Video game clone grouped as "Myst clones". Some video game genres are founded by archetypal games of which all subsequent similar games are considered derivatives; notably, early first-person shooters were often called ""Doom" clones", while the success of the open-world formula in "Grand Theft Auto" led to the genre of GTA clones. The genre of endless runners is based on the success and simplicity of the game "Canabalt". In these cases, games that are "clones" of another are generally not implied to have committed any intellectual property infractions, and otherwise considered legally acceptable practices, although calling such games clones is generally considered derogatory.
Animorphs (video game) Animorphs (video game) Animorphs is a 2000 game for Game Boy Color. It is based upon the Scholastic book series "Animorphs" by K. A. Applegate. The game operates in a series of turn-based battles during combat. In a manner similar to the "Pokémon" video games, the object of "Animorphs" is to fight and defeat various animals and aliens in order to gain the morph (DNA) of that creature. Sometimes, the player can use the animal's acquired' skills outside combat. For example, snakes crawl up walls, fish swim, and bird morphs take to the air. The game saves using a password