Sentences with phrase «game as a diversion»

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As NFL video games have evolved, they've become more than just a diversion — they've become a way to learn the strengths and weaknesses of players.

My position on statistics is that they are an interesting diversion and a perfect destination for the procrastinator but are ultimately meaningless as a means of analysing games, providing no further insight over and above what the eyes can tell the average supporter.

This elegant simplicity makes these diversions kids» games, which players give up for more interesting pursuits (gaming or otherwise) as they grow up.

As if console video games weren't bad enough, mobile devices are in customers» pockets at all times, and once the phone is paid for it can provide a lifetime's worth of fleeting diversion for pennies.»

The game's ugly as sin but it at least has a fun design to fall back upon — G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is an energetic DS game that's a cool, simplistic diversion.

fandom, the single - player mode provides a fun diversion from the multiplayer while also serving as an excellent tutorial for the game's other modes.

With a bunch of fun nods to the greater Splatoon fandom, the single - player mode provides a fun diversion from the multiplayer while also serving as an excellent tutorial for the game's other modes.

While there is a certain, repetitive groove that it's possible to fall into (and just as much grinding for rare materials as have been present in previous games), Monster Hunter World does an excellent job of breaking up the hunts with a smattering of important story moments, side activities, and clever diversions.

The creators of Ruckus Reader have spoken out against the «instant babysitter» style of some other major name children's digital content providers, insisting that the unlimited access to books, streaming movies, and video games serve as nothing more than a diversion to younger learners.

These sections aren't quite as good as the rest of the game, but they're still a nice diversion to the main story, and reveal more about Desmond's mysterious past.

But as impressive as the technology is at encasing people in virtual worlds, there aren't many games available that are suited to anything other than a momentary diversion.

With its pricing on Live Arcade at just 400 points however, it's worthy of you money, and serves as a cute diversion for when those games of Halo beat you to a pulp.

While there is a certain, repetitive groove that it's possible to fall into (and just as much grinding for rare materials as have been present in previous games), Monster Hunter World does an excellent job of breaking up the hunts with a smattering of important story moments, side activities, and clever diversions.

It also introduces some great strategies to the game as when the OWL becomes a diversion, you can then sneak around the enemy to take them out.

As purchasers of any of Nordcurrent's 101 - In - 1 anthologies will likely tell you, there's a direct correlation between the number of diversions on a collection and the depth of each game.

Although the game feels about six years too late, Smart As offers a nice set of diversions that'll keep players interested until the inevitable boredom sets in.

Kirby 3D Rumble is the other main sub-game, serving as a more puzzle - based diversion based somewhat on an abandoned game concept from the development period that lead to Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

As Vincent, a man recently succumbed to the irresistible beauty of the game's titular diversion, players find themselves swept into a treacherous love triangle.

But after shaking off the «browser game» stigma, it merely continues its business as a temporarily enjoyable diversion.

From Zen Pinball 3D, Choplifter HD, and Back to the Future's episodic content, we cover diversions which originate from the cloud, in addition to some of the games such as WWE ’12 and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, which we overlooked during the busy holiday season.

Early coin - ops such as Tron or Gorf were conceived around the notion that an amalgam of four or five different diversions could be a bigger draw than merely offering players a single game.

The visuals are improving, all the stadiums represent their real - world equivalents, and the game generally just feels like it's gotten a sheen of polish that takes it from being a fun diversion to something worth coming back to as an entertaining baseball game.

I like the LEGO games, but they usually serve as short - term diversions for me.

I agree completely that the like button could be a game changer — Facebook has gone from a fun diversion to something that could be huge — as such, we implemented like buttons on all FineArtStudioOnline blogs last week (for those who use our newer templates): http://canvoo.com/blog/18988/fineartstudioonline-integrates-facebook-like-buttons

If you really want me to discuss the Precautionary Principle, it happens Game Theory is one of my other little diversions, and I'd be happy to see Judith invite a Game Theoretician as advanced in that area as Tomas Milanovic is in Chaos Theory to post the Climate Game.