rail-based
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a game wherein a player character automatically moves along a preset path.
Example Sentences
- "The design of the boss characters is interesting, and the multiplayer mode is a nice touch, but the graphics are far too drab for a rail-based shooter."
- "The game is apparently sort of a rail-based shooter, and you use your finger to aim and tap the screen to shoot."
- "The brainchild of Reisuke Ishida, the creator of Taito's cult hit Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, Groove Coaster is a rail-based rhythm game set to dozens of tracks from Taito video games."
- "The Far Cry series is known for offering up an open-world alternative to the rail-based experiences of most mainline FPS titles,[…]"
- "It is a rail-based game, so the only movements you really have to control is jumping in the short action sequences that break up the "shooting zones," if you will."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more rail-based (comparative)
most rail-based (superlative)