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Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Oct 13, 2009
Several different game types like driving, shooting, and platforming in one cohesive game. Compilation releases don't count.
Music in a game that can hurt enemies and/or the player. Note that causing damage with a musical instrument via physical means, such as by bashing an enemy over the head with a guitar, does not apply.
Similar to Dance Fighting, characters are process to fighting but with instruments or singing.
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.
Games that are in genres where the ability to jump is expected, but do not allow the player character to jump on command.
Women of a religious order who commit themselves to a life style dedicated to their respective gods.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Games with achievements or trophies that can only be obtained while playing online multiplayer.
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.
Optional Censorship gives one the ability to remove or obscure content that is possibly offensive or objectionable.
The 2009 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on September 4-6.
The fourth annual PAX East took place March 22-24, 2013 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
The true final playable part of a game that presents itself after the game's supposed ending.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
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.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
Radial Menus are menus that appear in a circular pattern to display the options the player has.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
The ability to automatically assign fresh troops to a designated location.
Randomly spoken lines, usually used for comedic purposes.
Ranked Matches are commonplace in today's online world, and offer various distinctions over un-ranked/player matches.
Razorfire Girls belong to the Ironheade faction.
The act of hiring qualified people for a job or enlisting them for warfare purposes.
Dialogue from NPCs that constantly repeats.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
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