Role-playing games are not expected to play as crisply as
pure action games do, and action games need not run as deep
in the storytelling and character-building departments as
role-playing games do.
The New Zealand video game development industry grew 46% last
year, boosted by the huge growth of smartphone and online
gaming, according to a survey of developers.
It may be the largest entertainment production in history.
More than 800 people on four continents have spent six years
and nearly $US200 million creating it.
