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Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Jun 22, 2000
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
A Multiplayer game mode where two or more teams fight against each other to the death. The team with the most kills wins.
A television news program, often used to give a wider perspective on the events of the game.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
Chinese organized crime group.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Tracker music, or module/MOD music is a digital music format that was popularized in the late 80's and became the de facto standard for video game music on the Amiga, as well as in the Demoscene, and is still in wide use today.
A protagonist who betrays his or her allies.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Games that tutorialize the player under the guise of performing a routine check-up on the character.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
First version of the Unreal engine. Developed for the game, "Unreal".
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
Games where players can choose to talk their way out fighting, which is often an option in RPGs.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
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.
A person who goes outside of the law to punish those who have committed an act of injustice. Their methods usually cause them to be perceived as criminals.
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.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Modifications can include, but are not exclusive to, upgrades. Modifications can be superficial changes such as color.
Wobble aiming is a feature added in many shooter games to simulate realism, and add the feel of controlling a human body holding a weapon.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
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