themselves into the basket.
		FMV game in the style of Dragon's Lair: watch the movie while pushing the joystick/hitting the button at the right moment to advance the character through each scene.
		Either this game is intentionally trying to capture the hokeyness of the Japanese "robot hero" TV shows of the 1970s (Ultraman) or it's trying to be serious yet ends up being utterly comical without even realzing itself (hey, no offense, but it's from Japan).
	genesisreviews.tripod.com /reviews/segacd/cdindex.html (1217 words)

	The Sydney Mystery review
		I was initially attracted to this new indie game because I have a particular liking for FMV formatted games.
		The bottom line is that I enjoyed the game footage that was used and would say that overall the graphics were a plus for the game.
		For obvious reasons - in a game using FMV, the choice and abilities of the actors involved is a key element to the games success or lack there of.
	www.gameboomers.com /reviews/Ss/Sydneymysterybygatorlaw.htm (1773 words)

	The X Files Game (1998) (VG) - IMDb user comments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		FMV (Full Motion Video) games, in which include FMV during most of the game, aren't very popular among the Playstation, they were very popular in the Sega CD and 3DO days.
		My game did a few glitches - but I can't be sure that they are in the game itself, or due to the fact my copy was a previously played game and could therefore been slightly damaged.
		This is a great game for fans or non fans of the x files genre,but for people who are expecting an all action game think again,thuis game takes time and concentration to reveal the truth,any one who needs any help e mail me on canot67@hotmail.com.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0164974/usercomments (1162 words)

	GameDev.net - Elements Of VideoGame Style
		FMV games or others that force the player to follow pre-written scripts also come up short.
		This is found among the players of fighting games with their rather abstruse system of control and "combos", and among players of computer role-playing games, and flight simulators.
		I am a big advocate of game machines with built-in support for more than two controllers, and I think the new horizons of modems and networking need to be explored aggressively, especially the voice-modem approach letting the players talk (or yell) to each other during play.
	www.gamedev.net /reference/articles/article1086.asp (4279 words)

	Video in Games: The State of the Industry
		Functionally, the game was a series of barely related logic puzzles that used cut scenes as a reward for solving those puzzles.
		The game’s signature effect of transparent ghosts with blue halos walking through rendered environments wasn’t originally intended — rather, it was a last-ditch attempt to make the best use of this artifact.
		Game developers have an opportunity to take a leadership position in video quality but in order to do so the must avoid at all costs the following ten disasters when producing video for games.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20000103/fmv_pfv.htm (4788 words)

	Adventure Gamers : Zelenhgorm
		In this first game, you are thrown into the world of Zelenhgorm through the character of Arrikk Vaheirr, a young man from a tribe of fishermen known as the Deyrec.
		It has been a very long while since an FMV game has been made available, and being a huge fan of those type of games I was very excited when I heard about this title.
		For me, the game was too simplified and short, and while it is part of a series, this individual game does not give you enough story or "bang for your buck," so to speak.
	www.adventuregamers.com /display.php?id=171 (1126 words)

	Unearthed Links - The Dot Eaters - Classic Video Game History
		All manner of games are included, along with gaming news and interviews with the talented people who have mastered them.
		Another nice gaming network, comprehensive in scope and, as far as their homepage goes, pleasant in layout.
		Commonly regarded as some of the greatest computer games ever produced, they and their illustrious creator Sid Meier and his long-time programmer Brian Reynolds have risen to the top of the field, and if not created the genre, then masterfully re-worked and re-formed it into crack-like addiction for strategy gamers across the world.
	www.emuunlim.com /doteaters/linksbottom.html (10615 words)

	The Black Moon Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mad Dog was one of the more popular games being one of the first FMW interaction video games to hit the arcade scene.
		Earlier versions of this game including the PC or the Sega CD were lacking quite badly with very fuzzy video screens making the player beg himself to take the game back in exchange for the hard earned cash paid for it.
		This is not a game to be played with the joypad or controller or anything else - the gun has to be used.
	www.classicgaming.com /blackmoon/reviews/games/mdm/review.html (790 words)

	Alien Odyssey review for the PC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Though there is not much variety in the simulation at this point (you simply aim the crosshairs and shoot the baddies), the great graphics and incredible FMV sequences that intersperse the action more than make it a great time.
		The only complaints I have about this section of the game are that sometimes it is tough to position your character exactly in the place he needs to be and often it is difficult to make out what exactly is on the screen (i.e.
		Though not a major title, this game surely packs more punch than many of the "big-name" games that are coming out now.
	www.gamerevolution.com /review/pc/alien (613 words)

	MacGamer - Get In The Game
		The game's central characters are played by actors I'm not familiar with, and though they all deliver solid, no-nonsense performances--the script never requires excessive emoting--it's rather hard to warm up to them.
		Early on in the game you must dilligently peek into every nook and cranny of a large warehouse in order to collect three pieces of evidence--one of them is a bullet lodged in a wooden beam.
		The game includes a few action sequences which are basically arcade-style shootouts: as the bad guys come into view, you train the cursor on them and click to fire.
	www.macgamer.com /features/?id=632 (1763 words)

	Multimedia Exploration Journal: August 7, 2004
		My first exposure to this Christian-themed game was via this interesting interview with the game's creator.
		This version does not look quite as sharp but probably has some FMV since it claims, "CD version features spectacular new animations, including a 3D 'flyby' of each world." In reality, such 3D must be handled by the limited 3D resources of the Sega CD since there is no evidence of FMV on the disc.
		This game lists fully rendered 3D characters and FMV as its first key features, not to mention a CD-quality soundtrack by one award-winning composer by the name of Tommy Tallarico.
	www.multimedia.cx /mmentry-2004-08-07.html (1916 words)

	Zelenhgorm Review - Just Adventure +
		The game has some lovely FMV and background graphics are detailed and a joy to behold.
		The game never stoops to infantile humor or smuttiness, making this a game that can be enjoyed by all the family.
		A second mistake of the producers of the game is that the game doesn’t end with a cliffhanger.
	www.justadventure.com /reviews/Zelenhgorm/ZelenhgormAlex.shtm (1298 words)

	The Video Game Critic's 3DO Reviews M-Z
		Night Trap is a full motion video game where you monitor eight rooms of a house, trying to trap thugs who attack a group of girls having a slumber party.
		This was one of the better fighting games spawned by the 2D fighter epidemic of the early 90s.
		The game has three speed settings: Level one is like slow-motion (ugh), and level three is insanely fast (forget it), but level two is just about right.
	www.videogamecritic.net /3domz.htm (4968 words)

	RPGamer - October 22 Roundtable, Part 1
		Like in the case of some games, like Final Fantasy X, it really shows a part of the game that couldn't be shown normally.
		Suikoden 2 comes to mind, as it's "FMVs" were actually drawn art, which really gave a new dimension to the idea of an FMV, in my mind.
		However, when you have a story t tell that wouldn't be the same as an in-game "FMV" then you are justified in using an FMV sequence.
	www.rpgamer.com /news/rtable/Q4-2003/102203a.html (1606 words)

	Quarterback Attack for DOS - MobyGames
		In this semi-fmv game you play a rookie facing his first game as starting quarterback on a fictional team, and this just happens to be The Big Game.
		The entire game consists of this confrontation, upon start of the game you watch a video of a kickoff and return, and then you get to select among 110 plays (100 passing and 10 running) and assing a snap count.
		The meat of the game is on the passing plays, were you are switched to a 3rd person behind-the-quarterback view from which you can see oncoming rushers as well as zoom in on any receiver and via a targeting cursor make passes, or scramble if you don't find any open man, etc.
	www.mobygames.com /game/dos/quarterback-attack (285 words)

	Adventure Gamers : The 7th Guest
		The game’s premise is paper-thin, not surprising since it subscribes to the Pretty Pictures Principle (PPP).
		There was no way a game could possibly need the amount of space available on a CD-ROM, besides which almost no one had CD-ROM drives installed in their computers.
		In 1993, the game was quickly heralded as a gigantic and exciting jump in the evolution of game design.
	www.adventuregamers.com /display.php?id=3 (905 words)

	thoughts/ideas on FMV game(s)... - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		first of all, i think the clientele for FMV games in general is really limited.
		I'm suddenly reminded of that one holographic SEGA game, it was an all white cabinet.
		I'll be honest with you - I think gun games are my favorite type of arcade game, but the FMV games generally sucked for me. Their failing was not so much having no protagonist to identify with (Time Crisis?
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=277184 (958 words)

	Ripper review
		Anyway, various characters and organizations in the game store data in Cyberspace in areas called "wells." When you enter Cyberspace (by clicking on a computer screen) your eyes are assaulted by a short, very bright video welcoming you to virtual reality.
		The game doesn't seem to be designed to minimize swapping the way Black Dahlia and Byzantine were.
		Having 4 possible perpetrators is supposed to increase the replayability of the game.
	www.gameboomers.com /reviews/Rr/ripperbyjenny100.htm (1753 words)

	Retro Gaming with racketboy: February 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The games in the Shining series are multiple (fourteen unique releases, to be exact, with two on the way) and have spanned numerous consoles, not all of them Sega's.
		Radica Games (you know, the company that's been putting out a good share of those TV Games) has released a new board game version of Tetris.
		Although the game was revealed for the first time today, development is already at 70% with a Japanese release, via Namco, set for May.
	www.racketboy.com /retro/2005_02_01_racketboy_archive.html (5390 words)

	Final Fantasy Solstice New Games
		This game is supposed to be alot like Mario Cart from what I have read, looks like alot of Fun.
		The adventure mode of the game is more fun than the fighting.
		I've read that the budget for this game is almost double of that of what Final Fantasy VII was.
	members.aol.com /bdythef/newgames.html (496 words)

	Brass Lantern Black Dahlia Review
		The game was a mix of detective story, Indiana Jones movie (with a bit of satire thrown in), and supernatural thriller.
		The game crashed quite a few times, and several times we got a partial crash, where the graphics weren't loaded, but everything else worked.
		There is a patch for this game, and it is definitely required -- it doesn't fix all the crashes, but it reduces the frequency enough that you can at least finish the game.
	www.brasslantern.org /reviews/graphic/bdahliapeterson.html (962 words)

	RPGamer > Media
		To go along with the game's announcement, Namco Bandai released a number of new screens for the title.
		Included with them is a first look at an in-game battle featuring a couple of big birds.
		It's the Square Enix game for the DS.
	www.rpgamer.com /media.html (520 words)

	Related Game Sites for Quarterback Attack
		Game Trading Zone ; a site specializing in trading computer games; useful if you want to trade one of your games for Quarterback Attack.
		Everything in MobyGames is contributable by users, if you have screenshots for this game, you can add them to the MobyGames database.
		There are no game credits on file for this release of the game.
	www.mobygames.com /game/quarterback-attack/links (200 words)

	IGN: Championship Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael Preview
		July 21, 2000 - In the absence of a kicking version of Excitebike on the Game Boy Color, and with a few challengers at that against Konami's Motorcross Maniacs, it was beginning to look more and more like there was never going to be a riot-rolling, realistic, gun-the-corners motorbike game on the Game Boy Color.
		THQ has essentially taken the PlayStation game from a year back and shrunk it down into a Game Boy Color cart, then bulleted it full of new riders, new tracks, rad tricks, stunt combos, and raging speed.
		Gameplay is, as we've said, wonky at this early stage, and the game doesn't have a lot more road in front of it to make up time.
	gameboy.ign.com /articles/135/135070p1.html (544 words)

	RPGamers.net - Game FMV Movies
		We have been waiting many months to re-open this area of our network, and are more then happy to open it now.
		If you don't understand the shortforms used, or are curious to the full title, see the filename when you download the video.
		All MPEGs on RPGN were ripped direct from the game by Locke Cole or JDevlin.
	www.rpgamers.net /Games/Movies (231 words)

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