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TRON 2. 0 is the present-day sequel to the 1982 cult film classic that wasa landmark of computerized graphical ingenuity. As Jet Bradley, son of the original films hero Alan Bradley, you will combat digital opponents using guns, rods, grenades, missiles, and the iconic TRON disc. Combining the best of the genre with a truly innovative look and breakthrough game play, TRON 2. 0 delivers an adventure unlike any other. It will take PC gaming to a new level with intense action, intense and deadly battles, and high-speed light cycle races. Features: First-person, story-driven action shooter game featuring over 30 levels of game play. Lightning-fast, action-packed 3rd person light cycle racing on mind-bending Game Grids. Six new weapons, including the updated disc that slices and dices virtual enemies. Stunning next generation 3D graphics rendered by the all-new, state-of-the-art, LithTech Triton System. Incredible new high-tech locations, including a Personal Computer, Power Router, Internet Hub, Infected Server, and Arena Games. New light cycles, re-designed by Syd Mead, world famous film concept designer for TRON, Blade Runner and Aliens! Up to 16 people can play in expansive team-based multiplayer levels. New visually stunning TRON glow effect designed for TRON 2. 0 by Nvidia. Innovative character-customizing system with weapons, shields, gadgets and modifiers, that players use to equip and fine-tune their character. TRON 2. 0 Story: 20 years ago, an artificial intelligence known as the Master Control Program (MCP) threatened to take over an unsuspecting world. Only Kevin Flynn, a computer genius, stood between the MCP and rest of humanity. Flynn was digitized into a parallel universe inside the computer, where the MCP pitted programs against each other in gladiatorial combat on the arena known as the Game Grid. With the help of a security program known as Tron, Flynn ultimately defeated the MCP and returned to the real world. 20 years later, Alan Bradley, creator of the original Tron program, has finally replicated the technology needed to successfully digitize a human being into the computer. The secret lies in Ma3a, an artificial intelligence program sophisticated enough to hold within its memory the complete genetic makeup of a human being, and the correction algorithms required to safely restore one to the physical world. Unfortunately, Alan s company is on the verge of a corporate takeover. Future Control Industries has learned of Alan s discovery and is interested in the technology for their own nefarious purposes. By digitizing specially trained hackers codenamed DataWraiths, fCon plans to infiltrate the world s computer networks from the inside. When Alan suddenly disappears under mysterious circumstances, his son Jet, a talented young computer programmer, enters the world inside the computer in search of answers. He discovers a sinister plo

MODEL- ZDB202 VENDOR- IDEAZON FEATURES- Zboard Gaming Keyboard Designed by gamers, ZBoard is the world s first PC Gaming Keyboard. This innovative product is all you need for gaming and for every day use, making ZBoard the ultimate keyboard for gamers. ZBoard is comprised of 3 parts: The Zboard Base, the Gaming Keyset and the Standard Keyset. A ZBoard Base has an auto recognition feature for any keyset you insert. There is no need to install any additional software. It is the brain behind the brawn. Just switch Keysets & Play your favorite games. The ZBoard Base comes with these standard features: - USB Hub Your ZBoard Base is equipped with 2 USB (BUS powered) connectors. This HUB supports low voltage devices (up to 100mA) such as mice, joystick or memory sticks. Now you can plug devices directly to your ZBoard without the hassle of crawling down to your PC. - Hot Keys A set of nine hot keys launch common functions such as E-Mail, Calculator and My Computer or allow you to instantly return to a pre- selected destination, such as a file, folder, program or web page. - Multimedia Controls A set of 7 one-touch multimedia control buttons: play/pause, stop, next/previous track, volume up/down and mute. - Additional LED indicators In addition to the standard 3 LED (Caps, Scroll and Num lock) ZBoard has additional 3 LEDs to indicate ZBoard enhanced functionality (Pad Lock, Bar Lock and Enable) Designed for First/Third Person Shooter and Action games, the Gaming Keyset provides a better gaming experience, advanced layout and built-in technology advantages. It comes loaded with a selection of pre-defined key layouts for today s hottest games. - Most commonly used shooter and action game commands are labeled right on the keys to help you start playing new games faster. - Registers up to 7 simultaneous key-strokes, in comparison to 2-4 on most other keyboards! Jump, move forward, lean left, change weapon and shoot at the same time! - Large butterfly keys are enlarged and sloped to help keep fingers comfortable through hours of gaming. - Players can easily access more critical commands with the one hand control zone. - Unique domed action keys give gamers the responsive feel that they demand. - QWERTY (Standard) keys for chatting without interrupting the action. - Choose pre-defined key layouts from the list of game titles supported by your Gaming Keyset or create your own key layouts for your favorite games using the Game Binding Utility. The list of available layouts is updated regularly to include the latest title releases. The Standard Keyset is based on the traditional 108-key layout packed with ZBoard enhanced features. It is specifically designed to optimize the use of Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer applications. - Control and Windows labeled commands The typing zone (QWERTY) has 2 sets of commands common to Windows applications labeled for you

The Art of Computer Game Design - The Art of Computer Game Design (ISBN 0881341177) by Chris Crawford is attributed by Wolf & Perron in The Video Game Theory Reader as being the first book devoted to the theory of video games. It was originally published in Berkeley, California by McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media in 1984.

Balance of Power (computer game) - Balance of Power is a computer strategy game of geopolitics during the Cold War, written by Chris Crawford and published in 1985. It was a revolutionary game, notable for engaging the player in nail-biting brinkmanship without using any graphics more complicated than an outline map of the world, and is regarded as a masterpiece of game design.

Excalibur (computer game) - Excalibur is a notable early resource-management/strategy computer game for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was designed by game design legend Chris Crawford, developed with the help of Larry Summers and Valerie Atkinson, and published by Atari Program Exchange in 1983.

Seed (computer game) - 'Seed' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in development by Runestone Game Development. Aiming for a radically different experience than most other games in the genre, the game will focus on character interaction and politics, to the extent that combat is entirely missing from the design.

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