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Game » consists of 15 releases. Released Oct 28, 2007
FreeLC is free downloadable content. It is a sub-category of DLC which encompasses only free downloadable content.
A concept primarily found in music/rhythm games. Commonly abbreviated to FC, a Full Combo is achieved by hitting 100% of the notes without breaking the combo multiplier.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
Picking the gender of your character can help immerse you in the game world. Sometimes this leads to different abilities in-game, sometimes it means nothing at all.
Hammer Ons and Pull Offs (often shorthanded as HO/POs) are Guitar Hero/Rock Band notes that you can play without strumming. They always follow at least one note you do have to strum, then you can continue playing just by pressing the fret buttons.
Havok Physics (Havok) is a physics API developed by Irish company Havok and released in 2000. It is used in video games as a physics engine, allowing for realistic interactions between in-game entities.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Arguably the rockingest genre of rock music.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
Some games feature end credits that scroll over a playable segment of action.
Some rhythm games depend entirely on the sync between audio, video and the controller. Lag Calibration is the in-game concept of modifying how the game syncs the two former to the latter.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
A metalhead is a heavy metal fanatic.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
An online multiplayer grouping system that allows players to join a party and "travel" from match to match together automatically.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
They are more than a fish. They are more than a man. Death will rise from the tides, they are murloc.
A music video is a film that comes with a song. It can be a combination of the music artists performing and/or actors playing scenes and/or other elements. Many games come with a music video related to the game.
Meant to make musical games more accessible as well as permit everyone to let loose their inner musician, these peripherals can look very much or not at all like the instruments they emulate.
Music based games may be growing in popularity now, but there have always been musicians in games. Whether they're in a band, play an instrument, or just sing into a hairbrush, these characters live for music.
Nintendo's online service. It supported the Wii and Nintendo DS.
The iconic note path established by Harmonix and used frequently in American (often guitar-centric) rhythm games.
Rhythm game's that use beat sliders usually give the player the ability to earn a note streak if they stay on track with their striking of notes consistently
When a crowd is present in a game (often invisible) that does nothing more than cheer or boo, depending on the player's performance.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
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