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DS games that have you hold the system vertically so it looks like a book.
Crooked Cops work both sides of the law for their own benefit.
When characters shed tears - often due to extreme sadness.
It's all in the family.
Someone who investigates unsolved crimes and other mysterious happenings, either for a living, as a hobby, or simply by chance.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
DS games that feature gameplay elements requiring the player to speak or blow into the handheld's built-in microphone.
Games that warns the player that the story of the game is fictional.
Literally meaning "black film," film noir is a term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas. This unique style of storytelling and cinematography is often incorporated into video games.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
A software used for video compaction on Nintendo handheld games.
Some DS games can use this accessory for a rumbling experience.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
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.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
Games where players are given material to read; this includes books, newspapers, and emails.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
The process of tracing over live-action motion video to create animation.
This is an event that occurs when a player is presented with a set of dialogue options with one of the results being an automatic death or game over.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
The act of taking one's own life.
A television news program, often used to give a wider perspective on the events of the game.
Games that conclude with a screen displaying "The End" or a variation thereof, such as "Fin."
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
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