Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Echtzeitstrategiespiel

English translation:

real-time strategy game

Added to glossary by Alessandro Zocchi
Jun 15, 2007 11:33
16 yrs ago
German term

Echtzeitstrategiespiel

German to English Tech/Engineering Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino video games
xxx hat alles, was ein gutes Echtzeitstrategiespiel braucht...

This is from a newspaper quote reviewing the video game. So far I have real time strategy game. Is this acceptable? Can anyone advise me on this?
Change log

Jun 15, 2007 15:45: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"

Jun 20, 2007 06:37: Alessandro Zocchi changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/653028">Courtney Sliwinski's</a> old entry - "Echtzeitstrategiespiel"" to ""real-time strategy game""

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Stephen Sadie, vic voskuil

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Discussion

Courtney Sliwinski (asker) Jun 15, 2007:
Sorry, default settings!
Stephen Sadie Jun 15, 2007:
courtney: why PRO??

Proposed translations

+5
5 mins
Selected

real-time strategy game

...or RTS game...

See link below


Good luck und ein schoenes Wochenende


Ale
Note from asker:
This is what I though too... Thanks for the link. I will keep this question open for comments!
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Thomas
0 min
Thanx!
neutral Oliver Walter : Answering KudoZ questions is a real-time strategy game!
2 mins
I agree in toto
agree Nicole Schnell
8 mins
Danke sehr!
agree Languageman
14 mins
Thanx!
agree Tim Jenkins
3 hrs
Thanx!
agree Steffen Walter
4 hrs
danke!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for confirming!"
+1
6 mins

real-time strategy game

Seems correct. See the refs.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nicole Schnell
8 mins
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+1
8 mins

real-time strategy game

Real-time strategy game is fine in my opinion (real-time as opposed to turn-based).

Check out Wikipedai's definition:
Real-time strategy (often abbreviated as RTS) is a genre of computer wargames which take place in real-time, where resource gathering, base building, technology development and direct control over individual units ("harvest, build, destroy") are key components[1], which distinguishes it from related strategy wargame genres, such as turn-based strategy and real-time tactics.

Real-time strategy titles do not involve "turns" like turn-based strategy video or board games (such as chess). Rather, game time progresses in "real time". It is continuous rather than turn-by-turn and all players may interact with the game environment at any time. This is in many cases a very distinct form of play, as mere seconds of distraction could give the enemy an advantage (contrasting to turn-based where the opponent cannot counter until the player is done). While the word "strategy" originally referred to high-level war planning of armies, campaigns, and entire wars (including logistical concerns such as economy and unit production), in real-time strategy games it is possible to give orders to individual units or persons. So, for some more recent games it might be more appropriate to call the gameplay "tactics" or "strategy/tactics hybrid".

Peer comment(s):

agree Nicole Schnell
6 mins
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