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Game » consists of 32 releases. Released Oct 29, 2013
A temporary or permanent condition in which a person is suffering from reduced hearing ability.
A game in which the "seeker" covers his/her eyes while the other players try to find a good hiding spot. It is then up to the seeker to find the hiding players.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
Pursuing and killing or capturing wild animals for sport or food.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
The in-game announcer is a non-character disembodied voice commonly heard in arcade games, first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. They announce game modes, multi-kills, and game-changing events.
The ability for players to customize the look of indoor locations with various furnishings.
A game that takes place between the events of two previously-released entries in a series, whether those be games or other media like films.
Characters who speak Hiberno-English.
Islam is a monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur'an. A text considered by its adherents to be the word of God given to Muhammad, considered by the Muslims to be the last prophet of God.
Characters who speak with an Italian flavoured accent, usually second generation immigrants.
Jellyfish are ocean dwelling animals with a mushroom like top and tentacle like cilia on the bottom. They can be translucent or transparent.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
A Christian military order from the middle ages, known for their skilled warriors wearing white mantles with an emblem of a red cross.
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
Less-lethal weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill than a conventional weapon. Less-lethal weapons are used in riot control and self-defense.
A graphical effect used in video games where an object blocks light and around the edges of the object the light is significantly brighter than normal.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Matchmaking is a technique which allows players or teams to be matched with others for the purpose of playing an online multiplayer game.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
Some people just have to have all the power.
Frequently featured as a class in many RPGs, the monk often fights unarmed and unarmored.
This gameplay feature is often associated with stealth games where the player cannot take the lives of his/her opponents or where the main goal is to avoid detection.
Sometimes we will go a whole game without knowing the true name of a protagonist. Oftentimes, this is remedied by unique references being made towards the protagonist, such as "The Wanderer," "The Kid," or "The Man With no Name."
These games feature a world map largely comprised of islands and other landmasses separated by vast bodies of water that must be crossed on ship.
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