In the world of electronic video games the possibilities are endless. Video games have evolved from the point of basic two dimensional action to full 3D worlds which can be sculpted by the players.
The realism has increased to such a point that often times its hard to tell the differences at a glance between a rendered image in a video game and the real thing.
One thing that has remained constant in video games are cheats, codes, and Easter eggs. But what exactly is that?
A cheat code is a button combination or password which triggers an event or affect within a video game. Cheats can be as simplistic as adding ammunition to a gun, or increasing a character's health, or changing the character to a completely different character.
An Easter egg is a surprise hidden within the game, the history of the very first Easter egg is unknown, but developers continue to add them to games and players seem to enjoy scouting around to find them.
In addition to cheats that can be entered through a controller or keyboard there are also cheat devices. These pieces of hardware, or software, are made exclusively to help gamers enter cheat codes, or otherwise modify the game's contents. Some popular examples are Game Shark, Code Breaker, and Action Replay.
Cheats and codes are used by millions of gamers worldwide, and in general are completely safe to the system and game they are using. Manually entering a cheat code while playing a game will simply enable a portion of the game's built in code so the desired affect will be achieved. (i.e.; Invincibility)
There are times however that you may want to use caution enabling a cheat code. Cheat codes that require the use of downloadable files are particularly risky because only the person that made the additional code knows exactly what is being done when you use the file. Of course, you don't hear many horror stories about a cheat messing someone's system up, so you're probably safe.
It is important to note that the use of any code, either by entering it or using a patch, may cause the game to become unstable. The most likely affect will be the inability to save your game properly. Whenever there is a risk involved I am certain to point this out on the individual cheat pages.
Almost every video game system created can use a cheat code in one form or another. Here at Video Game Strategies we cover a wide range of systems and titles covering the most popular consoles and handhelds such as PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and PC. An entire list can be seen on our Cheat Code Index. Cheats and files for cheat devices are also listed by platform and are found in the same place.
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