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18 compared games (78 comparisons) + 51 honorable mentions = 69 games

Last Modified: 8/4/07

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Engine • Player Character • Level/World Design • Weapons • NPCs • Inventory • Other

GENERAL

game
website:

circa (year of origin)

genre
action
adventure
role-playing (RPG)
simulation
strategy

publisher
website:

developer
website:

ENGINE

name	modified website:
developer	same as game developer website:
type	polygon voxel NURBS
optimization	LOD (level of detail) portal rendering (connected "rooms") far fog clipping plane (landscape/terrain)
collision detection	2D (axis-aligned) vertical angle adjustment

Atmospheric/environmental effects

breath
cold
fire
poison

dust
impact

gas

liquid
spray
fire hydrants
soda cans
water coolers

shards
glass
leaves
wood

smoke
explosions
fire
gunshots

steam
manholes
fire
water

water
bubbles
current
dripping/drops
ripples
splash
waves

weather
transitions (smooth change from different weather)
clouds

moving
decrease/increase
fog (volumetric)
lightning
rain (decreases/increases)
splash
ripples
snow (decreases/increases)
wind
fans
flags
trees

other
camera shaking

lighting

color colored white

type dynamic static
vertex volumetric

shading flat (Lambert)
smooth (Gourard) smoother (Phong)
specular highlights (Blinn)

effects coronas
flickering
lens flare
lightmaps

examples explosions
candles
fire
flares
flashlights
gunshots
lanterns lightning
searchlights
stop-/traffic lights
streetlights
torches
windows

particle effects
blood
breath
debris
dust
explosions
fire
gas
liquid spray
rain
shards
glass
wood
smoke
snow
sparks
steam

physics

		player character	NPCs	vehicles
gravity (bounce, roll, settle)
bouyancy (floatation)
friction (drag, slide)
inertia
momentum
fabric
fluid
other

reflection environmental mapping
raytracing mirrors
water
other:

shadows circular/ovalar masks
cover: player character NPCs (animals/enemies)
projected (soft/stencil)
raytraced
vertical angle adjustment
multiple horizontal surfaces
multiple light sources
distance adjustment: lengthening/shortening
player character
NPCs (animals/enemies)
buildings
trees
other:

texture bit depth: 16 24 32
filtering: anistropic bilinear trilinear
mapping: bump mip
environmental (cube sphere)

          glass metal

decals:
blood
bullet holes
explosion blasts
hits/impacts
detail
procedural

transparency
(alpha blending) fade: dead bodies debris
player model when camera close
glass
light beams
water
same as particle effects
other:

other
camera:
distortion:
          poison underwater
shaking:
          earthquakes explosions
cel shading
inverse kinematics
skeletal animation
pixel-shading
vertex-shading

PLAYER CHARACTER

name
description	(occupation, age, sex, etc)
other	customizable (clothing/skin/textures, etc) facial expressions fatigue stamina lip-syncing idle actions limping localized body damage underwater tinting
actions/ moves
	climb ladders fences poles crawl crouch drink eat drop object hit lie down jump kick	lean left/right back/forward pickup object run search shoot sit sleep strafe swing vault walk

footprints	blood dirt grass gravel mud sand snow water/wet other:
footstep sound	dirt grass gravel metal mud snow stone (cement, big rocks, etc) water wood other:
camera view	1st-person: binoculars gun scope/sniper mode 3rd-person: pan: keyboard mouse zoom: keyboard mouse

LEVEL/WORLD DESIGN

# levels

(if more than one type: "1 world, 5 regions, 20 levels")

locations
(town/city/state/country/world names, setting/themes, time period, date/year, etc)

Environmental/object interaction

destructable environment
terrain deformation
break	appliances dryers freezers refridgerators washers barricades barriers benches bodies books buildings ceramic vases commodes/toilets/urinals containers barrels boxes crates oil drums doors glass bottles windows fences (see metal & wood) food furniture beds chairs desks tables lights chandeliers flash street stop locks combination door key machines computers payphones soda	metal chainlink fences grates pipes poles vents musical instruments poles powerline telephone signs billboard street wall showers sinks stone statues tanks fuel/gas/petrol oil oxygen propane trashbags trashcans vegetation plants trees vehicles airplanes boats cars motorcycles trucks vans walls wood boards/planks fences pallets

close	openable objects
drop	pickupable objects same as inventory
open	boxes chests/trunks crates doors bathroom stall cupboard freezer refridgerator shower sliding (glass/paper) drawers dumpsters toilets trashcans
pickup	ammo/weapons dropable objects
pull	levers switches pickupable objects
push	levers switches pullable objects
ride	animals elevators / lifts (unenclosed elevators) escalators moving objects vehicles
throw	pickupable objects
other	burn pick locks shoot turn on/off lights machines buttons

Outdoor
landscaping/
terrain
design gridlike
mostly indoors
natural/organic
other:

puzzles break
evade detection/stealth
find
keys items
follow
steal

traps/hazards falling
shooting
acid
blades slicing
breakaway floors
darts
cold/frost
electricity lightning
explosions
fire
lava
poison
quicksand
radiation
rocks
spikes
ceiling floor wall
steam
water

other cutscenes
full-motion videos (FMVs)
level editor integrated linear level progression

multiple routes backtrack-/returnable

WEAPONS

guns
bazookas
dartguns
grenade launchers
handguns/pistols
harpoons
machine guns
rifles
rocket launchers
shotguns
uzis

blades
axes
daggers
katanas
knives
maces
machetes
scimitars
spears
swords
throwing stars

bows
short
long
arrows
acid
fire
poison
crossbows
light
heavy
bolts
acid
poison

explosives
bombs
C4 ("plastique")
dynamite
grenades
fragmentary ("frag")
incindiary
mines
trip-: pressure laser motion wire

other
pickupable objects
bats
batons
blackjacks
clubs
crowbars
darts (acid poison)
flamethrowers
hammers
nunchucks
pepper spray
pipes
prods
rocks/stones
slings
sticks
staves
tools
hammers
screwdrivers
wrenches (pipe-)
utensils
whips

bullet holes
shells
eject
hit surface(es)
bounce
make sound
roll
disappear: instantly after

targeting automatic manual

other

stick in/to

bodies ground walls other retrievable

arrows
bolts
harpoons
thrown weapons

ejected clips stay on surface
disappear: immediately after a while

muzzle flash smoke

other

NPCs
(non-player characters)

animals/
enemies birds
eagles
crows
hawks
vultures
fish
eels
piranha
dolphins
sharks
whales
insects/bugs
ants
bees
beetles
flies dragonflies
locusts
scorpions
spiders
wasps
mammals
apes
           gorillas
           chimpanzees
           monkeys
           orangutans
bats
bears
bulls
cats
           cheetah
           jaguar
           leopards
           lions
           pumas
           tigers
dogs
elephants
hippos
horses
humans
jackals
pigs
           boars
           warthogs
rats
rhinos
wolves
reptiles
alligators
crocodiles
dinosaurs
lizards
snakes
           Cobras
           rattlesnakes
vegetation
flowers
plants vines
trees
other
aliens
beasts
bigfoot/yeti
bots/droids/robots
centaurs
demons
dragons
dwarves
elementals
elves
faries
ghosts
ghouls
giants
gnomes
goblins
gods
humanoids
imps
kobolds
monsters
mummies
ogres
orcs
pixies
shadows
skeletons
statues
sprites
succubi
trolls
vampires
witches
wraiths
zombies

AI
(artificial
intelligence) assist/help player
attack immediately
distractable
dodge
duck
evade
flank
get help (other AI, sound alarms, etc.)
guard
gunshots scare
hide
awareness: light sound
other:

INVENTORY

design items: store combine use
other:

items ammunition
armor
binoculars
books
clothing
compass
food
health
bandages
drugs (painkillers et al)
kits (first-aid)
potions
keycards
keys
light sources
flashlights
lanterns
torch(es)
map
2D
3D
add notes
pan
rotate (automatic manual)
zoom
money (bills/coins--not gold)
puzzle objects
treasure
gems
gold
jewels
weapons
other:

pickups sprites
3D automatic (move over)
manual (select/grab)

OTHER

difficulty levels

in-level save

motion capture

multiplayer online (only)

sound Aureal3D (A3D)
Creative Labs Environmental Audio (EAX)
DirectSound 3D
EAX2
Miles Sound System (MSS) stereo
surround
doppler effect
other:

Comments:

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game	website:
circa	(year of origin)
genre	action adventure role-playing (RPG) simulation strategy
publisher	website:
developer	website:

reflection	environmental mapping raytracing	mirrors water other:
shadows	circular/ovalar masks cover: player character NPCs (animals/enemies) projected (soft/stencil) raytraced vertical angle adjustment multiple horizontal surfaces multiple light sources distance adjustment: lengthening/shortening	player character NPCs (animals/enemies) buildings trees other:
texture	bit depth: 16 24 32 filtering: anistropic bilinear trilinear mapping: bump mip environmental (cube sphere) glass metal	decals: blood bullet holes explosion blasts hits/impacts detail procedural
transparency (alpha blending)	fade: dead bodies debris player model when camera close glass light beams	water same as particle effects other:
other	camera: distortion: poison underwater shaking: earthquakes explosions	cel shading inverse kinematics skeletal animation pixel-shading vertex-shading

# levels	(if more than one type: "1 world, 5 regions, 20 levels")
locations	(town/city/state/country/world names, setting/themes, time period, date/year, etc)

Outdoor landscaping/ terrain design	gridlike mostly indoors	natural/organic other:
puzzles	break evade detection/stealth find keys items	follow steal
traps/hazards	falling shooting acid blades slicing breakaway floors darts cold/frost electricity lightning explosions	fire lava poison quicksand radiation rocks spikes ceiling floor wall steam water
other	cutscenes full-motion videos (FMVs) level editor integrated	linear level progression multiple routes backtrack-/returnable

design	items: store combine use	other:
items	ammunition armor binoculars books clothing compass food health bandages drugs (painkillers et al) kits (first-aid) potions keycards keys light sources flashlights lanterns torch(es)	map 2D 3D add notes pan rotate (automatic manual) zoom money (bills/coins--not gold) puzzle objects treasure gems gold jewels weapons other:
pickups	sprites 3D	automatic (move over) manual (select/grab)

difficulty levels
in-level save
motion capture
multiplayer	online (only)
sound	Aureal3D (A3D) Creative Labs Environmental Audio (EAX) DirectSound 3D EAX2 Miles Sound System (MSS)	stereo surround doppler effect other: