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Heavily overlaps with [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]], since the clothes only rarely give in-game benefits.
Compare and contrast [[What Do You Mean Its Not Cosmetic]]. For common types of Achievements in modern video games, refer to [[Video Game Achievements/Analysis]].
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* Defeating the members and the Master of the Dojo in ''[[Paper Mario (Video Game)|Paper Mario]]'' gains you increasingly better Degrees until you get the Diploma. These only activate different dialogue with three NPCs: one in [[Hub Level|Toad Town]], one in Dry Dry Outpost, and one in Shiver City.
* The "Vyse the Legend" title is the ultimate reward in ''[[Skies of Arcadia (Video Game)|Skies of Arcadia]]'' for [[Hundred Percent Completion]] in the Gamecube remake. In the Dreamcast original it was just the title you would likely get by the end of the game if you didn't screw up too many dialog choices.
** Of course, [[Hundred Percent Completion]] means that you've acquired multiple [[Infinity
* Defeating Nemesis, the [[Bonus Boss]] of the [[Monster Arena]] in ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'', gives you the Mark Of Conquest.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]'', defeating Omega and Shinryu nets you nothing but the "Omega Badge" and the "Dragon Seal", shiny badges with descriptions that praise you for beating the [[Bonus Boss|Bonus Bosses]].
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* The single-player campaign in ''[[World in Conflict]]'' gives medals, ribbons, badges and promotions for completing the various scenarios. The promotions are especially perfunctory: in the first (chronologically) mission, the player character is a mere 2nd Lieutenant, yet is still allowed to command larger forces than such a junior officer would be granted in real life.
** A similar system is in place for online mode, and it's equally odd considering that a Private can command just as many units as a 4-star General.
* The two most recent entries of the ''[[Nintendo Wars]]'' series, ''Dual Strike'' and ''Days of Ruin'', both feature a medal system that fits under this and medals that require you to [[Do Well,
* Age Of Empires III allows the player to customize his Home City by attaining enough points (which can also be used to buy new Supply Cards, which are actually useful).
* ''[[Starcraft II (Video Game)|Starcraft II]]'' brings an Xbox Live-like Achievement system to Battle.net.
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* On [[This Very Wiki]], [[Made of Win]]. Unless someone tries to collect those free hugs, anyway.
* Websites have begun this it seems. Flash game websites like Newgrounds and Kongregate have achievement systems for their games, while video game websites like Giant Bomb and Game Trailers now have achievements for watching videos and the such.
* [http://cheezburger.com/ Cheezburger Network] gives out "collectibles" for visiting two of their main website groups ([[
* Even [[Tabletop RPG]] s have achievement system these days. Wolsung, a soon-in-English steampunk pulp fantasy game, has achievements as primary XP mechanism. For each great deed in a game you get an achievement which grants your character a sizable bonus to similar rolls: if your most visible deed was seducing an elven princess you'll get +5 to seducing elves from now on.
* The ancient Greek Olympic Games gave out wreaths of olive branches as the award for victory ([[Sarcasm Mode|Yay!]]). However, this was generally subverted: the home city of a winning athlete would frequently give him a large cash gift for winning.
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