Author: Future Press Verlag und Marketing GmbH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783940643582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This is not your ordinary strategy guide, this is your lethal edge. Be it online against the world or at home against AI _ The Official Guide to Warzone and Campaign lets you reach your full potential. Written by professional gamers and approved by GUERRILLA, this Future Press guide is your ticket to becoming the ultimate Killzone 2 expert.Failure is not an option!Helghan is a tough, dangerous planet. The Official Guide to Killzone 2 will ensure that you survive. Proven strategies, coupled with detailed overview maps and HD screenshots, guide you through every mission _ even on the hardest difficulty setting. After the campaigns, you_ll face the ultimate challenge of how to survive the online battles. Guarantee yourself a place at the top of the rankings, using strategies, tips and tricks put together by a hand-picked team of successful multiplayer experts.Multiplayer contents for WarzoneBasic Training: Surviving online is even harder than beating the Campaign on Elite difficulty, so we provide a crash course in online shooters.Advanced Tips & Settings: Learn the tricks the top players use to stay on top. Find out how to stay safe in various types of environment, to clear out a room and survive, and to set up camp at specific locations. Ideal control and audio settings also included.Multi-View Area Surveillance: Amazingly in-depth insight into the multiplayer maps, provided through a combination of finely detailed maps, tactical maps, density maps and more.Tactical Objectives: Meticulous analysis of each multiplayer mode, with tactically important locations for each map and strategies for defending and attacking each of them.Badges: Detailed information about the Primary and Secondary Badges for each character class. Learn the advantages of each Badge for completing objectives and controlling areas, and ideal Badge combos for squad play.Team Tactics: Essential strategies for team-work and communication, including the most effective composition of teams and squads for each map. Solid team-work is the key to victory in the Warzone.Ranking Up: Discover how to soar through the ranks fast and how to unlock all the multiplayer game_s Medals, Ribbons and Trophies.Single Player contens for CampaignQuick Reference: A separate walkthrough with easy-to-access help for your first play through. Spoiler-free and with just the Intel you need to get you through the game. Overview maps give all weapon and ammo locations as well as showing the way.Becoming Elite: The complete Veteran and Elite difficulty level walkthroughs guide you safely through every area and enemy confrontation. Why bother with Recruit or Trooper, when only Veteran and Elite earns you respect?Knowing the Artillery: Every weapon and vehicle in the game is analysed and full statistics are given. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each piece, and see at a glance which weapon is best suited to the upcoming task.Defeat the Helghast: Complete statistics reveal every enemy_s strengths. Behaviour and motion patterns are analysed for efficient strategies. We reveal the weak spots of the AI, so you can take down even the toughest foe.Find what_s hidden: Locked away in a separate chapter full of spoilers are all Killzone 2_s well hidden secrets. Including extra maps with every hidden Symbol and Intel from the Helghast army. Complete the game 100%!Complete Trophy collection: A dedicated section helps you to complete every challenge and suggests the best locations to finish even the hardest ones with ease.
Killzone 2 Collectors Guide to Campaign and Warzone
Author: Future Press Verlag und Marketing GmbH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783940643582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This is not your ordinary strategy guide, this is your lethal edge. Be it online against the world or at home against AI _ The Official Guide to Warzone and Campaign lets you reach your full potential. Written by professional gamers and approved by GUERRILLA, this Future Press guide is your ticket to becoming the ultimate Killzone 2 expert.Failure is not an option!Helghan is a tough, dangerous planet. The Official Guide to Killzone 2 will ensure that you survive. Proven strategies, coupled with detailed overview maps and HD screenshots, guide you through every mission _ even on the hardest difficulty setting. After the campaigns, you_ll face the ultimate challenge of how to survive the online battles. Guarantee yourself a place at the top of the rankings, using strategies, tips and tricks put together by a hand-picked team of successful multiplayer experts.Multiplayer contents for WarzoneBasic Training: Surviving online is even harder than beating the Campaign on Elite difficulty, so we provide a crash course in online shooters.Advanced Tips & Settings: Learn the tricks the top players use to stay on top. Find out how to stay safe in various types of environment, to clear out a room and survive, and to set up camp at specific locations. Ideal control and audio settings also included.Multi-View Area Surveillance: Amazingly in-depth insight into the multiplayer maps, provided through a combination of finely detailed maps, tactical maps, density maps and more.Tactical Objectives: Meticulous analysis of each multiplayer mode, with tactically important locations for each map and strategies for defending and attacking each of them.Badges: Detailed information about the Primary and Secondary Badges for each character class. Learn the advantages of each Badge for completing objectives and controlling areas, and ideal Badge combos for squad play.Team Tactics: Essential strategies for team-work and communication, including the most effective composition of teams and squads for each map. Solid team-work is the key to victory in the Warzone.Ranking Up: Discover how to soar through the ranks fast and how to unlock all the multiplayer game_s Medals, Ribbons and Trophies.Single Player contens for CampaignQuick Reference: A separate walkthrough with easy-to-access help for your first play through. Spoiler-free and with just the Intel you need to get you through the game. Overview maps give all weapon and ammo locations as well as showing the way.Becoming Elite: The complete Veteran and Elite difficulty level walkthroughs guide you safely through every area and enemy confrontation. Why bother with Recruit or Trooper, when only Veteran and Elite earns you respect?Knowing the Artillery: Every weapon and vehicle in the game is analysed and full statistics are given. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each piece, and see at a glance which weapon is best suited to the upcoming task.Defeat the Helghast: Complete statistics reveal every enemy_s strengths. Behaviour and motion patterns are analysed for efficient strategies. We reveal the weak spots of the AI, so you can take down even the toughest foe.Find what_s hidden: Locked away in a separate chapter full of spoilers are all Killzone 2_s well hidden secrets. Including extra maps with every hidden Symbol and Intel from the Helghast army. Complete the game 100%!Complete Trophy collection: A dedicated section helps you to complete every challenge and suggests the best locations to finish even the hardest ones with ease.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783940643582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This is not your ordinary strategy guide, this is your lethal edge. Be it online against the world or at home against AI _ The Official Guide to Warzone and Campaign lets you reach your full potential. Written by professional gamers and approved by GUERRILLA, this Future Press guide is your ticket to becoming the ultimate Killzone 2 expert.Failure is not an option!Helghan is a tough, dangerous planet. The Official Guide to Killzone 2 will ensure that you survive. Proven strategies, coupled with detailed overview maps and HD screenshots, guide you through every mission _ even on the hardest difficulty setting. After the campaigns, you_ll face the ultimate challenge of how to survive the online battles. Guarantee yourself a place at the top of the rankings, using strategies, tips and tricks put together by a hand-picked team of successful multiplayer experts.Multiplayer contents for WarzoneBasic Training: Surviving online is even harder than beating the Campaign on Elite difficulty, so we provide a crash course in online shooters.Advanced Tips & Settings: Learn the tricks the top players use to stay on top. Find out how to stay safe in various types of environment, to clear out a room and survive, and to set up camp at specific locations. Ideal control and audio settings also included.Multi-View Area Surveillance: Amazingly in-depth insight into the multiplayer maps, provided through a combination of finely detailed maps, tactical maps, density maps and more.Tactical Objectives: Meticulous analysis of each multiplayer mode, with tactically important locations for each map and strategies for defending and attacking each of them.Badges: Detailed information about the Primary and Secondary Badges for each character class. Learn the advantages of each Badge for completing objectives and controlling areas, and ideal Badge combos for squad play.Team Tactics: Essential strategies for team-work and communication, including the most effective composition of teams and squads for each map. Solid team-work is the key to victory in the Warzone.Ranking Up: Discover how to soar through the ranks fast and how to unlock all the multiplayer game_s Medals, Ribbons and Trophies.Single Player contens for CampaignQuick Reference: A separate walkthrough with easy-to-access help for your first play through. Spoiler-free and with just the Intel you need to get you through the game. Overview maps give all weapon and ammo locations as well as showing the way.Becoming Elite: The complete Veteran and Elite difficulty level walkthroughs guide you safely through every area and enemy confrontation. Why bother with Recruit or Trooper, when only Veteran and Elite earns you respect?Knowing the Artillery: Every weapon and vehicle in the game is analysed and full statistics are given. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each piece, and see at a glance which weapon is best suited to the upcoming task.Defeat the Helghast: Complete statistics reveal every enemy_s strengths. Behaviour and motion patterns are analysed for efficient strategies. We reveal the weak spots of the AI, so you can take down even the toughest foe.Find what_s hidden: Locked away in a separate chapter full of spoilers are all Killzone 2_s well hidden secrets. Including extra maps with every hidden Symbol and Intel from the Helghast army. Complete the game 100%!Complete Trophy collection: A dedicated section helps you to complete every challenge and suggests the best locations to finish even the hardest ones with ease.
The Video Games Guide
Author: Matt Fox
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078647257X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The Video Games Guide is the world's most comprehensive reference book on computer and video games. Presented in an A to Z format, this greatly expanded new edition spans fifty years of game design--from the very earliest (1962's Spacewar) through the present day releases on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. Each game entry includes the year of release, the hardware it was released on, the name of the developer/publisher, a one to five star quality rating, and a descriptive review which offers fascinating nuggets of trivia, historical notes, cross-referencing with other titles, information on each game's sequels and of course the author's views and insights into the game. In addition to the main entries and reviews, a full-color gallery provides a visual timeline of gaming through the decades, and several appendices help to place nearly 3,000 games in context. Appendices include: a chronology of gaming software and hardware, a list of game designers showing their main titles, results of annual video game awards, notes on sourcing video games, and a glossary of gaming terms.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078647257X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The Video Games Guide is the world's most comprehensive reference book on computer and video games. Presented in an A to Z format, this greatly expanded new edition spans fifty years of game design--from the very earliest (1962's Spacewar) through the present day releases on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC. Each game entry includes the year of release, the hardware it was released on, the name of the developer/publisher, a one to five star quality rating, and a descriptive review which offers fascinating nuggets of trivia, historical notes, cross-referencing with other titles, information on each game's sequels and of course the author's views and insights into the game. In addition to the main entries and reviews, a full-color gallery provides a visual timeline of gaming through the decades, and several appendices help to place nearly 3,000 games in context. Appendices include: a chronology of gaming software and hardware, a list of game designers showing their main titles, results of annual video game awards, notes on sourcing video games, and a glossary of gaming terms.
Killzone
Author: Sam Bradbury
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241954312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
'There is no poetry or romance in war, it is brutal and ugly and terrifying and it turns men into animals - shrieking, screaming and running while destroying all in their path. It is survival' Visari, the vicious Helghast dictator, is vanquished, lying dead at the feet of ISA forces soldiers Sev and Rico. Yet the battle is far from over. Visari's death has wreaked havoc in the Helghast Empire, leaving a legacy of destruction. His last act of violence - a nuclear bomb - has decimated the Special Forces. Sev and Rico must complete their mission alone. They will fight to the death to keep the ruthless Helghast troops at bay. Based on Sony's bestselling game Killzone 3
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241954312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
'There is no poetry or romance in war, it is brutal and ugly and terrifying and it turns men into animals - shrieking, screaming and running while destroying all in their path. It is survival' Visari, the vicious Helghast dictator, is vanquished, lying dead at the feet of ISA forces soldiers Sev and Rico. Yet the battle is far from over. Visari's death has wreaked havoc in the Helghast Empire, leaving a legacy of destruction. His last act of violence - a nuclear bomb - has decimated the Special Forces. Sev and Rico must complete their mission alone. They will fight to the death to keep the ruthless Helghast troops at bay. Based on Sony's bestselling game Killzone 3
Blood Pact
Author: Abnett Dan
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781844168231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gaunt and his men are his men are drawn into a web of intrigue and murder surrounding an enemy prisoner. Twelfth novel in the eternally popular SF series Gaunt's Ghosts, which follows the story of Commissar Ibram Gaunt and his regiment the Tanith First-and-Only on the bloody battlefields of the far future.
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781844168231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gaunt and his men are his men are drawn into a web of intrigue and murder surrounding an enemy prisoner. Twelfth novel in the eternally popular SF series Gaunt's Ghosts, which follows the story of Commissar Ibram Gaunt and his regiment the Tanith First-and-Only on the bloody battlefields of the far future.
Necromunda
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785818646
Category : Fantasy games
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785818646
Category : Fantasy games
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Hunt for Voldorius
Author: Andy Hoare
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781785721021
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Captain Kor'sarro Khan of the White Scars is petitioned by his Chapter Master to hunt down and destroy the daemon prince Voldorius. Captain Kor'sarro Khan of the White Scars is petitioned by his Chapter Master to hunt down and destroy the daemon prince Voldorius, a warleader of the renegade Alpha Legion, thus ending his reign of terror across the stars. Hunting the beast doggedly for over a decade, Kor'sarro finally brings Voldorius to battle on Quintus, a world that has totally given itself over to the Alpha Legion. Together with their Raven Guard allies, the White Scars must fight an entire planet if they are to slay the daemon prince.
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781785721021
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Captain Kor'sarro Khan of the White Scars is petitioned by his Chapter Master to hunt down and destroy the daemon prince Voldorius. Captain Kor'sarro Khan of the White Scars is petitioned by his Chapter Master to hunt down and destroy the daemon prince Voldorius, a warleader of the renegade Alpha Legion, thus ending his reign of terror across the stars. Hunting the beast doggedly for over a decade, Kor'sarro finally brings Voldorius to battle on Quintus, a world that has totally given itself over to the Alpha Legion. Together with their Raven Guard allies, the White Scars must fight an entire planet if they are to slay the daemon prince.
Redemption Corps
Author: Rob Sanders
Publisher: Black Library
ISBN: 9781844163601
Category : Mercenary troops
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Redemption Corps is the latest Imperial Guard novel from debut author, Rob Sanders, featuring an elite regiment of SAS type stromtroopers. The Redemption Corps must fight the enemies of the imperium as well as internal foes who fear that chaos has tainted the hard bitten Col of the Regiment Mortensen. Full of characters, action and twists.
Publisher: Black Library
ISBN: 9781844163601
Category : Mercenary troops
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Redemption Corps is the latest Imperial Guard novel from debut author, Rob Sanders, featuring an elite regiment of SAS type stromtroopers. The Redemption Corps must fight the enemies of the imperium as well as internal foes who fear that chaos has tainted the hard bitten Col of the Regiment Mortensen. Full of characters, action and twists.
Killzone 3
Author: FUTURE PRESS.
Publisher: Future Press Verlag Und Marketing Gmbh
ISBN: 9783869930329
Category : Video games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Collector's Edition Guide comes in a hard cover featuring a bookmark, a quick reference card with useful tips and infos, behind the scenes content including additional concept art and an exclusive developer interview not available in the Standard edition. For online players, hardcore gamers and true Killzone 3 fans alike: The Official Future Press Guide Forget the Internet. This guide is the only serious source for players to improve their online play and win more often. Written for all difficulty settings including the hardest one, "Elite" – a guide that even hardcore gamers can use. The exquisite design transposes the world and feel of Killzone 3 onto the page, giving the guide the appearance of an art book. Each guide gives access to 3 Unlock Points to get a head-start in online play. This makes the guide a must-buy for every Killzone 3 player. Killzone 3 The Official Guide The Only Guide to Becoming Elite… After the critically-acclaimed guide to Killzone 2, Future Press have done it again. Crushing the Helghast on the Elite difficulty setting is the real meat of Killzone 3’s Campaign. Crushing your opponents in Warzone is what Killzone 3’s Online Multiplayer is all about. These two challenges are the central focus of this guide and its aim is to make sure anyone can become an elite Killzone 3 veteran. By providing strategies and tricks that work in the very toughest situations, we ensure that anything less than the most serious challenge is overcome. If you’re really up for mastering the game, all you need is here. …in Warzone Weapons Training | Learn how to win in multiplayer, and all of the tricks you need to use to stay alive. The best ways to use each weapon are revealed, along with exact details of their strengths and weaknesses. Full statistics are listed for each weapon and the most effective ways to use them. Area Surveillance | High quality maps reveal the battlegrounds in full, with each important area described in detail. We show the best spots for sniping, the ideal ways to secure areas and the quickest routes between objectives, all in an easy-to-use format. Team Tactics | Teamwork is essential to victory, so optimal strategies for squads and teams are provided for all maps and modes. Learn to take full advantage of the class-based gameplay by using communication and roles effectively. Class Breakdowns | In-depth coverage of the 5 unique classes in Killzone 3. The Primary and Secondary abilities are all outlined, with strategies for using them to the fullest. Discover the optimal loadouts and unlock priorities, along with map-specific tricks each class can use. Modes & Objectives | Strategies are provided for each individual game type across each of the 8 maps. Separate, extremely effective tactics for Guerrilla Warfare and Operations modes, and team strategies for completing and securing objectives. …and Campaign Elite Tactics | A full, highly-detailed walkthrough for the Elite difficulty setting makes tackling any battle straightforward. The best cover positions and sniping spots are revealed, and strategies are provided to take advantage of both players in the co-op Campaign mode. High Detail Maps | Every area of the Campaign is fully rendered in exquisite maps straight from Guerrilla. Objective locations, weapon pickups and optimal cover points are all highlighted, with text linked directly to the maps. Helghast Intel | Every component of the Helghast war machine is laid bare, and every type of trooper’s abilities and tactics are described. Learn how to take down each and every enemy on Elite with ease. Trophies Unlocked | Earning the coveted Platinum Trophy is made simple with a comprehensive Trophy Guide. Multiple solutions are provided for each Trophy to ensure they're easily achieved using different styles of play. Lavish Extras | The rich world that Guerrilla has created is revealed in intimate detail. Concept artwork depicts how the characters and environments were formed and interviews with key members of staff describe the process involved. Bonus Points | Purchasing the official guide gives you access to 3 Unlock Points that you can use to get a head start in unlocking abilities and weapons for your chosen class. We recommend the right time so they give you an edge in placing high on the leaderboards.
Publisher: Future Press Verlag Und Marketing Gmbh
ISBN: 9783869930329
Category : Video games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Collector's Edition Guide comes in a hard cover featuring a bookmark, a quick reference card with useful tips and infos, behind the scenes content including additional concept art and an exclusive developer interview not available in the Standard edition. For online players, hardcore gamers and true Killzone 3 fans alike: The Official Future Press Guide Forget the Internet. This guide is the only serious source for players to improve their online play and win more often. Written for all difficulty settings including the hardest one, "Elite" – a guide that even hardcore gamers can use. The exquisite design transposes the world and feel of Killzone 3 onto the page, giving the guide the appearance of an art book. Each guide gives access to 3 Unlock Points to get a head-start in online play. This makes the guide a must-buy for every Killzone 3 player. Killzone 3 The Official Guide The Only Guide to Becoming Elite… After the critically-acclaimed guide to Killzone 2, Future Press have done it again. Crushing the Helghast on the Elite difficulty setting is the real meat of Killzone 3’s Campaign. Crushing your opponents in Warzone is what Killzone 3’s Online Multiplayer is all about. These two challenges are the central focus of this guide and its aim is to make sure anyone can become an elite Killzone 3 veteran. By providing strategies and tricks that work in the very toughest situations, we ensure that anything less than the most serious challenge is overcome. If you’re really up for mastering the game, all you need is here. …in Warzone Weapons Training | Learn how to win in multiplayer, and all of the tricks you need to use to stay alive. The best ways to use each weapon are revealed, along with exact details of their strengths and weaknesses. Full statistics are listed for each weapon and the most effective ways to use them. Area Surveillance | High quality maps reveal the battlegrounds in full, with each important area described in detail. We show the best spots for sniping, the ideal ways to secure areas and the quickest routes between objectives, all in an easy-to-use format. Team Tactics | Teamwork is essential to victory, so optimal strategies for squads and teams are provided for all maps and modes. Learn to take full advantage of the class-based gameplay by using communication and roles effectively. Class Breakdowns | In-depth coverage of the 5 unique classes in Killzone 3. The Primary and Secondary abilities are all outlined, with strategies for using them to the fullest. Discover the optimal loadouts and unlock priorities, along with map-specific tricks each class can use. Modes & Objectives | Strategies are provided for each individual game type across each of the 8 maps. Separate, extremely effective tactics for Guerrilla Warfare and Operations modes, and team strategies for completing and securing objectives. …and Campaign Elite Tactics | A full, highly-detailed walkthrough for the Elite difficulty setting makes tackling any battle straightforward. The best cover positions and sniping spots are revealed, and strategies are provided to take advantage of both players in the co-op Campaign mode. High Detail Maps | Every area of the Campaign is fully rendered in exquisite maps straight from Guerrilla. Objective locations, weapon pickups and optimal cover points are all highlighted, with text linked directly to the maps. Helghast Intel | Every component of the Helghast war machine is laid bare, and every type of trooper’s abilities and tactics are described. Learn how to take down each and every enemy on Elite with ease. Trophies Unlocked | Earning the coveted Platinum Trophy is made simple with a comprehensive Trophy Guide. Multiple solutions are provided for each Trophy to ensure they're easily achieved using different styles of play. Lavish Extras | The rich world that Guerrilla has created is revealed in intimate detail. Concept artwork depicts how the characters and environments were formed and interviews with key members of staff describe the process involved. Bonus Points | Purchasing the official guide gives you access to 3 Unlock Points that you can use to get a head start in unlocking abilities and weapons for your chosen class. We recommend the right time so they give you an edge in placing high on the leaderboards.
Star Wars: Imperial Commando: 501st
Author: Karen Traviss
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9781804946879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun. . . . The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandos-the galaxy's finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett-find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor. Some have deserted and fled to Mandalore with the mercenaries, renegade clone troopers, and rogue Jedi who make up Kal Skirata's ragtag resistance to Imperial occupation. Others-including men from Delta and Omega squads-now serve as Imperial Commandos, a black ops unit within Vader's own 501st Legion, tasked to hunt down fugitive Jedi and clone deserters. For Darman, grieving for his Jedi wife and separated from his son, it's an agonizing test of loyalty. But he's not the only one who'll be forced to test the ties of brotherhood. On Mandalore, clone deserters and the planet's own natives, who have no love for the Jedi, will have their most cherished beliefs challenged. In the savage new galactic order, old feuds may have to be set aside to unite against a far bigger threat, and nobody can take old loyalties for granted.
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9781804946879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun. . . . The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandos-the galaxy's finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett-find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor. Some have deserted and fled to Mandalore with the mercenaries, renegade clone troopers, and rogue Jedi who make up Kal Skirata's ragtag resistance to Imperial occupation. Others-including men from Delta and Omega squads-now serve as Imperial Commandos, a black ops unit within Vader's own 501st Legion, tasked to hunt down fugitive Jedi and clone deserters. For Darman, grieving for his Jedi wife and separated from his son, it's an agonizing test of loyalty. But he's not the only one who'll be forced to test the ties of brotherhood. On Mandalore, clone deserters and the planet's own natives, who have no love for the Jedi, will have their most cherished beliefs challenged. In the savage new galactic order, old feuds may have to be set aside to unite against a far bigger threat, and nobody can take old loyalties for granted.
Zones of Control
Author: Pat Harrigan
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026233495X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 845
Book Description
A look at wargaming’s past, present, and future—from digital games to tabletop games—and its use in entertainment, education, and military planning. With examples from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Harpoon, Warhammer 40,000, and more! Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game history. This volume fills that gap, providing a diverse set of perspectives on wargaming’s past, present, and future. In Zones of Control, contributors consider wargames played for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. They consider both digital and especially tabletop games, most of which cover specific historical conflicts or are grounded in recognizable real-world geopolitics. Game designers and players will find the historical and critical contexts often missing from design and hobby literature; military analysts will find connections to game design and the humanities; and academics will find documentation and critique of a sophisticated body of cultural work in which the complexity of military conflict is represented in ludic systems and procedures. Each section begins with a long anchoring chapter by an established authority, which is followed by a variety of shorter pieces both analytic and anecdotal. Topics include the history of playing at war; operations research and systems design; wargaming and military history; wargaming’s ethics and politics; gaming irregular and non-kinetic warfare; and wargames as artistic practice.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 026233495X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 845
Book Description
A look at wargaming’s past, present, and future—from digital games to tabletop games—and its use in entertainment, education, and military planning. With examples from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Harpoon, Warhammer 40,000, and more! Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game history. This volume fills that gap, providing a diverse set of perspectives on wargaming’s past, present, and future. In Zones of Control, contributors consider wargames played for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. They consider both digital and especially tabletop games, most of which cover specific historical conflicts or are grounded in recognizable real-world geopolitics. Game designers and players will find the historical and critical contexts often missing from design and hobby literature; military analysts will find connections to game design and the humanities; and academics will find documentation and critique of a sophisticated body of cultural work in which the complexity of military conflict is represented in ludic systems and procedures. Each section begins with a long anchoring chapter by an established authority, which is followed by a variety of shorter pieces both analytic and anecdotal. Topics include the history of playing at war; operations research and systems design; wargaming and military history; wargaming’s ethics and politics; gaming irregular and non-kinetic warfare; and wargames as artistic practice.