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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
The Arena is a rank-up mode for the Armored Core series that puts the players against AI opponents to gain credits and rank up to the top of the Arena.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Boost takes a game to a new level giving players a greater level of speed. This speed opens up new doors to sports games, driving games, and any game that can benefit from the reward of speed.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Any game that represents a society noticeably worse or less desirable compared to those in the present. This can relate to kinds of political and economic organisation, excessive human suffering, social problems caused by technology, or as a result of an apocalyptic event.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
It's not just for airplanes anymore: Game mascots and MMO players alike have taken to the skies. Players can use flight to quickly navigate large levels, find hidden items, or take opponents down.
Although controls are remappable, hotkey command combinations (such as the ones for dropping equipped weapons in the middle of a battle) are automatically assigned depending on your control mapping. (i.e. it will always be whatever 3 buttons you mapped three certain functions to.) This means the hotkey functions may be difficult to use, depending on what your control option was.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
The most powerful laser rifle in the Armored Core series.
The new pilot of the next generation of Armored Cores, NEXTs.
The Muscle Tracer (commonly known as the MT) is a versatile mech design that appears in all Armored Core games.
Ninebreaker is a name given to the Raven who acquires the number one spot in the Arena.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Operators are support personnel who are "partners" with the Raven/Lynx who pilots the Armored Cores.
These title are given to LYNX that's been piloting the NEXTs since the time of the National Dismantlement War.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
Games where pressure sensitive buttons play an important part.
The code-name for a member of an elite group of mercenary Armored Core pilots.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
A reversed thumbstick layout for left-handed players. The option isn't default, but is available in most games.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
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