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The act of traversing space while attached to a piece game geometry. Sometimes via a rope, or other grapple like object.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
A species of striped feline.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Tips are usually used throughout the game as a way of showing players features.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
Reptiles known for their hard shells.
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.
New version of the Unreal engine rolled out with Unreal Tournament 2003. After being further extended and enhanced, it would evolve into the Unreal Engine 2.5 and Unreal Engine 2X.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
Vikings were the seafaring people in Scandinavia between 800 - 1050.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
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.
Games often use letters like X and Z in the title to make their game seem more edgy, blatantly misspelling the title of their game in the process.
Horse-like wild animals that have black and white stripes.
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