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Games that feature more than one style of Game Over screen. Alternate Game Over screens are often used when the player loses in specific ways.
A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
Wireframe describes any 3D model or shape that has no covering texture or "skin" and can be seen through. It can also be a visual effect to make a 2D image appear 3D.
In the sky or in the blackness of space, these guys can get you from one place to another, and maybe blow up a few bad (or good) guys along the way!
A man or woman working the world's oldest profession. He/she might provide you a cutscene, health, or be a background NPC for an urban setting.
The yakuza are Japanese organized crime syndicates. Members are often identified by their elaborate tattoos.
Harem is a term used to describe Japanese works wherein a single average male character is surrounded by numerous attractive females, most of whom are romantically interested in the main character.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
Prostitution is the exchange of money, drugs, favours, or other incentives for the performance of sexual acts.
The act of a married person engaging in a sexual relationship with someone other than his or her own spouse. The adulterous relationship may or may not include feelings of true love.
The act of dressing in clothing generally associated with the opposite sex, often employed in video games for comic effect or for sexual excitement.
Fast-talking and manipulative salespeople.
Sexual behaviour that deviates from the norms of society.
In some games, health can be regenerated or bonus health acquired through romance of some kind, from flirting to kissing to sexual intercourse.
Terrain Deformation is the idea of allowing the geometry of the world to be changed in dynamic, non-scripted ways. For instance, in the game Sacrifice you can cast many spells (like Volcano) which alter the terrain's elevation permanently.
Episodic games that were left incomplete due to the project being halted or cancelled before the final episode could be released.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
A gameplay mode that pits two or more players in a fight to the death. John Romero is credited with coining the multiplayer term "deathmatch."
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).
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
Respawning is when a player or NPC dies and then reappears moments later - usually in a predetermined location or group of locations - while the game continues.
Pegasi are winged horses found in Greek Mythology.
Centaurs have the upper half of a man, and the lower half of a horse. Typically they are hunters.
Sea monsters are sea-dwelling, mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.
The Western Zodiac is the 11 animals and 1 symbol (Libra) that is used to predict people's futures via astrology. Your Zodiac animal or sign depends on what time of the year you were born. There are also other Zodiac systems.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
A route shorter than the usual one.
A corporate conglomeration acts as a legitimate front and source of funds for the shadowy organization known as Cerberus in the Mass Effect universe. In its quest to ensure human supremacy in the universe, Cerberus has conducted kidnappings, genetic tampering and scientific experimentation bordering on torture.
Fauns and Satyrs are woodland spirits, seemingly composed of a man and a goat. Goat parts and human parts tend to vary from game to game.
Crabs in all forms and sizes, not just the giant enemy variety.
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