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If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
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.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
Apple Arcade is Apple's game subscription service for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac devices. It launched early for some iOS 13 public beta users on September 16, 2019, with a full release three days later.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
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.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
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