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Game » consists of 21 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010
A terminal illness is a sickness or disease with no cure. Barring a miracle, the afflicted will die because of it.
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
A flaw that occurs when a games graphics engine fails to preload textures as the player is in view of them.
The period between 2100 and 2199.
An aphid-like species from beyond the Omega-4 Mass Relay, not much is known about these mysterious creatures. Apart from their advanced technology, the Collectors are an enigma.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
In the Mass Effect franchise, the Reapers are a hyper-advanced machine race that appear periodically every 50,000 years to bring a close to a "cycle" in which the Reapers harvest all the advanced forms of life.
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.
Thresher Maws are very large, wormlike creatures that live underground in the Mass Effect universe. They spit toxic acid at their prey and are considered highly dangerous.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
A story element in which a significant amount of time passes in a short period. Usually marked by major changes in character ages and personalities.
With the shift to HD gaming consoles, some games now include text designed solely for HDTV's, text that becomes tiny and unreadable when viewed on a standard definition TV
A tomboy is a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of boys.
The ability to remember anything. Forgetting nothing.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
A designated place or container in the game used to hold trophies, typically those earned from completing specific tasks.
A personality archetype with a name that arose from Japanese fandom. It describes a person with cold, aggressive, or confrontational exteriors that are rather soft or kind deep down inside.
One of the Council races with avian features who posses great military power which they provide for the protection of the Citadel.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
Avoid getting straight to the fun in favor of learning who developed, published, and provided middleware for this game.
Games that feature characters that are known for a highly distinctive and unusual manner of speech.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
Varren are omnivorous reptilian creatures that behave in similar fashion to dogs. They are often used as attack animals by Krogan and Batarians.
Veteran Rewards are given to players who have either played a previous game in the franchise or, in the case of MMO's, have played for a certain number of years. They can be in-game items, money, skills, cosmetic enhancements, achievements, etc.
Oh no! The last enemy is dead, but all your friends are fallen! How will you ever go on alone?! Wait! Did you hear that sound? That means the battle is over, and all your dead allies can get back up, good as new. You've heard the victory gong.
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