Guild Wars NightfallGuild Wars Nightfall is a fantasy action role-playing game and the third stand-alone campaign in the Guild Wars series developed by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of NCSOFT corporation. Nightfall was released worldwide on October 27, 2006, having been in development alongside Guild Wars Factions since November 2005. Nightfall takes place in the continent of Elona in the Guild Wars universe.
Guild WarsGuild Wars is an online role-playing game franchise developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. The games were critically well received and won many editor's choice awards, as well as awards such as "Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, as well as Best Value, Best Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), and Best Game.
Guild Wars (video game)Guild Wars is an online rpg developed by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of South Korean game publisher NCSOFT, and released in 2005. As the original instalment of the Guild Wars series, its campaign was retroactively retitled Guild Wars: Prophecies to differentiate it from the content of subsequent releases. The game contains a co-operative role-playing portion and a competitive Player versus Player (PvP) portion.ArenaNetArenaNet, LLC is an American video game developer and subsidiary of NC, founded in 2000 by Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain and located in Bellevue, Washington. They are most notable as developers of the online role-playing game series Guild Wars.
Non-player characterA non-player character (NPC) is a character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster, or referee, rather than by another player. In video games, this term usually means a computer-controlled character that has a predetermined set of behaviors that potentially will impact gameplay.
Boss (video games)In video games, a boss is a significantly powerful enemy non-player character created as a major opponent to players. A fight with a boss character is referred to as a boss battle, boss fight, boss level, or a boss stage. Bosses are generally far stronger than other opponents the players have faced up to that point in a game.
Player versus environmentPlayer versus environment (PvE), also known as player versus monster (PvM), and commonly misinterpreted as player versus entity or player versus enemy, is a term used for both single-player and online games, particularly MMORPGs, CORPGs, MUDs, other online role-playing video games and survival games to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies – in contrast to player versus player (PvP) which is fighting other players in the game.Player versus playerStrategy guideStrategy guides are instruction books that contain hints or complete solutions to specific video games. The line between strategy guides and video game walkthroughs is somewhat blurred, with the former often containing or being written around the latter. Strategy guides are often published in print, both in book form and also as articles within video game magazines.Expansion packAn expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game, collectible card game or miniature wargame. An expansion may introduce new rules or game mechanics that augment the original game and add more variety to playing it. In the case of video games, they typically add new game areas, weapons, objects, characters, adventures or an extended storyline to an already-released game.
Mobile gameA mobile game is a video game played on a mobile device. The term may also refer to any game played on a portable device, such as a mobile phone, tablet, PDA, handheld game console, portable media player or graphing calculator, with or without network availability. The earliest mobile phone game was a Tetris variant released on the Hagenuk MT-2000 in 1994. In 1997, Nokia launched Snake, which came pre-installed on Nokia devices for a number of years.Action role-playing gameAn action role-playing game (commonly abbreviated to Action RPG or ARPG) is a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and role-playing game genres.
East AsiaEast Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China: Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most prosperous. East Asia borders North Asia to the north, Southeast Asia to the south, South Asia to the southwest, and Central Asia to the west. To its east is the Pacific Ocean.
Guild WarsGuild Wars is an online role-playing game franchise developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. The games were critically well received and won many editor's choice awards, as well as awards such as "Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, as well as Best Value, Best Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), and Best Game.Guild Wars (video game)Guild Wars is an online rpg developed by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of South Korean game publisher NCSOFT, and released in 2005. As the original instalment of the Guild Wars series, its campaign was retroactively retitled Guild Wars: Prophecies to differentiate it from the content of subsequent releases. The game contains a co-operative role-playing portion and a competitive Player versus Player (PvP) portion.ArenaNetArenaNet, LLC is an American video game developer and subsidiary of NC, founded in 2000 by Mike O'Brien, Patrick Wyatt and Jeff Strain and located in Bellevue, Washington. They are most notable as developers of the online role-playing game series Guild Wars.Non-player characterA non-player character (NPC) is a character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster, or referee, rather than by another player. In video games, this term usually means a computer-controlled character that has a predetermined set of behaviors that potentially will impact gameplay.Boss (video games)In video games, a boss is a significantly powerful enemy non-player character created as a major opponent to players. A fight with a boss character is referred to as a boss battle, boss fight, boss level, or a boss stage. Bosses are generally far stronger than other opponents the players have faced up to that point in a game.Player versus environmentPlayer versus environment (PvE), also known as player versus monster (PvM), and commonly misinterpreted as player versus entity or player versus enemy, is a term used for both single-player and online games, particularly MMORPGs, CORPGs, MUDs, other online role-playing video games and survival games to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies – in contrast to player versus player (PvP) which is fighting other players in the game.Player versus playerStrategy guideStrategy guides are instruction books that contain hints or complete solutions to specific video games. The line between strategy guides and video game walkthroughs is somewhat blurred, with the former often containing or being written around the latter. Strategy guides are often published in print, both in book form and also as articles within video game magazines.Expansion packAn expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game, collectible card game or miniature wargame. An expansion may introduce new rules or game mechanics that augment the original game and add more variety to playing it. In the case of video games, they typically add new game areas, weapons, objects, characters, adventures or an extended storyline to an already-released game.Mobile gameA mobile game is a video game played on a mobile device. The term may also refer to any game played on a portable device, such as a mobile phone, tablet, PDA, handheld game console, portable media player or graphing calculator, with or without network availability. The earliest mobile phone game was a Tetris variant released on the Hagenuk MT-2000 in 1994. In 1997, Nokia launched Snake, which came pre-installed on Nokia devices for a number of years.Action role-playing gameAn action role-playing game (commonly abbreviated to Action RPG or ARPG) is a video game genre that combines core elements from both the action game and role-playing game genres.East AsiaEast Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China: Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most prosperous. East Asia borders North Asia to the north, Southeast Asia to the south, South Asia to the southwest, and Central Asia to the west. To its east is the Pacific Ocean.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.