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- Linear Gameplay
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Linear Gameplay
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
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Overview
Linear gameplay is in stark contrast with the recently popular style known as open-ended gameplay, or sandbox gameplay. The plot is already pre-determined, and is communicated through regular cutscenes that usually occur before and after a level. It is still widely popular because of it facilitates the telling of a story through scripted events, and can create intense and fun scenarios for the player to experience. Games such as Halo 3 (Game), Call of Duty 4, and Half-Life 2 (Game) are well known for employing this style. This style is mainly popular in and games, as well as on-rails games such as rail shooters and side-scrollers, occasionally making an appearance in the genre, where open-ended gameplay is more common.
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- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Game)
- Aces of the Galaxy (Game)
- Adventures of Dino-Riki (Game)
- Alien Attack (Game)
- Aliens Versus Predator 2 (Game)
- Alpha Prime (Game)
- American McGee's Alice (Game)
- Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (Game)
- Army of Two (Game)
- Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
- Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (Game)
- Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Game)
- Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Game)
- Bandits (Game)
- Barbie Explorer (Game)
- Barkanoid (Game)
- Barkanoid 2 (Game)
- Barkanoid 3 (Game)
- Barkanoid 3 Gold (Game)
- Baroque (Game)
- Battalion Wars 2 (Game)
- Battlefield 1 (Game)
- Battlefield 3 (Game)
- Battlefield 4 (Game)
- Battlefield Hardline (Game)
- Battlefield: Bad Company (Game)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Game)
- Beneath a Steel Sky (Game)
- Beyond Good & Evil (Game)
- Black (Game)
- BlackSite: Area 51 (Game)
- Blue Estate (Game)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Hard Evidence (Game)
- CSI: Deadly Intent (Game)
- CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (Game)
- Call of Duty (Game)
- Call of Duty 2 (Game)
- Call of Duty 3 (Game)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Game)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Game)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (Game)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Game)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Game)
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Game)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (Game)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Game)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Game)
- Call of Duty: United Offensive (Game)
- Call of Duty: WWII (Game)
- Call of Duty: World at War (Game)
- Call of Juarez (Game)
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Game)
- Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (Game)
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Game)
- Captain Novolin (Game)
- Carrier Air Wing (Game)
- Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (Game)
- Chapolim x Drácula: Um Duelo Assustador (Game)
- Classic Axiens (Game)
- Cold Winter (Game)
- Command & Conquer: Generals (Game)
- Cool Spot (Game)
- Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Game)
- Crash Bandicoot (Game)
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Game)
- Crime Patrol (Game)
- Cryostasis (Game)
- Crysis (Game)
- Crysis 2 (Game)
- Crysis 3 (Game)
- Culdcept Saga (Game)
- Dante's Inferno (Game)
- Dead Space (Game)
- Dead Space 2 (Game)
- Dead Space 3 (Game)
- Dead Space Extraction (Game)
- Dead to Rights II (Game)
- Dead to Rights: Retribution (Game)
- Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (Game)
- Disney Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game)
- Doom (Game)
- Doom 3 (Game)
- Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Game)
- Dragon's Lair (Game)
- Dual Hearts (Game)
- Dungeon & Girls (Game)
- Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm (Game)
- Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (Game)
- El Matador (Game)
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Game)
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Game)
- F.E.A.R. Files (Game)
- F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point (Game)
- F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (Game)
- F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate (Game)
- Final Fantasy XIII (Game)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Game)
- Finding Teddy (Game)
- Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Game)
- For Honor (Game)