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Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
A digital distribution platform owned and operated by EA.
A subscription service from EA for the PC. Similar to EA Access, users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles published with additional incentives.
The ninth annual PAX Prime took place between August 31-September 2, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
While all games on PlayStation 3 (2009 onwards) and later consoles have trophies, only games deemed large enough get to have the coveted Platinum Trophy for earning every Trophy in the base game.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
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.
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.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Boss fights that end before the Boss' health is fully depleted. This is usually done to show that a character isn't actually dead, but simply defeated.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
Sometimes there are robotic characters that are programmed to think they are humans or have forgotten they are robots. Other times robots are meant to blend in with humans while knowing that they are robots. Either way they are eventually revealed to be robots as a dramatic plot twist.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
The ability to change shape. Humans shifting into animals is the most common type of shape shifting.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Sometimes silent protagonists come to their senses in sequels or prequels and decide to freely speak their mind.
One of the nine Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. It is fuelled by the light of fear.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Super Speed is the ability for a character to travel at speeds normally unattainable by regular humans. Super speed can be a stock super power by characters such as the Flash & Sonic the Hedgehog, or a technologically enhanced ability like Nomad in Crysis.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
Superpowered or super intelligent bad guys who fight superheroes.
A Fencer; a person who fights with a sword. Swordsmen are common in medieval strategy games.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
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