| Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet Contributor(s): Barton, Chris (Author), Spiotto, Joey (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1576877019 ISBN-13: 9781576877012 Publisher: Pow! Kids Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Video & Electronic Games - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Alphabet - Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers - Entertainment & Games |
| Dewey: 794.8 |
| LCCN: 2014937058 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.19" W x 7.43" (0.73 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 ABCis an indispensableguide, 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 ofAttack 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 toRPG. |