Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet - Couverture rigide

Barton, Chris

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1576877019 ISBN 13 : 9781576877012

Editeur : POW!, 2014

Synopsis

Bone up on your gaming knowledge with this gently ironic yet thoroughly informative guide to video game terminology, presented as a picture book for all ages. Attack! Boss! Cheat Code! A Gamer's ABC is an indispensable guide, a lively look at the language of video games that might actually bridge the gap between game-obsessed kids and their often-perplexed parents. 
     
If you can decipher the following sentence, you don't need this book:

     "This open beta game is in third-person but first-person is unlockable if you know the cheat code or install your own mod, but either way, for the best attack on the boss on this level, try to grab that power-up!" 

     Almost any 9-year old could translate for you but if you don't have access to one, try this book instead. 

Video games are the dominant form of pop culture today, a $75 billion industry worldwide, and an inescapable part of modern living. Don't be left out! A quick perusal of Attack! Boss! Cheat Code! is all you need to get in the game. Brilliantly colorful illustrations by video game artist Joey Spiotto vividly embody the terminology of video games, bringing the world of video games to life. Lucid definitions make terms clear and understandable, even for non-players. 

Presented as an alphabet, Attack! Boss! Cheat Code! is also an entertaining visual history and glossary of gaming, providing a solid understanding of terms that have made their way into everyday language, from to "mod" to "RPG."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Chris Barton is the acclaimed author of SHARK VS. TRAIN (Little, Brown), FALSE IDENTITIES (Dial), and THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS (Charlesbridge), both of which received three starred reviews and made three major publishing best-of-the-year lists plus receiving many additional notices; in addition, SHARK VS. TRAIN was a NYT bestseller and THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS received a Sibert Honor. Chris lives in Austin, TX. Find him on the web at www.chrisbarton.info

Joey "Joe-bot" Spiotto is an illustrator from southern California. Joe has worked on film and video-game projects with Warner Bros., Electronic Arts, Telltale Games, Gazillion, and many more. His tee-shirts sell on Teefury.com, and his work is shown t the high-profile Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, CA. Visit him online at www.jo3bot.com/

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

If you can decipher the following sentence, you don't need this book: """"This open beta game is in third-person but first-person is unlockable if you know the cheat code or install your own mod, but either way, for the best attack on the boss on this level, try to grab that power-up!"""" Almost any 9-year old could translate for you but if you don't have access to one, try this book instead. Attack! Boss! Cheat Code! A Gamer's Alphabet is the ultimate crossover gift for the modern age, a book that can actually bring together video game-obsessed kids and their confused parents.

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A IS FOR ATTACK!!!
Hitting certain buttons at the right speed in the right pattern and at just the right time allows the character you control to jump, throw, grab, spin, hammer, slam, swing, fling, flip, or fly.

B IS FOR BOSS
The big, bad leader of the bad guys--the last enemy you've got to beat in battle before you can advance to the next LEVEL or win the whole game.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: POW!
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1576877019
• ISBN 13: 9781576877012
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Spiotto Joey
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible