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Hack and slash

Index Hack and slash

Hack and slash, or hack and slay (H&S or HnS), refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat. [1]

38 relations: Action game, Action role-playing game, Arcade game, Bayonetta, Beat 'em up, Campaign (role-playing games), Console game, Dante's Inferno (video game), Darksiders, Devil May Cry, Diablo (series), Dragon (magazine), Dungeon crawl, Dungeons & Dragons, Dynasty Warriors, Gameplay, Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, God of War (franchise), Golden Axe, Hand-to-hand combat, Jean Wells, Kim Mohan, Lineage (video game), Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MUD, Ninja Gaiden, No More Heroes (video game), Powergaming, Role-playing game, Role-playing video game, Tabletop role-playing game, Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games, UGO Networks, Video game, Virtual camera system, Xanadu (video game), 1UP.com, 3D computer graphics.

Action game

The action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time.

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Action role-playing game

Action role-playing video games (abbreviated action RPG or ARPG) are a subgenre of role-playing video games.

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Arcade game

An arcade game or coin-op is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.

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Bayonetta

Bayonetta is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega.

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Beat 'em up

Beat 'em up (also known as brawler) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat between the protagonist and an improbably large number of opponents.

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Campaign (role-playing games)

In role-playing games, a campaign is a continuing storyline or set of adventures, typically involving the same characters.

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Console game

A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment.

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Dante's Inferno (video game)

Dante's Inferno is a 2010 action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts.

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Darksiders

Darksiders is an action-adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ.

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Devil May Cry

is a action-adventure hack and slash/third-person shooter video game series developed by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya.

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Diablo (series)

Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game series developed by Blizzard Entertainment (and Blizzard North).

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Dragon (magazine)

Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products; Dungeon is the other.

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Dungeon crawl

A dungeon crawl is a type of scenario in fantasy role-playing games in which heroes navigate a labyrinthine environment (a "dungeon"), battling various monsters, and looting any treasure they may find.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&DMead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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Dynasty Warriors

is a series of hack and slash action video games created by Omega Force and Koei.

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Gameplay

Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games.

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Genji: Dawn of the Samurai

Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (released as Genji in PAL territories) is a 2005 PlayStation 2 game, developed by Game Republic and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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God of War (franchise)

God of War is a mythology-based action-adventure hack and slash video game franchise.

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Golden Axe

is a series of side-scrolling, beat 'em up, arcade video games developed by Sega.

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Hand-to-hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a lethal or non-lethal physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range (grappling distance, or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.

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Jean Wells

Oeva Jean Wells Koebernick (July 25, 1955 – January 25, 2012) was an American writer, artist, and editor in the field of role-playing games.

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Kim Mohan

Kim Rudolph Mohan (born May 4, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American author and editor.

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Lineage (video game)

Lineage (리니지) is a medieval fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in the United States in 1998 by the South Korean computer game developer NCsoft.

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Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are a combination of role-playing video games and massively multiplayer online games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual world.

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MUD

A MUD (originally Multi-User Dungeon, with later variants Multi-User Dimension and Multi-User Domain) is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, usually text-based.

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Ninja Gaiden

is a series of video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist.

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No More Heroes (video game)

is an action-adventure hack and slash video game for the Wii.

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Powergaming

Powergaming (or power gaming) is a style of interacting with games or game-like systems, particularly video games, boardgames, and role-playing games, with the aim of maximising progress towards a specific goal, to the exclusion of other considerations such as storytelling, atmosphere and camaraderie.

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Role-playing game

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game and abbreviated to RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.

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Role-playing video game

A role-playing video game (commonly referred to as simply a role-playing game or an RPG as well as a computer role-playing game or a CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (and/or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world.

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Tabletop role-playing game

A tabletop role-playing game (or pen-and-paper role-playing game) is a form of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech.

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Turns, rounds and time-keeping systems in games

In video and other games, the passage of time must be handled in a way that players find fair and easy to understand.

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UGO Networks

UGO Entertainment, Inc. was a website that provided coverage of online media in entertainment, targeting males aged 18–34.

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Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor.

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Virtual camera system

In 3D video games, a virtual camera system aims at controlling a camera or a set of cameras to display a view of a 3D virtual world.

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Xanadu (video game)

, also known as Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II, is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in for the PC-8801, X1, PC-8001, PC-9801, FM-7 and MSX computers.

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1UP.com

1UP.com was an American entertainment website that focused on video games.

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3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics or three-dimensional computer graphics, (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_and_slash

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