Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet

Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet

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.Â Attack! Boss! Cheat Code! A Gamer's ABCÂ is an indispensableÂ guide, a lively look at the language of video games that might actually bridge the gap between game-obsessed kids and their often-perplexed parents.Â
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If you can decipher the following sentence, you don't need this book:

Â Â Â Â Â "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!"Â

Â Â Â Â Â Almost any 9-year old could translate for you but if you don't have access to one, try this book instead.Â

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 ofÂ Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!Â 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.Â Lucid definitions make terms clear and understandable, even for non-players.Â

Presented as an alphabet,Â Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!Â 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" toÂ "RPG."
Country USA
Brand Pow! Kids Books
Manufacturer POW! Kids Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-10-14
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9781576877012

Country	USA
Brand	Pow! Kids Books
Manufacturer	POW! Kids Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-10-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Picture Book
EANs	9781576877012

Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer's Alphabet

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