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Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
The title of a game is a year, or has a year in it. Normally used for sports game and other annual titles, but also used to designate when a game takes place rather than the year released.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
Games that include real photography on the game's cover.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Video game engine created by Blizzard Albany.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
Communism is an economic and political ideology which (at least in theory), seeks to eventually achieve a classless society that promotes equality in gender, racial, and/or social terms. Despite this, most Communist regimes are often dictatorial rather than utopian.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.
Most modern shooting games add the realistic touch of rendering shots to the cranium instantly fatal. Glorious for the shooter, kind of a bummer to the shootee.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
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