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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.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
A cloud of fine particles.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
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.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
Steam trading allows for the trading of in-game items for items from other games or for Steam gifts.
The Summer of Arcade is an annual Microsoft promotion that began in 2008. It highlights five XBLA games, and offers incentives to purchase them.
The 3rd annual Microsoft promotion of Xbox Live Arcade games.
The strategy of demonstrating how awesome something is by putting the word "super" in its title. Incredibly popular among developers making games for the Super Nintendo, which itself counts as an example.
When the player character can execute a jump that is higher or farther than their normal jump. This can require holding the jump button or performing some different control input, and can be limited by energy or a cooldown.
Some games force you to try and survive as long as possible without losing, or tasks you with surviving a certain number of "waves" of enemies before granting you victory.
A tank is a role in an MMO game whose objective is to hold the enemy's attention and protect group members from harm. A defensive-natured class such as a warrior, barbarian, or paladin is typically suited for this role.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
Multiple teams featuring more than two or more players, compete against each other. At the end of a game, one team is declared the winner.
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.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
A type of gameplay where the player chooses and builds autonomous towers to protect a location from waves of enemies.
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.
An online service by Uber Entertainment to supplement multiplayer support in their games.
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.
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.
Anti-Cheat technology made by Valve. Not just used in Source Games.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
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