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Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
A Role-Playing Shooter (RPS) is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.
The ability to move around a piece of cover in usually a 3rd person view, seen in games like Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mafia 2, or Uncharted 3.
Corporation in the Deus Ex universe headed by David Sarif. Develops and manufactures advanced prostheses and augmentations.
Scaleform is a software development kit used to integrate Flash based user interfaces with game engines.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
Instead of having the loot spew out of the corpse it-self, this concept is based on having to interact with the corpse to obtain the loot.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
The ability to see through walls.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Games that for some reason or another, include a slip cover. Usually Collectors Editions or first run games.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
The ability to see the world in a different way. Reveals paths, secrets, enemies, among other things.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
Water vaporization usually represented in video games as a particle effect.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
3D Stereoscopy is the use of two images generated from slightly different angles in order to create a 3D effect. This usually requires the use of 3D glasses to separate the left/right image for each eye.
Games where abusing alcohol and/or drugs gives the players an in game benefit - such as additional health, bullet-time, or other abilities.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
When a character wears sunglasses even in the dark, or the player is rewarded for doing so.
A supersoldier is a soldier artificially given abilities far beyond those of normal humans. These include increased strength, speed, stamina, intelligence, the ability to fly, the ability to create fire with their mind, etc.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
Modification of the body for grave medical purposes or otherwise.
When a video game suddenly presents the player with a room full of health and ammo, perhaps a powerful weapon or two, it's a good bet that an especially challenging enemy encounter or boss fight is soon to follow.
A character model standing straight up, arms stretched out (IE the character looks like the letter T). Usually the result of an animation error.
A television news program, often used to give a wider perspective on the events of the game.
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