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Quest Tracking
Quest tracking is a common theme in RPGs and open-world adventure games, whereby the game monitors, records, and occasionally directs the player as to his next mission.
Appears in 50 games
First appeared in Metal Max
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Environmental Kill
Some game environments feature certain areas that allow for special kills outside a player's normal cadre of moves. These kills usually feature unique animations such as slamming an enemy's head through a television or sticking their head in a trash compactor.
Appears in 70 games
First appeared in Double Dragon
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Xbox Live Aware
Feature found in some later first-generation Xbox titles that allowed players to stay signed into Xbox live while playing an offline game.
Appears in 42 games
First appeared in The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle
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Skullamanjaro
The act of banking 10 skulls at once and instantly winning the match in the new Halo: Reach gametype Headhunter.
First appeared in Halo: Reach
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The Arena
A new hyper-competitive playlist for Halo: Reach, including FFA and Team Slayer based gametypes.
First appeared in Halo: Reach
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Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional football team that play in the NFL.
Appears in 26 games
First appeared in Capcom's MVP Football
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Hunter
The Hunter (or mini-striders) is a synthetic anti-personnel combat unit made by the Combine from Half Life 2 Episode Two.
Appears in 4 games
First appeared in The Orange Box
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American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major Professional football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when it merged with the established National Football League (NFL).
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in Super Bowl
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Forced Slow Walking
Slow walking is when the player character can not move at full speed and is restricted to a slow walk, usually while talking to someone.
Appears in 59 games
First appeared in Hydlide 3
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Las Vegas Raiders
NFL team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team has been owned by Al Davis since 1963.
Appears in 72 games
First appeared in NFL Football: San Diego Chargers/Los Angeles Raiders
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Skedar
The Skedar are a militant alien race and the main antagonistic force in Perfect Dark.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Perfect Dark
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Headhunter
A new gametype in Halo: Reach. The objective of this game is to collect skulls retrieved from other players corpses and bank them safely.
First appeared in Halo: Reach
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Generator Defense
A new gametype in Halo: Reach. the objective of the game is for the attacking Elites to destroy 3 generators on the map, while the spartans attempt to protect them.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Urban Dead
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Invasion
A new gametype in Halo: Reach. the objective of the game is for the attacking elites to breach security and steal a precious data core while the spartans try to shut them out.
Appears in 25 games
First appeared in Space Invaders
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Stockpile
A new gametype in Halo: Reach. Object of the game is to bank as many neutral flags as possible, note that these flags are only scored after every minute, leaving the flags vulnerable to theft while stockpiled.
First appeared in Halo: Reach
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Ghost Reticle
A secondary reticle to tell you where to aim based on your target's current movement vector. It helps your targeting by compensating for bullet travel time.
Appears in 4 games
First appeared in Descent: Freespace - The Great War
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Guado
The Guado are a humanoid race that appears in the Final Fantasy X series. They are the protectors of the afterlife.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Final Fantasy X-2
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San Jose Sharks
Founded in '91, being the first team in several years to enter the NHL. Currently a (regular-season) powerhouse in the Western Conference.
Appears in 55 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Los Angeles Kings
Long-time Franchise in the NHL, second team of Wayne Gretzky. They won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014.
Appears in 54 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Dallas Stars
Originally the Minnesota North Stars. Been to three finals, losing in Minnesota, winning the Cup in Dallas in 1999, and losing in the finals in 2000.
Appears in 54 games
First appeared in NHL '94
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Anaheim Ducks
The Walt Disney company founded the Ducks in 1993 after the success of the Mighty Ducks film.
Appears in 54 games
First appeared in NHL '94
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Minnesota Wild
The second NHL team to play in Minnesota, the North Stars/Stars having moved to Dallas in '93.
Appears in 2 games
First appeared in NHL 11
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Nashville Predators
Played their first game in 1998 and have had only one coach in their short history. The team is named after remains of a 10,000 year old saber-tooth tiger were found during the excavation process of the arena building.
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in NHL 12
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Carolina Hurricanes
Originally the Hartford Whalers, coming over to the NHL from the old World Hockey Association.
Appears in 6 games
First appeared in ESPN National Hockey Night
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New York Islanders
Founded in 1972, they quickly came to win 4 Stanley Cups in a row in the early 80's, the last team to win more than 2 in consecutive years.
Appears in 52 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Philadelphia Flyers
Coming in the NHL in the first expansion post-Original Six, the "Broad Street Bullies" have won the cup twice in the mid-seventies.
Appears in 54 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional football team in the NFL.
Appears in 40 games
First appeared in Tecmo Super Bowl
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Maians
The Maians are a race of inteligent space-farers who are friends with Daniel Carrington
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Perfect Dark
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Chicago Blackhawks
An NHL team that plays in the Western conference. Won the cup in 2010. The Blackhawks first Stanley Cup since 1961.
Appears in 41 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Inverted Guns
Guns that are a mirror image of their real world counterparts, with ejection ports and charging handles on the wrong side of the gun.
Appears in 5 games
First appeared in Half-Life: Counter-Strike
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Depth of Field
A post-processing blurring effect used mostly by modern action games, particularly modern first-person shooters. Used to blur foreground or background elements to simulate a lens focus.
Appears in 98 games
First appeared in Ridge Racer V
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Houndeye
A three-legged 'dog' creature that appears in Half-Life. It attacks the player in packs and emits LOUD sonic waves.
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in Half-Life
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Bullsquid
A squid-faced enemy that charges you like a bull. Seen in Half-Life and planned but cut from Half-Life 2.
Appears in 2 games
First appeared in Half-Life
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Navarro's Mercenaries
The primary antagonist's army of mercenaries in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. They have more armor than Eddy's Pirates, and better weaponry.
First appeared in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
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Open-Air Preaching
The act of preaching one's religious views in public. Usually done on the sidewalk or in markets while standing on a crate or other object.
Appears in 6 games
First appeared in Grandia
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Off-Camera Death
While some lead and supporting characters meet their end for the whole world to see, others are killed while the camera is focusing on something else. Typically, an off-screen death can mean the character was not actually killed and will return at a later time.
Appears in 8 games
First appeared in Michigan: Report from Hell
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Ghost Ship
A common location in games, specifically RPGs. Usually inhabited by ghosts and other creatures from the beyond.
Appears in 22 games
First appeared in The Secret of Monkey Island
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Burning Dawn
The Burning Dawn are a group of ninja revolutionaries that want to overthrow the lords of Japan and create a new kingdom ruled by ninja. They are led by Lady Kagami.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
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Glyphs
Usually depicted as magical when in games, glyphs are simplistic symbols that are often tangible to the player character.
Appears in 7 games
First appeared in Blade II
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New York Rangers
"Original Six" franchise, founded in 1926. Playing in fabled Madison Square Garden in NYC, they've won the cup 4 times.
Appears in 37 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Ottawa Senators
Original "version" of the team founded in early 1880's. Current team been in the NHL since 1992.
Appears in 54 games
First appeared in NHL '94
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Buffalo Sabres
NHL's Sabres, based in upstate New York since their debut in 1970.
Appears in 54 games
First appeared in NHL Hockey
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Defense Breaking Spot
A spot on an enemy NPC that opens an opportunity to attack its true weak spot. Different from a weak spot by the fact that hurting or destroying the Defense Breaking Spot will not kill the enemy.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Punch-Out!!
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Billboarding
Using a 2D sprite that always faces the camera within a polygonal 3D environment to fake a 3D effect.
Appears in 72 games
First appeared in Wibarm
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