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A dark opening in a solid mass, like rock.
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight...
A stationary or geosynchronous facility located in space, engineered for habitation.
Space, the Final Frontier, the focal point and main location of space faring games, from Asteroids to the Mass Effect series.
The subterranean setting of the Zork games.
These games often take place in submerged environments or have underwater swimming levels.
A large building constructed of stone, used as a defensive structure. They usually date from the Middle Ages.
A repository (usually beneath the ground), containing one or more graves.
The Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa.
Pyramids are triangular buildings usually made of stone and build in ancient times. Usually filled with tunnels and traps.
Many hapless heroes have ended their days in a gloomy dungeon looking for rat's bones to pick the lock with. Dungeons appear in many games often as a location from which the main protagonist must escape.
The United States serves as the location or the back-story of countless video games. It also plays host to some of the largest game development studios and publishers in the world.
Many games take place in the Middle East, but it is often in a fictional country or a country that is never mentioned by name. In some games, this is done in order to avoid political controversies, evident in many modern military games such as Metal Gear Solid 4. In many fantasy games, a generic Middle-Eastern setting is used.
Egypts is a republic in the Northeast corner of Africa, it borders the Red and Mediterranean Sea. Its capital city is Cairo. Egypt is famous for the Nile Delta, Pyramids, and Mummies.
Deserts are typically depicted as hot arid places.
Africa is a popular setting for games because of its many varied climates and distinctive wildlife, but also its reputation for political upheaval and violence.
A dam found in the Zork series that can be manipulated by the player.
Underneath a planet's surface is considered to be underground, especially if it is near the top of the surface. Some of the games have you digging through the dirt.
Constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases.
A covered passageway.
A city is a large and densely populated urban area.
It's a battle station the size of a small moon. It's also loaded with a laser capable of obliterating planets whole. It's the Empire's ultimate weapon. It's no moon.
A generic run-of-the-mill landmass surrounded by water
Generic level #23. About all dungeon crawlers have at least 1 mine in it. Most mines that are in games are the underground local and usually have plenty of booty hidden in the mine. Also, plenty of monsters usually inhabit mines in video games.
A Construction site is the location of a building not yet completed.
The Netherlands is a modestly-sized country of 16 million. Famous for its cheese, tulips and pot-smoking... also prostitutes. But don't forget the museums.
One of the traditional seven continents, Europe is a favorite source of video game settings. In the real world, European countries have produced a host of notable developers and publishers, and compose a large gaming market.
Germany is a country in Central Europe which borders eight countries and is one of the founding members of the European Union. Most World War II-themed games take place in a (mostly caricatured) Nazi-Germany (1939-1945), whether they are RTS or FPS. Frequently, Nazi villains are stereotypical Germans.
France is a republic in Western Europe. Its capital city is Paris. It is also the origin of the baguette.
England is on the island of Great Britain, a set of Islands in the Northwestern part of Europe. Its capital city is London. It was an independent kingdom until May 1707, when it formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Scotland.
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