Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A world above or higher than this.: sometimes used for heaven.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
celestial world . - noun The
community oflaw-abiding citizens (compareunderworld ). - noun video games In certain
video games , the space connecting disparatetowns /dungeons /levels . It can encompass the entire world, but doesn't necessarily have to.
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Examples
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The game design is a merger between a brawler and a kind of overworld flight setup.
PopMatters 2010
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The game is divided into seven worlds, along with an "overworld" in the form of Tim's house.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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There is a new "overworld" that is displayed while moving between locations - which helps to make the world feel larger.
MSDN Blogs 2009
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The beta features the majority of the game with nearly all the worlds and a fantastic 'overworld' to link them all together.
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The game is divided into seven worlds, along with an "overworld" in the form of Tim's house.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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MR: Speaking of voiceovers, you are also pretty active in the voice overworld, aren't you?
Mike Ragogna: Greetings From...: Chatting with Less Than Jake's Vinnie Fiorello and Singer-Songwriter/Actor Bill Mumy Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: Speaking of voiceovers, you are also pretty active in the voice overworld, aren't you?
Mike Ragogna: Greetings From...: Chatting with Less Than Jake's Vinnie Fiorello and Singer-Songwriter/Actor Bill Mumy Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: Speaking of voiceovers, you are also pretty active in the voice overworld, aren't you?
Mike Ragogna: Greetings From...: Chatting with Less Than Jake's Vinnie Fiorello and Singer-Songwriter/Actor Bill Mumy Mike Ragogna 2011
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I mean, there's a reason we don't travel weeks in real time to cross overworld maps and there's a pretty obvious reason why we shouldn't have to be better than the real Tiger Woods to actually beat him in a video game.
In Defense Of The Classic Controller SVGL 2009
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MR: Speaking of voiceovers, you are also pretty active in the voice overworld, aren't you?
Mike Ragogna: Greetings From...: Chatting with Less Than Jake's Vinnie Fiorello and Singer-Songwriter/Actor Bill Mumy Mike Ragogna 2011
treeseed commented on the word overworld
In video games, an overworld (sometimes called world map or map) refers to a high-level view of the fictional world within the game. The world map often contains a collection of towns and other locations (often called dungeons or levels) such as caves, mountains, and forests. When the player enters one of these locations, the world map display is replaced by the local geography of the selected element. In many games, the player is able to travel on the world map; in other games, the player uses the world map to select their next location.
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February 18, 2008