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Isometric Viewpoint

Isometric viewpoint refers to the camera angle used in many 2-dimensional games to give the appearance that they are 3-dimensional, without requiring 3D models. The isometric perspective is characterized by a somewhat overhead camera angle, askew to show depth.

Concepts

2.5D

Games which feature 3D polygonal graphics, but typically restrict gameplay and camera control to a 2D plane. Alternatively, it can also refer to earlier games that attempted to simulate three-dimensional graphics without the use of 3D polygons.
2D

Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Gold Box Engine

The engine that came to be known as the "Gold Box" engine was used to develop a series of party-based roleplaying games in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The engine's name comes from the gold boxes that most of these games were packaged in, and games in the series are often referred to as "Gold Box" games.
Hexagon

A six sided geometrical shape sometimes used in strategy, puzzle, and board games.
Infinity Engine

Developed by BioWare for the first Baldur's Gate game, the Infinity Engine features an isometric perspective, pre-rendered 2D backgrounds and sprite-based characters.
Snowblind Engine

A game engine developed by Snowblind Studios. It was more or less a 3D version of Infinity Engine which only used 2D sprites
SPECIAL System

The SPECIAL System was created by Black Isle Studios, for their 1997 role-playing game: Fallout. It is heavily based on the GURPS System (Generic Universal Role-playing System), which they weren't allowed to use in Fallout.

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