game mode
See also: gamemode
English
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- (video games) A distinct configuration that varies gameplay and affects how other game mechanics behave.
- 2015, V. Anton Spraul, How Software Works: The Magic Behind Encryption, CGI, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies, San Francisco, Calif.: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 174:
- In computer gaming, socialization is the new paradigm, and in some games, even single-player game modes require an Internet connection.
- 2017, Michael Ross, Christopher Ross, Building Faith Block by Block, Eugene, Ore.: Harvest Kids, →ISBN, page 103:
- Five game modes drive the fun in Minecraft: survival, creative, adventure, spectator, and hardcore.
Further reading
edit- Game mechanics § Game modes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia