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PlayStation 3 games that utilize the "tilt" functionality of the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers for minor or major gameplay mechanics.
This concept is featured in games that have a character wearing a helmet or mask with a skull graphic or picture on it, or else a helmet styled to resemble a skull. This does not pertain to characters who actually have skulls for heads.
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.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
You work with a small team of AI or human squad members (usually with a total squad size of 4) to complete objectives.
Suppressing fire is firing your weapon at the enemy to force them to stay in cover, to reduce their mobility and their ability to return fire and reconnoitre your position. Impossible to do right in games, due to the fearlessness caused by players not feeling pain when they are shot.
Multiple fighters/people ganging up to fight another fight/group of fighter.
A flaw that occurs when a games graphics engine fails to preload textures as the player is in view of them.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 2000 and 2009.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Game titles that are three words long, and have a conjunction or a preposition. These games usually take the form of "X of Y" or "X & Y".
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Unattainable or broken achievements are achievements that no longer unlock, never unlocked from the start, or require an online component to a game that no longer exists.
The main armed force the United States and responsible for all major land operations.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
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Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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