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Game » consists of 27 releases. Released Nov 17, 2009
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.
Music based games may be growing in popularity now, but there have always been musicians in games. Whether they're in a band, play an instrument, or just sing into a hairbrush, these characters live for music.
A device by which a character's motivations or expectations are influenced by a suspiciously absent family member.
Sequels that have the player controlling a different character than the preceding game(s).
New Purchase Incentives is a business strategy established by publishers to encourage consumers to buy games new. It is also primarily used as a means of profiting from used game sales where they otherwise could not.
You were pretty cool, once. Rich. Powerful. Royalty, even. But that's done with now, because it says "Chapter One" instead of "Prologue" in the mission order.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
System in games that are used to alert the player of law enforcement attention and pursuit towards them.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Distinct from a battle between good and evil, the struggle between the natures of order and chaos carries greater complexity in which neither side is purely right or wrong.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
A digital distribution platform owned and operated by EA.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
A patrol is a common concept in many games in which a computer-controlled character moves back and forth along a set path repeatedly.
The 2009 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on September 4-6.
Pick Pocketing appears in many games as a way of obtaining information, items, or cash from people.
Piercing weapons are designed primarily for stabbing and puncturing to cause damage rather than slicing or cutting. Examples include knives, daggers, spears, lances, needles, shivs or improvised weapons such as ice picks.
A physician that treated victims of the Black Plague during the 14th century.
While all games on PlayStation 3 (2009 onwards) and later consoles have trophies, only games deemed large enough get to have the coveted Platinum Trophy for earning every Trophy in the base game.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
After the game's intro Ezio is put in charge of the Villa Auditore. By funneling his profits from assassinations into the Villa and surrounding town he can rebuild a merchant's street and several other buildings as well as display statuettes, paintings, weapons, and armor inside the villa itself. The condition of the villa's exterior will also improve as Ezio builds the city.
These games, franchises, characters, or companies have some connection with PlayStation Home. They could have some related digital wares available, have their own Space, or even be playable.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
Sony's game streaming service for PS4 and PC.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Enemies rushing off cliffs in order to get the protagonist or enemies that are sent to the abyss by the protagonist.
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