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More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
Lasting from 1939 to 1945, The second World War was a conflict between the Allies and the Axis. It was the most devastating conflict in human history.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
A game that uses a mixture of 2D & 3D techniques. Commonly used to describe the use of either 3D graphics restricted to a 2D perceptive, or 2D graphics used to fake the appearance of a 3D perceptive.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Games that have been banned, or refused a rating for one reason or another.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
An optional boss is a boss whose defeat is not essential to the plot and can be avoided. In some cases, they are stronger than the game's final boss.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
A powerful weapon often found near the end of the game that is significantly more powerful than other weapons. It can also be the last weapon in an RPG game that does drastically increased damage compared to previous weapons.
Content released frequently, every release contains a small portion of a whole story.
The phenomenon of time, or at least a character's perception of it, moving more slowly. Bullet time is an enhanced version of slow-mo.
Cults don't necessarily have to be evil or out to destroy the world, but in video games it's usually safe to assume so.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
A Palette Swap is when two or more characters share the same style sprite or character model with only minor color or cosmetic changes. Although visually similar, palette swap characters may have very different moves and personalities.
Technique for detecting intersection of an object and a line in virtual space.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
When the artwork on the game's box in no way correlates to the game's actual look and feel.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
A way of attempting to control a population via media.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
Not all bosses can handle the player by themselves. Many use waves of lesser enemies to fight for them while they rest, and some even let these minions do all the work.
A common method of hit detection in shooters that disregards bullet physics. Basically, if the crosshair is on the target, the shot connects right away and without fail.
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