Engine and System

Engine

Engine noun - A device that changes energy into mechanical motion.

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System and engine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Engine".

Nearby Words: engineer, enginery

System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.

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Engine and system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engine" instead a noun "System".

Nearby Words: systematic, systemic

good	good engine	good system
special	special engine	special system
better	better engine	better system
similar	similar engine	similar system
Other adjectives: complete, alien, standard, original, single, powerful, actual, entire, massive, main, internal, new, unique, advanced, improved, broken, basic, different, modern, magical.

Dawn of War 2 (which runs on the same engine) uses a similar but simplified system that resembles its Tabletop Strategy counterpart.

Source: Standard Status Effects
Robust: Used as a synonym for combat in general (as well as those who have mastered the game's mechanics), after the "robust" fighting system provided by the BYOND engine.

Source: Fan Nickname / Video Games N to S
It runs on the Tag 2 engine, but is strictly 1-on-1 and rebalanced to be similar to Tekken 5 (the most significant change being the removal of the Bound system).

Source: Allegedly Free Game

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