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Whether it's taking pictures of things for points or as part of a journal, photography is playing an ever increasing role in many of today's video games.
In addition to the multitude of empty warehouses that Victor can buy and renovate into whore houses and heroin smuggling operations he can also purchase several houses throughout Vice. Houses can be used to store cars, change Victor's outfit, and save.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
The police chase consists of the police chasing someone; usually by car. Sometimes the player plays as the guy getting chased and sometimes as the police.
The sound of police communicating amongst themselves via radio to co-ordinate attacks, often heard by the player so they can react to the attacks.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
A follow-up to a game or movie that takes place before the events of the previous installment or installments.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
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.
Prostitution is the exchange of money, drugs, favours, or other incentives for the performance of sexual acts.
Digital re-releases of PlayStation 2 games for later Sony-branded game systems.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
In the Assassin's Creed series, renovation functions as an economic system which provides the player with income automatically over time. The amount of income increases as more buildings are renovated. Usually each increment of income is dispatched every 20 minutes (real world time) while the game is on and not paused.
The act of repairing damaged items or weapons.
Roadblocks are used to prevent the transit in that road. They're used in videogames either to prevent the player to go in that direction or as a challenge the player must overcome.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
A competition between brothers and sisters.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
Whether it be cigarettes, cigars or pipes, tobacco or otherwise, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you - and that it makes you look undeniably cool.
When a musical performance happens in a game, often this is used for comedic purposes.
Illegal auto racing taking place on public roads.
A paramilitary special force of police used to handle exceptionally dangerous criminals.
A common type of mission in games that requires the player to follow an NPC without being detected. Follow too closely and the NPC might spot the player, but drop too far back and the NPC might get away. The player may have to follow in cars, boats, or on foot.
A flaw that occurs when a games graphics engine fails to preload textures as the player is in view of them.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1980 and 1989.
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