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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clone_(...nd_video_games)
Цитата:
A video game clone is a video game or game series which is very similar to or heavily inspired by a previous popular game or game series. Some video game genres are founded by such archetypical games that all subsequent similar games are thought of as derivatives.
...the majority of isometric RPG titles are considered clones of Blizzard's popular Diablo game, despite the fact that Diablo did not pioneer this style of gameplay and was in itself heavily influenced by Ultima VIII.
Warcraft was originally a Dune II clone being a second game of the new genre.
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Сама Диабла - это самый натуральный ремейк (не скажу "клон") Ультимы-8. А потом уже пошли клоны самой Диаблы - одни достойны называться ремейками, другие нет.