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* [[Revenue Enhancing Devices]] <br />Design features that seem solely designed to ensure increased profit for the manufacturer without adding any value for the consumer.
* [[Revenue Enhancing Devices]] <br />Design features that seem solely designed to ensure increased profit for the manufacturer without adding any value for the consumer.
** [[Compilation Rerelease]] <br />Where publishers bundle several previously released games on one disc and sell it as a compilation.
** [[Compilation Rerelease]] <br />Where publishers bundle several previously released games on one disc and sell it as a compilation.
** [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]] <br />A better, souped-up edition of the original, with added bonuses.
** [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition]] <br />A better, souped-up edition of the original, with added bonuses.
** [[One Game for the Price of Two]] <br />Take one game, split it into two, and put a few exclusive collectibles in each version, while the rest of the game is identical.
** [[One Game for the Price of Two]] <br />Take one game, split it into two, and put a few exclusive collectibles in each version, while the rest of the game is identical.
** [[Preorder Bonus]] <br />Where those who preorder a game before it's released get special exclusive bonuses.
** [[Preorder Bonus]] <br />Where those who preorder a game before it's released get special exclusive bonuses.
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* [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] <br />A playthrough of a game wherein the player plays under an restriction not required by the game itself in an attempt to increase the difficulty and replay value.
* [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] <br />A playthrough of a game wherein the player plays under an restriction not required by the game itself in an attempt to increase the difficulty and replay value.
** [[Double Play]] <br />One player controls both characters in a two-player mode.
** [[Double Play]] <br />One player controls both characters in a two-player mode.
** [[Hundred-Percent Completion]] <br />Completing the game after finding every single possible thing there is to find.
** [[100% Completion]] <br />Completing the game after finding every single possible thing there is to find.
** [[Low-Level Run]] <br />Completing the game with your [[Character Level]] as low as possible.
** [[Low-Level Run]] <br />Completing the game with your [[Character Level]] as low as possible.
** [[Minimalist Run]] <br />Completing the game while getting as few items or abilities as possible.
** [[Minimalist Run]] <br />Completing the game while getting as few items or abilities as possible.