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Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Generally used to fool other characters or parties into thinking you're one of them or belong there for purposes of deception, spying, or accessing data.
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.
Joke characters are characters in video games that provide humor, and are often parodies of characters from other games, or parodies of famous celebrities.
Humor which relates to feces, urine, or flatulence; also known as toilet humor.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
Present in most action games, where people can say cheesy stuff and get away with it. Usually spoken by the hero, before or after wasting a dude.
A physical confrontation between two opponents without any outside interference.
A gunslinger is to guns what a swordmaster is to swords.
A disguised character whom nobody within the fiction finds suspicious, but whose real identity and/or intentions are quite obvious to the player.
Games in which, instead of playing on "Easy" or "Hard", players play on "Marine" or "Way of the Samurai".
A type of arcade game that rewards tickets that can be redeemed for prizes in the arcade itself. Games tend to be simpler and faster to complete (with special "jackpot" rules), and some games allow operators to disable this setup altogether for a more traditional arcade game experience.
Edutainment is a specific category of games designed to teach the player a real-life subject. Whether it be math, history, or English, this game was designed to be used by a teacher or a tutor to make learning more fun!
Games that are branded with the name or logo of a TV network, but are not based on any one program. They may draw from several different shows on the network, or none at all.
The first game publicly shown for an upcoming platform.
Belt scrolling is a 2D perspective, side-scrolling action with downward camera angle. The character is able to move not only sideways, but also vertically within a limited area, giving pseudo-3D depth. Mostly used by beat 'em up brawlers, this term is mainly used in Japan and comes from the conveyor belt like viewpoint.
Games that feature digital versions of pinball tables, whether they be original designs or replicas of existing tables.
A series of two-player board games where players take turns stacking a piece on one of several chutes, attempting to connect a chain of four pieces in any direction. While it is known by other names and existed since the early 20th century, it is best known for the Milton Bradley version known as Connect Four.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
Games prominently featuring celebrities, who either endorse the game or act as the focus of the story. Games with characters who happen to be played by celebrities are not always tie-ins.
Golf is a sport in which golf balls are hit with golf clubs in holes on a course. The fewest swings wins.
Falling blocks appear in many games.
Some games just weren't meant to be.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
Games made for a younger audience, usually between 3-9.
Also known as Othello, this strategic board game uses round pieces with a different color on either side. When pieces of one color form a straight line between two pieces of the other color, the middle pieces are flipped over.
A crossover occurs when a character from one franchise makes a special appearance in a game from an unrelated franchise. Some games are specifically designed to be crossovers that bring together characters from two or more franchises.
A stereotypical prehistoric human, usually clad in animal skins and rather violent. Does not always live in a cave.
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