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Learn the history and common features of fighting games. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colourful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.

Learn the history and common features of puzzle games. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colourful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.

Learn the history and common features of strategy games. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colourful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.

Learn the history and common features of sandbox games. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colourful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.

Compares true exploration of ancient cities to today's popular action adventure video games and discusses if they are portrayed accurately, or if the games twist the truth to create a more exciting game-playing experience.

After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of being in the game, but pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they cannot leave the game.

Alistair Gregory, the man who figured out how to put people into video games, is not what he seems. Jesse Rigsby is sure of that. Jesse's sure of something else too--he's being watched. To unravel the mystery, Jesse's going to have to transform himself into a superspy with serious retro-gaming skills. He'll need to outsmart a hyperintelligent android, outlast a tireless drone, and outswim an 8-bit shark. And if he can somehow pull all that off, Jesse...

After Full Blast, Jesse Rigsby and his friend Eric has sworn off video games. But when Jesse is offered the chance to save his friend Mark, of course he says, "Yes." Problem is, Jesse is invisible now, sucked into the world of Go Wild—a Pokémon Go–style mobile game. To reach Mark, Jesse's going to have to shake the Bigfoot chasing him through the school library, survive the velociraptor in the bathroom,

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