An adventure game is a type of computer entertainment program or video game, characterized by investigation, exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. It is important to note that this term is unrelated to adventure films, and adventure novels, and is not indicative of theme or subject matter. The vast majority of adventure games are computer games, though console-based adventure games are not unheard of. Unlike many other game genres, the adventure genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media, such as literature and film. Adventure games encompass a wide variety of literary genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror, and comedy. Notable adventure games include Grim Fandango, Zork, King's Quest, The Longest Journey, The Secret of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Gabriel Knight, Myst and The Last Express. Nearly all adventure games are designed for a single player, since the heavy emphasis on story and character makes multi-player design difficult.
The adventure genre was quite popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and many considered it to be among the most technically advanced genres. While few developers continue to produce adventure games, some are still being released, and the adventure game genre has had some elements carry over into other genres. Games that fuse adventure elements with action gameplay elements are sometimes referred to as adventure games (a popular example is Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series). Adventure game purists regard this as incorrect and call such hybrids action-adventures. In Europe, games which fuse action and adventure elements are called "arcade adventure" games. The term "adventure game" is used with the same meaning in North America, Europe, and Japan, and is regarded as pure genre in all regions.
"The Adventure" is a song by Angels & Airwaves. It appears on the band's debut album, We Don't Need to Whisper, and was the band's first single, also being the first full song to be heard by fans.
On February 3, 2006, a preliminary version of the song was Internet leaked, as a result of someone hacking Tom DeLonge's e-mail. It lasted five minutes and forty seconds and showed the band's previously stated style and departure from previous works. Listeners described the song's Edge-like guitars and '80s synths sound like a cross between The Alarm, U2, and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me-era Cure, with Tom's trademark blink-182 vocal harmonies and guitar melodies on top. It gave the listener a very clear idea of what direction the band was taking. The song was widely distributed on many fansites and MySpace pages. The leaked version is slightly different from the released version; gasping that was evident after each line on the leaked version is removed.
On February 8, in a Rolling Stone interview, when asked about this song, DeLonge said: "The song was inspired by a friend whose marriage was kind of falling apart. It touched me so deeply that I was up one night crying for him -- I felt so hurt." man_launches_angels" target="_blank">http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9264432/blink182_man_launches_angels
The song entered the _UK singles chart at its peak position #20. This can be seen as quite an achievement, considering the song's leak months earlier and the absence of any other b-side on the single. This would normally be an incentive for people owning the song to purchase the CD single.
The song's music video was nominated for Best Effects by the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best New Artist and Best Editing.
