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Objectives that aren't required in order to win a scenario or mission. Completing optional objectives may, however, grant the player benefits such as items, shortcuts or additional assistance.
A multiplayer mode that pits a large number of players (typically 100) in a winner-takes-all, last-person-standing battle as they scavenge and fight for survival. These games typically take place in a shrinking play zone.
Tennis is a sport that involves making a ball hit your opponent's side of the court by hitting it with a racket.
Used by protagonists when opening a door that is locked, or just for looking really cool.
Games which don't allow you to play with friends located in other geographical regions (usually continents).
Sometimes there are robotic characters that are programmed to think they are humans or have forgotten they are robots. Other times robots are meant to blend in with humans while knowing that they are robots. Either way they are eventually revealed to be robots as a dramatic plot twist.
An API feature built in to Steam that allows developers to support and customize multiple controller types on any device using Steam.
Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
Content released frequently, every release contains a small portion of a whole story.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
From simply increasing quantity of fishes to the more complex breeding of the best fishes, it all comes down to fish breeding. This is a recurring feature in the Harvest Moon series, but has also appeared elsewhere.
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.
The Wisps are alien creatures in Sonic Colors.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
The military dictators of Japan for nearly 700 years, until the great "opening" and Westernization of the country in 1868. Famous shogun include Minamoto no Yoritomo (the first true shogun) and Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose ascension marked the end of the Sengoku (Warring States) Period.
Leaping fish-bot foes of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Any game that lists Bust, Waist and Hip measurements for characters.
Bipedal Digitigrades stand, walk or run with its toes touching the ground and the rest of its foot lifted, creating a the legs to bow backwards and then forwards, while also standing upright like a human being would. This is popularly seen in anthropomorphic animal characters, aliens or monsters, Werewolves being a prime example. Unguligrades are similar but instead of toes, they have hooves.
A graphical engine created by Sonic Team which is mainly used for lightining effects.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
Shared mythology for several H.P. Lovecraft stories.
The American Mafia which originated in Sicily and took root in Eastern America around the 20th century. It is also known as Cosa Nostra meaning "Our Thing". The explosion of Mafia activities and power in America happened in 1920's and their power lasted well into the 1970's and 1980's.
A 3D engine created by MercurySteam for their games like Scrapland and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
Logging is the process of cutting down trees for timber. This is an important aspect in many strategy games.
Regular difficulty not difficult enough? Enable hardcore mode for a more brutal gaming experience.
A species of Elder Dragon in the Monster Hunter series.
The 25th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which took place June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Games which are released to coincide with the Olympic Summer Games.
Games released in 2013 celebrating 30 years of Mario's twin sibling.
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