Tag List 9 - Compilation Cases

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Last updated: Oct 29, 2013
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These are the different possibilities of how games can be released together.

a) Compilation cases that usually do require their own entry at game level:

  1. Compilation random
    This is the usual case. Two or more random stand-alone games are released as a collection which is marketed as such with its own name. Example: Gold Games 2.
  2. Compilation Shovelware
    This a Case a1, but contains dozens or hundreds of small games of questionable quality.
  3. Compilation series
    Two or more stand-alone games from a series (direct sequels) are bundled together, and marketed as such with its own name. Example: Diablo Battle Chest.
  4. Compilation franchise
    Two or more stand-alone games from a franchise (no sequels) are bundled together, and marketed as such with its own name. Example: Final Fantasy Anthology.
  5. Compilation game and add-ons
    One game is re-released bundled with all or some of its [significant] add-ons, and marketed as such with its own name. Example: Final Fantasy XI: Vana'diel Collection 2008.
  6. Re-Release with bonus games included
    This is a re-release of a game with bonus game(s) (mostly add-ons) included that the original release had not in. The package has its own name.
  7. Covermount
    This is the case for CDs / DVDs mounted on the cover of a gaming magazine.

b) Compilation cases that usually do not require their own entry at game level

  1. Original release with bonus games included
    This is the case for new game releases that include bonus games, for instance a sequel containing the first game as a bonus.
  2. Original release with bonus games integrated
    This is like Case b1, only that the bonus game(s) are integrated into the gameplay of the newly released game. Example: Day of the Tentacle, which contains Maniac Mansion on a computer inside the game.
  3. Re-Release with bonus games included
    This is similar to Case a6, only that the package is marketed as the game re-released.
  4. DLC Release
    This is actually a Case b1 or b3, but is separate here to distinguish between the real Case b3 examples and this DLC plague that haunts us for some years now.
  5. Promotional material included
    This case is for releases which contain promotional versions of other games (i.e. demos).