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A phobia is an irrational fear of something that can be concrete or abstract. Many video games have characters deal with their phobias.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
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!
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.
Loose sand mixed with water. Don't struggle...you'll only sink faster.
The player never really dies, but is revived or respawned with little to no penalty.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
Set of actions, that are part of a religion or traditions.
A page about different rivals seen in video games, such as Shadow the Hedgehog, the numerous rivals from Pokemon games, and so on.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2008.
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.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
The act of killing a fellow teammate in a game, to boost score or just for fun. This often results in being booted from games, and several games allow the server to do this automatically.
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 mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
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.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
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