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Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
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.
Thrones are the third highest of the nine angelic orders, carrying the throne of God and channeling immense energy within their forms. They are also related to the Ophanim, bizarre wheel-like angels.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Tokyo Game Show 2008, the world's second biggest video game trade show, was held from October 9th to 12th 2008 at the Makuhari Messe.
The 2009 Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place between 24-27 September at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The theme for the show was 'Game, it's so energetic!'
Anguish of body or mind. Can be used by authority figures to extract sensitive information that would not be given under normal circumstances.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
A video game concept in which plainly valuable items, weapons, and even hard currency are routinely found in trash cans and roadside dumpsters.
Verticality relates to the scale of spaces in a game and the player's ability and freedom to traverse them. It implies that a player has freedom of movement that extends to vertical planes through abilities, vehicles, or level design.
Some video games feature characters that play video games themselves, with the player sometimes taking control of the character playing the game-within-a-game. This also includes game characters who explicitly mention that they play video games.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Present in Super Mario Galaxy and Bayonetta. Generally the ability to walk upside down, on the ceiling, on on walls. Having magnetic boots can accomplish this.
Also known as a triangle jump, this is the ability to hit a wall and propel yourself off of it like you were some kind of crazy ninja or parkour fiend.
Popularized by the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trilogy, wall running is a concept employed in platforming games. The move is often executed when needing to traverse a gap with only a wall in place. Also includes running straight up walls.
The ability to walk on water. Sometimes depending on a character's speed (IE slowing down will result in them sinking).
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
Witches are women who can perform magic. There can be good witches and bad witches.
While piledrivers, clotheslines, and suplexes might seem at home in wrestling games, many professional wrestling moves have found their way into other video game genres. Brawlers and fighting games are commonly home to these moves, with Mike Haggar's piledriver being a classic example.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
A cinematic technique used in video games cut scenes to show something of amazing scale.
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