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Game » consists of 17 releases. Released Jul 25, 2001
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A USB haptic mouse replacement peripheral. The name comes from the fact that the falcon is the predator of the mouse.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Console games that derive from a past PC exclusive release, either due to popular demand or poor sales.
Persistent bullet holes allows players to shoot holes into walls without them disappearing right away. This feature added realism to first person shooters, as well as the ability to draw smiley faces.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
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.
Games where the main character, or most/all of the playable cast, are or were members of traditional law enforcement.
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!
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Digital re-releases of PlayStation 2 games for later Sony-branded game systems.
QuickLoad allows the player to rapidly load their progress in a video game, generally is most seen in computer games.
Quicksave allows the player to save their progress in record time at the push of a button. It is more commonly found in PC games than in console games.
It's never a good sign when blood begins falling from the sky like rain.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Some games feature realistic speed and ballistic trajectory.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
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.
Whether you're battling against hordes of zombies or demons from hell, a rock concert stage is a viable choice for an epic showdown. Pyrotechnics and music are often included.
A cop who breaks the rules, roughs up suspects, and ignores his/her boss.
Characters who speak with a Russian accent.
Worship of the devil or devil-like deities such as Diablo. Satanism is often associated with the sybol known as the pentagram and arcane rituals.
The phenomenon of time, or at least a character's perception of it, moving more slowly. Bullet time is an enhanced version of slow-mo.
Whether it be cigarettes, cigars or pipes, tobacco or otherwise, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you - and that it makes you look undeniably cool.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
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.
When a single bullet during a cutscene affects the story of a game and has more meaning and importance than the thousands of other bullets being dispensed during gameplay.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
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