High Score

HIGH SCORE, THIRD EDITION is a lavishly-illustrated full-color retrospective with photos that bring to life the people and stories behind the most popular games of all time, including Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, SimCity, Quake, Myst, Tomb Raider, and more. This is the inside scoop on the history, successes, tricks, and even failures of the entire electronic games industry. This book presents a comprehensive, visual history to the video games that have shaped the industry. It highlights the games, companies, pioneers, and visionaries who have made the industry what it is today. This latest edition will has been completely updated to include newer influential games such as World of Warcraft that continue to define the direction of game development.