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SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
When a game throws so many objects at the player that it's difficult or impossible to keep track
Taking an established control scheme and changing it, often to the games detriment, in order to fit a game on a console.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Games with characters that sing.
A large mass of people. This is most commonly seen in sports games where the crowd consists of a large amount of spectators.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2005.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2006.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Advanced technique used to maximize the amount of points earned in Guitar Hero and Rock Band. A necessary skill to achieving high scores.
Star Power doubles your current score modifier. Activate it by tilting your guitar up or hitting the select button.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
The Style Meter acts as multiplier to the score/currency earned through combat and even rewards non-damaging actions like evades or taunts while discouraging repetitive moves and stalling. A frequent feature in the Devil May Cry series.
Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1980 and 1989.
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 game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Sometimes a co-op game allows the various players to choose their own individual difficulty levels. This is typically implemented by higher difficulty levels causing that player to be able to deal damage less easily and to also receive more damage from enemies.
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.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
An achievement/trophy that a player can only get by interacting with another player online who has already earned the same achievement/trophy.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
Many popular multiplayer games (particularly for PC) may integrate player or clan/guild information into a web interface to be accessed from anywhere. The player may also be able to see your current achievements on his or her game.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Feature found in some later first-generation Xbox titles that allowed players to stay signed into Xbox live while playing an offline game.
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